PERSONAL MATTERS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume LVIII, Issue 8943, 18 December 1907, Page 5

PERSONAL MATTERS.

Mr W. C. Davies, Instructor of Agricultural Glasses in State schools, was a visitor to Masterton to-day.

Nurse Stuart returned to Masterton last Saturday, much improved in health, after her stay at Levin.

Miss Hirschberg, from Sydney, is on a visit to her brother at Lansdowne.

Mr H. E. Kempthorue has been appointed Manager in Wellington for the New Zealand Insurance Company, Ltd.

A petition seeking the release of Lionel Terry from the Seacliff Mental Hospital and asking for his conveyance to anothur country is being prepared in Dnnedin.

Mr Fred B. Smith, a noted V.M.C.A. lecturer, who was in Australia in 1904, is to visit to New Zealand next year. He is one of the International Committee of the Y.M.O. A.

General Booth must be a trial to his doctors. Instead of taking warning from his breakdown at Chicago, he pronounced himself fit for work immediately on rising from his bed. He pushed ou to Columbus and Pittsburg, speakiug as usual, but at Pittsburg he again became very weak, and had to have medical attendance. He recovered, however, sufficiently to jouruey to Washington, where he was to take luncheon with President Roosevelt. The General was confident of finishing the tour without any serious alteration of the programme.

A painful accident befell Mr F. S. Murray, of Parnell, the well-known cricketer and footballer. He was standing beside the net at which Parnell C.C. were practising, waiting his turn to bat, when* a clubmate at the wickets swung a full-tosser round to leg, and the ball, travelling with tremendous pace, flew over the top of the net aud struck Mr Murray full in the face. A severe wound was inflicted, which was dresssed at the Hospital, several stitches being put in

Queeu Alexandra has for many years suffered from deafness, making conversation with His Majesty extremely difficult. Several instruments are now on their way to the Queen from America, however, which will enable the King and Queen to talk together without the aid of a trumpet, or horn. The transmitter will be hidden in the folds of the Queen's dress, and tue batteries which are about 3in high and l)£in in diameter carried in the pocket. One of the instruments contains a double transmitter for table use. This will be set in the centre of the table and covered by floral decorations. Wires will be attached, iuuuiug under the table, enabling the conversation of the Royal pair and their guests to be conducted without interruption.