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PERSONAL.
Sir Henry Galway, Governor of South Australia, left for Melbourne on Satur- day to spend a week with the Governor General, Sir Ronald Munro-Férguson.
Mr.| Andrew Stenhouse, tsflho re-
cently had a leg amputated, is recover- ing his health, and is able to take long motor-car rides. He has returned to his home at St Kilda.
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"Tile Miner's" Melbourne correspon ident telegraphs that «the 'Prime Minis- ter, Mr. Hughes, has again gone to the mountains for a rest arid change, abd is not expected back in Melbourne
for a w«ek.
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Recruiting Officer Robinson, now stationed in Broken Hill, has been in- vited (and has accepted the invitation) by the Liberal Union of South Austra- lia to have his name submitted, to the plebiscite for the choice of Parliament- ary candidates for the Newcastle dis- trict, where Recruiting Officer Robin- son is well known. It is expected that the result of! the plebiscite will be known on February 6.
Mr. J. iR.. Holding, writing from the hospital at Berry on January 21* stated that the doctor had that day "passed him out." While his wound in the foot has not healed, and will not be for several weeks, he is now, he says, able to get about more or less, though/walking is difficult. He pur- posed leaving Berry the following day possibly for Jervis Bay, there to re- cuperate.
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The death occurred at Peterborough (S.A.) on Thursday (says "The Regis- ter") of an old colonist, Mr. Robert Litster, 80 years of age. He was born in Scotland, and came to South Aus- tralia 70 years ago. He settled first at Brighton, and Tater removed to the Hundred - of Cavanagh. Fifteen years ago he went to reside at Peterborough. It is but a week since Mr. Litster cele- brated the 60th anniversary of his mar- riage. He has left a widow,, two sons -Mesrs. D. Litster and) F. Litster (on active service)-and four daughters-^ Mrs. B. D. Wells (Adelaide), Mrs. Wi R. Kendall (Broken Hill), and the Misses E. M. and M. A. Litster.
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In formation has been received in Ballarat (says the "Courier") that Cap- tain Georgè D: Treloar, of the 1st Bat-i talion Coldstream Guards, has been' decorated by -the King with the Dis tiw'.uished Service Order, and awarded the Military Cross Captain G. D. Tre- loar is a native of Ballarat, and ari old boy of St. Patrick's College. He is the second son of the late Mr, T. R. Treloar, fomerly carrying on business in^Sturt-street. Prior to the wan Cap- tain Treloar was well known in the- atrical circles as a member of the Julius Kriight company, with which he visited Broken Hill; he later went with the : Ashehe-Brayton company to London,
j where he enlisted on the outbreak of
hostilities.
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For some days past (states the "Bal- larat Courier"), Mr. James White, sculptor, of Sydney, has been personally ebgaged in repairing the Peter Lalor Statue, in the Sturt-street .Gardens, which was partly destroyed by an ex- plosive some time ago. The task Mr. White has undertaken is a delicate one. as the weighty figure has threatened on more than one occasion to topple over. It will be necessary to cast a new foot and portion of the leg, and Mr. White now anticipates no serious difficulty in completing the work.