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PERSONAL.
The Premier leaves to-day for Launces
ton, where he will receive deputations
on Friday. He will return to town on
Saturday evening.
Dr. McClintock, Chief Health Officer,
proceeds to Sorell to-morrow on public
health business, and towards the end of
next week will visit Devonport.
Mr. Henry Horatio Gill, formerly a
member of the House of Assembly, and
well-known and respected in mining
circles, died yesterday at his residence,
Harrington-street, 74 years of age. The
funeral takes place to-morrow morning.
Phya Asvubadi, a young Siamese liobk
mnn, who is Master of tho Horse tu the.
King of Siam, is al present in Melbourne.
Mr. Lu Ping Tien, the now (Joiisul
Goneral in Australia for China, arrived
in Melbourne on Monday Irom Canada,
whero ho previously represented tliu
Chinese Government.
'The death has occurred of Mr. Wil
[ liani T. Forbes, who was tho posscsiior
of tho longest record of f>orvico in Um
employ meut of the proprietor» ot tim
"Argus." Mr. Forbes began his career
iu tlio office as n youth in his leons in
the commeiciul department, and remain-
ed at duty until within ji week of his
death, which took place on Monduy alter
a surgical operation. His connection with
the office extended over tho lengthy period
of 5G years, and the proprietors und em-
ployees joined in making him u hand-
some presentation to marie tho attainment
of his jubilee. He was warmly esteemed
by nil wuth whom ho came in contact.
Ho leaves a widow and a son und daugh-
ter.
In reply to the racssago of ejmnnthy
which was despatched alter the public
wolcomo Co Dr. (Mawson and his AnUirt-tio
party at tho Adelaido Town-hall on Tues-
day (cables our Adelaido correspondent),
tho Mayor of Adelaido iMr. A. A. Simp-
son) yesterday morning received I lie lol
lowing telegram from lnspecloi-llenoial
Belgrave Ninnis, H.N., C.V.Ü., Al.11.,
F.R.G.S., F.S.A., father of the tato Lieu-
tenant Ninnis.; - "Gratofu! thanks to
yourself and people ol' Australia for i-yra
pathelic message." Inspector-General
Ninnis has himself boen an explorer, as
ho served in the Arctic Expedition of '
lJSTO-O under Captain (Sir Geoige) Nure».
Tho Treasurer (Hon. it. J. Payne), who ;
has been visiting the East Const tor .1
holiday, was present at the annual show ,
at Scottsdale ycslerday. Ho returns to j
Hobart by to-day's express.
Capon do Coellogoii was yesterday in- .
darted to the charge of Holy Trinity
Church, Launceston, by. Bishop Mercer. '
There was a large attendance, and Arch-
deacon Beresford and Clio Revs. (J. U.
Wilkinson und L. Tarleton look part m !
the service. Bishop Mercer left by tim .
afternoon's express for Hobart, und a ;
large number of people assembled at tim í
fltntiou to bid him farewell.
A cable message from London states
that many distinguished artists woro pic- ;
sent at Brookwood Ccmotnry at tliu de-
motion of tho remains of Sir John T'eii
niei, the famous "Punch" artist, who
died on Friday last in his 94th year. His
ashes were deposited with tho body ot
his wife, who died 60 years ago.
Prior lo tho, business of the Zeehan
Police Court being proceeded willi onJloii
day, feeling reforcirco was modo by Mr.
A. J. Douglas (solicitor).and tho llencii
-to tho death of- Mr. E. V. Gohlsmid, ami
Clio Court adjourned for a quarter ol an
hour out of respect to the memory of tho
deceased.
Mr. Clyde Hamilton lins lioen re
elected chairman of the Fire Bngado ;
Board, and Mr. Fawcett welcomed as, i
a member representing the Underwriters'
Association, and Alderman Cooper as io
elected by the City Council. !
Mrs. Mary Crawley, of Richmond, :
colebraCed her 90tb birthday yesterday, ?
she having been bom on Iho 4th of j
March, ISIS, at Chatham Barracks, II» *
days before the battle of Waterloo, Leav- r
ing Waterford, Ireland, whero slio wiis
bom, in the ship Maria Hanson (Captain J
Plunkett), she set foot on Tasmanian soil
in tho year 18-19, at Hobart Town, as it '
was then called, whore she euCorcd Hi» _,
service of a builder, by uaroo Higgs,
whose establishment stood on the site no«'
occupied by tho Highfield Hotel, T»'o '
years later, 1851, she took up her abode -
at Richmond, and immediately got ern
ployment at a Mr. Ashrnore's. For w t
years her . well-known personality tbai !
graced the township of Richmond, being, ? Ç
needless to say, its oldest identity. Sim
rannried twice«; her second husbajid, tho
late Mr. Crawley, has boen dond ninny
years. She is wonderfully hale und
hearty, and very fluent in speech.
Arohdeacon Allanby, who has bwu
associated with the Brown Hill parish, ?
in tho Ballarat diocese, for over w ;
years, has retired from the seivice of t
the church. The archedeacon was born ;
in Tasmania, but wenC Co Victoria when ,
quilo voung, and was ordained DJ' j
Bishop Perry in 1R62. \
Mr. Alfred Deakin has accoptcd til« ?
offer made lo him by Iho Common«caltu j
Government of the position of president *
of tho commission which will represent ,
Australia at Chu Panama Exposition in I
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