PERSONAL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2448, 12 March 1909, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Mr. A. E. Remington, M.P. for Rangltikei., and Mrs. Remington returned to 'Wellington on Thursday, from a thirteen weeks’ visit ,to Australian State’s. Mr. Remington combined pleasure w.th a great deal of political -business, securing information which, will bo.of ccrvice inE discussing many questions likely to come before Parliament next seseion. '

A private cablegram received imMelbourne announces the death at Yladivostock of Mr,-.Max, JHr§cli, well" known in Victorian public, life. 'He .was correspondent of the British Board of. Tradein Victoria, and was on a'tour of the world at the time of bis death! He was noted as a writer and speaker on economic questions, and wiis.-the author oi “Democracy v. Social kin.” Mr. G. S. Titheradgo, the veteran actor, who made aft enforced exit from the stage recently,, owing to an attack of appendicitis, is still .an inmate oi the: Mater MisericOrdiae Hospital. Mix Albeit Mallinooif, the well-known compcoer, and his wife are paving a return visit to Auckland. ;

It is> considered very, probable that Professor E. Rutherford, the. famous New Zealand scientist, will revisit New Zealand in about two years- time. The Mayor (Mr. W. D. -iLysnar), -who lias been confined to bed for a few days, suffering from tonsillitis, is now somewhat better. It vs -expected that lie will be able- to-be about to-day. Mr. E. W. Scager, who for the past 17 years has occupied the position oi usher of the Christchurch Supreme Court, k to be retired at the end of the present month, his ago exceeding the limit laid down by the Civil Service regulations; Mr. Seager has had a long and varied experience of Government service, dating b-ac'k ..almost to the beginning, of the Canterbury Province. Hq came out to New Zealand when a young-man of 20 in the, ship Cornwall, arriving in Lyttelton on December 15, 1851, a year after the arrival of the historic, first four ships. . Mr. Seagor immediately joined the Armed Constabulary, and remained in that branch of the public service for some years, subsequently being appointed ehiei gaoler for Lyttelton and- T.main. Ho then outc-ved into mental hospital work, an at the request or Sir George Grey an Sir Edward Stafford fur m.:bed reports on the reorganising of the asy.ums at Auckland and Nelson respectively. Later Mr. Scager made a. trip to the. Old Country, and gathered much vaUwblo information relating t<r asylnmv niore generally in the cities of .England, Scothvnd and Ireland. Some years ago Mr. Scager was -appointed the Cjmteibury Law Society’s librarian, and jt i<» understood ho will continue to hold that position. • ' H'E