PERSONAL MATTERS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume LVI, Issue 8628, 10 December 1906, Page 5

PERSONAL MATTERS.

Mr Robert Parker has been appointed judge for the musical competitions at the New Zealand Exhibition.

Sir John Hall (Mayor of Chrlstehurch) has, bo far, recovered in health that ho ha 3 been able to take one or two drives.

The Chinese Commissioner, Hwang Hon Cheng, and his Private Secretary, arrived in Wellington, from the South, yesterday.

The Rev. C. S. Bowden (late vicar of St. Mary's, Mornington, Dunedin) has now taken up work in connection with his newparish at Riccarton, Christchurch.

Miss Marchbanks, matron at the St. Clair School, Dunedin, since its opening, is leaving at the end of the .year, to take the matronship of the school at Kilbirnie, Wellington. The death is announced as having occurred on 18th October, at Bath, England, of Lady Emily Grace Cooper, widow of Sir Charles Cooper, for many years Chief Justice of Adelaide, South Australia.

Mr F. Stronach, who has been for several years stock auctioneer for tho New Zealand Farmers' Cooperative Association, has severed his connection with that Association, and will take up a position with the North British Freezing Company at Hastings.

Mr 0. A. Tipping, Chief Postmaster at Dunedin, who has been 43 years iv the Postal Department, and has served at Christchurch, Picton, Lyttelton, and Napier, will, it is stated in a Press message from Dunedin, retire in April next.

Mr P. Melz, connected with the auctioneering, stock and wool business for many years as manager for F. C. Tdbart, of Christchurch. is severing his connection with that iirm after having been associated with it for over twenty years.

The death occurred, on Friday, at his residence, Napier, of Mr Frederick Russell, at the age of 65 years. The deceased was an old resident of Napier, and was for many years in business there. Hβ was an enthusiastic supporter of football.

Mr A. Medhurst, of Christchurch, wellknown as a bass singer, has been suffering for the past two months with an affection of the leg, which has compelled him to undergo an operation. It will bo some time before lie will be able to move about again.

The Cimrirr spates that Mrs Win. Davidson, a very old resident of Tapauui expired suddenly. She was engaged skimming milkdishes in the dairy when she fell dead. Deceased was G7 years of age, and had not been in good health for some years. Death is attributed to heart disease.

Mr Georgo Lynch, the well-known driver of the Queenstown-Wanaka coach, has (says the Wakatipu Mail) received and accepted an oiler from the Tourist Department for himself and Mrs Lynch to take charge of one of the accommodation huts on the Tβ Anau-Milford track.

Announcement is cabled by the Press Association, from London, of the death of the Rev. Arthur Bell Nicholls. who married Charlotte Bronte, the novelist. The marriage took place in June, 1851. Mr Nicholls had been for a time her father's curate. Suon after the marriage, consumption, which had carried oil her sisters and brothers, settle! on the authoress, and sli9 died in hsr fortieth year.

At the Addington saleyards, a presentation was made to Mr Geo. Bisset by a number of friends with whom he had been brought into close association during his connection with the Lyilellmi Times Company as Agricultural Editor. Mr E. G. Staveley, Chairman of the'Saleyards Company, who presided, spoke in very high terms of Mr Bisset, and, on behalf of the Company, presented Mr Bissefc with a handsome gold watch, chain and pencil-case.

At last meeting of the Cliristchurch Charitablo Aid Board. Miss Donaldson, matron of the Orphanage, was presented by the Board with a gold bracelet set with jewels, in recognition of her herioc conduct at the time of the fire at the Orphanage. The Chairman (Mr Hugo Friedlander) who made the presentation, said that if it had not been for her presence of mind there would probably have been a serious loss of life.

Mr W. W. McOardle, who unsuccessfully contested a seat at the last general election, has been elected chairman of the newlyformed Town Board, at Kawhia. Mr McCardle was a member of the first Borough Council oi Masterton, in 1877, and has been identified with local and general politics ever since. He has, on for or five occasions, stood for Parliamentary honours, but has been beaten every time. Some years ago, he was within seventeen votes of the Masterton seat.

A marble tablet has been placed in the Napier Cathedral, in close proximity to other memorials of his family, in the south transept, by the churchwardens and vestry on behalf of the parishioners, in memory of the late Dean. The inscription is as follows :—'• This tablet was erected by the parishioners in loving memory of the Very Rev. De Berdt Hovell, First Dean of the Diocese of VTaiapu, and vicar of this parish, 1878-1905. Died 4th September, 1905. Aged 55. The erection of this Cathedral was due to his efforts. Si Moiia-

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The Board of Governors of the Canterbury College School of Art, a short time ago, invited applications in England for an instructor in applied art, including jewellery and enamelling repmme and wood carving. Mr Gurnsey is at present at the Regentstreet Polytechnic, where ha is assisting in the metal work department. Some time ago he was commissioned by the New Zealand Government to carve, in wood, a series of panels representing the various historic and modern styles in ornament. These panels are now in the New Zealand International Exhibition, being exhibited by the Education Department in the Home Industries Section.