PERSONAL.

Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 20235, 30 November 1914, Page 4

PERSONAL.

-ir ™ne Mln**er (the Rigjht Hon \\. I*. jiassey) spent .the week-end in \\ anganin. He leaves for Wellington by the mid-day tirain to-day. r-\ L n^°? Ca¥ 6, st^ t>es tllat Charles Carlos CJarke, of the Royal Bucks Hus&&m, has been married to Lady Eileen Knox, youngest daughter of Lord Rin-

Mr J, /ft. Langndge, a well^nkown local boy, has received special promo. tiOB from tne rank of corporal to thator Quartermaster-Sergeant in the Canterbury Regiment with .the main Expeditionary Force. In addition to Colonel Bethebridge it is understood, says a Melbourne cable that the Federal Government intends to appoint Mr Atlee Hunt, Secretary forJLxterna,! Affairs, p. 13 commissioner in, JNew Guinea. He leaves within a fortnight.

The many friends of Ma- F. A Krull will learn with regret of his death, which occurred on Saturday evening. The deceased gentleman who was 78 years ot age was in good health until a week :igo, when h 0 sustained a stroke He was a. native of Germany, and when J6 years ot age came to Niew Zealaintf On arrival m Wellington (he conducted .lie busmess of Krull and Ck>., merchants, until 1884, wh?;n he came to Wanganm Two y«aivs later he joined the late Air it. R. Jackson and he remained a partnei- m the woll-bnown auctioneorlng business until th o time of his death, in 1861 he wan appointed senior German Consul for New Zealand, which position he resigned when coming to Wangamii. He still continued to act as German Consul, however, and established the record of 50' years as hfc country's representative. For 6ome tune Mr Krull had not taken an active part in business, though he attended the office regularly. He was maitried 5.3 yeans ago.' and: leaves a widow and n family of two -sons and four daiugh-tei-s.