About People.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 6, 8 January 1904, Page 2

About People.

The Hon. C. H. Mills, the Rom. Jas. -Mcdownn ami the Mayor of Wellington, have sigujfibd their intention of lining pre Mit at tine opening' oi the llawera Exhibition.

Mi- ,J. W. Poyn'ton. Public Trustee, wilio lias been in llawera anid surrouii'ding districts for several days, leaves to-day lor the north, says the Star, going round by way of Opumvke.

The Star reports that a vMtor to Hiawera on New \ ear's l>ay was Mr fleuitt, who was iirst statkvnmaster at llawera, s'ome twenty y, ars ago. Mr Hewitt lett, tJie service aud went to America, but has come back with ihe conviction that there are worse places than New Zealand. TTe is, however, in first rate health ai.,l was lju.sy looking up old frier.i.ls.

Mr M In»j)octop-Oeneral of Hospitals, paid his annual visit to the llawera institution on Wednesday.

Among the passengers from EivglamJ by the White Star liner Corinthic, says the .\.X. Times, was Ma-jor-Ccuerul C. It, Buckle, who retired from active service some eighteen years ajfO, after having served for twenty years in India. Ceiwral Buckle saw service in Italy tinier Garibaldi. He is a very keen sportsman, and during his long sojourn In India frctpiditly engivgod in big f. W)e riitooUiiß. The tolling and shooting to bo 'fouml in New Zealand accounts for tho General's presence In tho colony.

Mr John fioll, n n officer of the Post and Telegraph Department, formerly of the Wellington office, retur■nicd from a two-years' absence in England by the Corinthlc on Wednesday. Previously to leaving the colouiy Mr Ciell was enigagwl in peii'ecting an invention in telegraphy, and so taken was the Postmastcr-Geniei al with the idea that he gave Mr (Jell leave of absence to visit tl/» Old Country to further hevelop the Invent ium which is said to have mot Wit.h the approval of several telegraph ex|»rts in England ; but it is to be submitted to tire New Zealand 0 oivemment before being offered elsewhere.