PERSONAL NOTES.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLI, Issue 6, 5 August 1908, Page 8

PERSONAL NOTES.

King Edward and Queen Alexandra have arrived at Cowes. Sven Hedin, the explorer, for whose safety fears were entertained, is alive and well. It is officially announced that Sir Kennel] Redd, British Minister to Sweden, succeeds Sir H. Egerton as Minister to Italy in December. Winthrop Sands, step-son of W. K. Vanderbilt, was killed, being practically burned to death, in a motor accident at Poissy, near Paris. Mrs. G. E. Tolhurst, wife of Mr. G. E. Tolhurst, inspector for New Zealand of the Union Bank of Australasia, has died at her residence in Wellington. A very old Masterton settler, Mr. Jas. Russell, who was for many years a Borough Councillor, died on August Ist, at the age of 83 years. He had resided in Masterton for over 40 years. Mr. J. E. March, who has been connected with the Immigration and Land Settlement Departments for over 45 years, finally retired from the Civil Service on Friday, on superannuation. Mr. Joseph Chamberlain has returned to London from the health resorts of the Continent looking much better, but has still difficulty in walking, having to be assisted into his carriage. Mr George Hector Rolleston, one of the retrenched Transvaal magistrates, has been appointed Board of Trade Commissioner for New Zealand. His office will be in Wellington. Mr. John Milward, chief electrician of the Pacific Cable Board, has been appointed the Board’s general manager in succession to Mr. C. H. Reynolds, who died in Lisbon recently. The new manager's headquarters will be Sydney, instead of in oLndon, where the headquarters were formerly situated. Mr Alex. Ramsay, Inspector of Machinery, who died at his residence, Dunedin, last week, joined the service of the Union Company in 1887 as third engineer of the Wairarapa, and subsequently served on the Penguin, Waihora, Tarawera, Ta-kapuna, Tekapo and Taupo, finally leaving the Company in January, 1894. Mr. A. M. Finlayson, a well-known student of the Otago University, and an unsuccessful candidate for the Rhodes scholarship this year, left for London by the Ruapehu last week. Mr. Finlayson, who is the holder of Otago University, 1851, science scholarship of £l5O a year, is going to study in the Royal School of Mines in London. The following changes in the Bank of New Zealand service are announced: Mr. T. E. Corkill (accountant at the head office) and Mr. A. C. Matheson (manager at Feilding) have been promoted to the inspecting staff. The former’s work will be principally in the North Island and the latter’s in the South Island. Mr. F. D. Clayton, from the head office, will become manager at Feilding. Mr. F. A. Macbean, accountant at the Christchurch branch, will succeed Mr. Corkill in Wellington, and Mr. F. A. Macbean will fill the Christchurch vacancy.