PERSONAL

Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 12883, 17 June 1913, Page 4

PERSONAL

Privato) cablo advice received in Airaklaml from Australia, states* that JJishop Crossloy, of Auckland; is no better in health than when he left a icrtnight ago. Tho Hon. W. F. Massey left Wellington ln.it nigh,t f(\v Christchurch, en route, for Dunedin, whero ho attends tho function:; at which the Hon. James AMon ir. to bo entertained.—.Prco-5 A-,-S3c.'iat:o:i.'

Mr. Alexander Morris, it "resent rr,«i'iager of tho Bank c? New Zpp.lan«i' in Dunedin, has hoon appointed ResirTor>t Inspector in Wellington, .and will I^ivo Jhiporlm for that city next month. H-i will be succeeded iri Dunedin hy M -■. Gil;bs- n'.anager at Timaru. - Tiivate cablegrams which have be-on received •; from Sir Joseph Ward state th.;it ho-is. leaving' London on Thursday next niicl Marseilles'tho'following <lav. ■It•■!'-. Sir' Joseph's intention, on arrival at Adelaide, to continue Id's iournev across Australia'by rail, so that he may hn cxppcted to arrive in tho Dominion about July 28th.

At a representative and enthusiastic meeting on Friday night a nresentation was made by the Egmont Liberal League to Mr D. L. A. Astburv, the candidate at tho by-election, of a purse of sovereigns running into three figures. During tho evening a vote of condolence r.nd sympathy was passed with Lady Guinness in he>r recent bere-nvemerit. anil regret at the great loss suffered by +h(\ dominion by tho death of Sir Arthur Guinness.