PERSONAL.

Marlborough Express, Volume LI, Issue 83, 10 April 1917, Page 5

PERSONAL.

I _ I "A .cablegram from Washington . reports the death of Mr ' Richard | Ohiey, an ex-Sedretary of State.

Mr L. H. King, of Wanganui, and formerly or" Blenheim, has been appointed organising secretary of the \Vaikato Sub-Provincial District of the New Zealand Farmers' "Uriiom There were 65 applicants for the posiiios). . " ■

'- A Press Association cablegram from London reports that Mr and Mrs Massey .spent Easter at Eastbourney while Sir Joseph and Lady Ward visited Minehead, on the Bristol Channel. Sir Joseph Ward will visit Glasgow on May sth, where he will review 20,000 members of the Boys', Brigade Mr'Massey is to receive the Freedom of Manchester.

At Deep Creek last Wednesday evening, Private Oscar Humphries, who has* been spending a few days final leave with his parents, " was given a hearty send-off. During tho evening Private Humphries was presented with a wristlet watch from the miners and other residents of the district. Mr C- Nees, in making the presentation, stated that if the recipient in the performance of his military duties showed the same grit and determination that his father had shown in the development of Deep Creek, he was of the kind to end the war.

Mr S. D. iiabone, of the Bank of : New Zealand, who has been stationed a,t Motueka for some time, has been promoted to' a more responsible position in the Takaka branch. ' Mr Rabone, who is the third son of Mr Samuel Rabone, formerly of Blenheim but now of Karon, enlisted with the 9th lleinforcements, _ and became paymaster at Awapurii,' but; after serving for twelve months was discharged on account of ill-health.; One. of -his brothers (Ist Rifle Brigade) was woundeft in Egypt once and in France three times, and is now camp instructor at Essex. Another is on the staff of the-hospital ship Maheno,. while another is about to go into. camp. \ .; A cablegram Sydney reports the death of: the Rev1;; ;;Dr - George; Brown,. President of the Australasian General Methodist Conference.. Dr.- ■ Brown died :.in , hia,. ; sle^p , frpm,.in-j | r^ienza^,;in'-. Ms'''^ght^-^sefcond'v year. ■His .death ,ends the .careerhof one- of th> 'ftuteiv:faim6us- r ■ ;^i^-Gplid;..--;andV sjic^ ■ cessful pioneer missionaries in the Southern SeavS. He was a worldwide authority on Polynesian ethnology; .^n<J'""hab4Jbs, aa.d':.Jeayos d unique arid ''invaluable" collection of island^ curios arid bibliography. Biogra,phies v recall, that, after a few years irimiriisberialvwork in New;>. Zealand, he offered t6 work as a .-•'missionary* Objection was raided that he was a meeki mild, l.idy-like young personand hardly suitable for-:the missionfield. It.now seems a strange commcintnry in view N of his long and perilous life ;in the forefront of./the ; batTf tie against.savagery. ■•■'■■ '*■■■■■■' i '< .; * >