About People.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLV, Issue 265, 24 December 1903, Page 2

About People.

Mr Isaac Giblbs, General Manager of tho New Zealand Shipping Company, has received a cable advice from the London office of the death of Sir Edwyn O. Da-vies, ehaarmiam of Di'i-ectoi-s of uhe Loudon Board of the Company. Sir Edwyn died at midnight on Monday, at Teneriffe where he tod intended speniding the winter He hod been director of the New Zealand Shipping Company «nce 1889 and Chairing of the TZ don Board since 1895. He was also a free-holder of the Blackball Coal Company's property in tie West* coast, which was pin-chased from the debenture-holders of the same comPialny. ""

Sir Williiam Ruasell waß a passenger for south by the mail train yesterday having arr ;, ve d hom north by the Rarawa. Mr Hunter, uhief officer of the Rof't 5 ' ln „ ordo1 ' to join the Aorangi clnd .r of!,Cer ; Mr McDonald sS cowd officer of the Rotoiti, will flc t as chief officer. Mr K*w, iate «£ m nV S, a slml 'nJ- capacity. Mr T Slimier Weston, of Welling tan, arrived in New PlynioUto a£ evening. "wwi mm

r»(?« « McGow ™ and Sir George LhttoM were passes f or AucktaS J >, £ R » Wa U ™ womb* On TuceUay aftenhtoon Mr F Watson on behalf of Mr N. Ring's staff Kobbeli Wl the ove of his nwriaK*" The present took tfce form hiartdsome sMeboKuid, and Mr F Watson in asking Mi- Kebbell's accq.tunce of it. wis|«*l hhn lon ,^ his smcore gratitude for the handsome preset atod for the spirit wSscn wtaiatcd tihe presentation