PERSONAL MATTERS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume LIX, Issue 9211, 2 November 1908, Page 5

PERSONAL MATTERS.

The Hon. Dγ Collins, M.L.0., leaves on a trip to England early in December.

Tho report of the death of the Japanese Admiral Yaniamoto is now contradicted.

The Hon. W. Hall-Jones will leave New Zealand on December 3rd, by the Corinthic, for London, to take up duty as High Commissioner.

An old Shaw-Savill commander, in the person of Captain S. Perriam, is in charge of the barque Gladys, now over eighty days out from Liverpool to Wellington.

Messrs Beals-Wright and Alexander, tho tenuis players who will represent America in the Davis Cup tests at Melbourne, have arrived at Brisbane by the Marama from Vancouver.

It is announced tnat tho Rev. E. J. Sola has resigned the curacy of St. Albau's Church, Wesfccliff-ou-Sea, in order to take charge of a parish in. New Zealand. He will sail at an early date.

The sudden death is recoi'ded as having occurred at Meroskye, Loughrigg, Ambleside, Westmoreland, England, of Mr William Pierce, who is well known in New Zealand aud Australia. The deceased gentleman was in the sixty-fourth year of his age.

The leader of the Opposition (Mr W. F. Massey) returned from Canterbury yesterday, and intends going on to Palinerstou North to-day, to speak at the Opera Huuse. He will visit Cartertou on a simialr mission tomorrow night, then returning to his own constituency.

At St. Luke's Church, Groytown, on Wednesday, by Rev. E. T. WynneBond, Mr Abuer Moore Kiug, youngest sou of Mrs Neff Kiug, was married to Miss Anna Jessie Smith, youngest daughter of Mr H. S. Smith. Tho young couple, who are children of old Greytowu residents, left in the afternoou for. Martinborough, their future place, of residence.

An old Foxton resident, in the person of Mrs Mary A. Whyte, relict of Mr Andrew J. Whyte, died on Thursday evening, aged sixty-three years, after a brief illness. Deceased was the eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs James Taylor, at present living at Tawa Flat. Deceased leaves the following children to mourn her loss: — Mesdames J. R. M'Millau, W. E. Barber (Foxtou), E. P. Cowles (Wellington), E. E. Smith (Levin), and Messrs J. aud J. R. Whyte (Tokomaru), and J. T. Whyte (Foxtou).

Our Cross Creek correspondent writes: —I was sorry to bid adieu on Friday to Mr Young, stationmaster at Feafchersfcou, who was on his way to Greymoufch under transfer. Mr Young, besides being a most efficient aud courteous officer, has been held in high estimation in this district for his sterling qualities. Mr Dalziel, head of the Fitting Department here, has also been transferred to Greymouth, aud he will travel in the same steamer with Mr Young* Mr Dalziel has been a respected resident of the Creek for about twelve mouths. Sir Joseph and Lady Ward returned to Wellington from their southern trip yesterday morning. The Prime Minister, though he had an exceedingly busy time, benefited greatly by the change, and reports himself in excellent form. He remains in Wellington to-day and to-morrow, aud pays a visit to Cartertou on Wednesday in response to an invitation to address a public meeting there. On Thursday Sir Joseph will take part in the celebrations connected with opening the North Island Main Trunk Railway, travelling on the special train to Auckland, and driving tho last spike of the great arterial railway. He intends delivering an address in Auckland this day week. Yet one more veteran of the old days of the New Zealand wars has passed to his rest, aud with his deatn a commander's naval pension of £(io per annum becomes vacant. We refer to Captain E. Crozier, R.N. , who passed away at Southsea a few , days ago, in his seventy-ninth year. Entering the service as a cadet iv 1845, he served on board the Calliope in New Zealand in 184(5-8 during the war, for which he had the medal, and, promoted to his lieutenancy in May, 1854, he served in that year for a few mouths in the Baltic during the war with Russia; lie was present at the capture of Bomarsund, receiving for his services the Baltic medal. He became commander in 1864, was placed ou the captains' retired list in October, 1873, aud was granted a naval pension in 1891).