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PERSONAL.. . .
The Governor-General aind Lady Helen
M7unro ?erguson left the city by the Kal
S oorle l 'ep rc last night en route'to the
''iitern 8 rtes:. !The vice-regal party were
a'chmnpn ed' by Major Kerr-Pearse, mili
rery'ecretary, " and Captain Hackett-Smith,
'' is EscelThncj the State Governor (Sir
KWiliem.Ellison- ecartney) w ill leave for
I* lbany on Wednesday or Thursday neat for
4' brief stay -
-His Excelrency the Go ernor-Geeral. in
apprecjation of the services rendered to-him
by-. the railway staf dlring his recnt
.is.'to this State, has been pleased to for
:"ward too he' Secretary for Railways the
sum of' 5 as a donation to the'Railway
Servants' Benevolent Fund.
Mr. J. Mitchell, M.L.A., was invested ye
ter-law with he insignia of the Compamos.
ship of S. Michael and St. George-with
'.blh. he was honoured by the Kmirs
time ago--by the Governor-Geneit6_e
proceedings being con??<cteS in private.
A =able mesznc from London reports
th?t Second-Liauteannt,. C. S. Fuller, c1
lh.art, was killed in an air ol.lesive of
te 11th inst. He joined the Flying Corpa
?when he found that a wound prineated
him from ever mawhing again.
. A number of members of the InateasW
Forestry Ocanniesion, inoluding -Mers. A.
W. Styes, Minister for Forests in South
Austrlia, and his oaontmg forestry en
ino.er (Mr. H. . Corbin), W.. G. Arh
ford Miniser for xandsin Ne S9oai
. Wles; R. Dalryonple Hay, Oammissioner
.or Forests in the latter State, and Mr.
O'Keefe (Mr.. Ashford's secretary).
the mornin the Minisber for Woodsand
] trests in 'Western Aunstraia (Mr. R. T.
Robinson) conferred with Mr. Ashford upon
repatriation matters in Now South W
and during the visit generally he b5,a
cuased. with the visi?tinr de-leeaes m?tters
which will .be ipoldled in a Weetern Aue
tralian Elrestry Bill.
Mr. N. G. Bel, the Federal Rai?wmy -.
.immionser, arrived at Kalgoorlie fronim' Mel
bourne yesterday morning. He will leave
for 'Perth to'day.
The following were booked t to
bhe East'by the express leasving Perth yes
Sterda y:--dames Smith, Hsughan. Con
nauglston, Young, Pilgrim,, A J." Harkin
A:. D..Todd, Spargo,, McAndrew, Clar
Thompson, emburg,. Chegwidden . 'S- .
cey, Gascoigne, Owe, Gregeon, W. Zehen
der.. Misses Sheppard L. Jhnson, Coo
naughton, McAl'eer Pilgrim, Newton, V
Webb, Harris, Gascoigne. Maher, V. Alesor
poulos, Messrs. Gosden, W. Hope, C. Heet
Horton. Sands. Farmer, Horton, Horton.
Jacobs, F. W.. Day, Dunkerle, Pilgrim,
Mills, Hlawkes, Westenholme, Walker Gregw
S .ron, Browne, H. H. Hill, Burton A. A?eo
poulos, Purkins. and Bro..B." Cement'
Mr. J. Sibbald, who held, until rece?ity
th position of general manager of t, he
Wlheat scheme 'in this State, b d who b?
been appointed .by the Wh Commission
in Victoria es outdoor s apeRendent in
'that Staie," left by the Great eser for
Melbourne last night
The. Premie (Mr.' H. B. Lefo) and the
'Colonial Treasurer (Mr. J. Gaydiner) have
been" out of town over the weeknd and
will not return to the city till tomarrow
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