About People.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 15, 19 January 1904, Page 2

About People.

Dr. Wjilker intends lu visit tin.* ()!'J Country, leaving Nmv Tlymouth ai'l.out the beg'ii ruing of i'dUruiary. I'lii" trip is taken partly to see his ivlativt\s, anil partly lo enable linn to lliccoine ac<ijuaiirtc<l with llur modem developments of medical science. It is e.xpected Unit lie will be nilv sent (mm live colony for a perioid of tvght and a-hali months. The death is announced in Christchurch of Mr (icorge Wilmer, reputed to 1)0 "till' oWivsl cricketer in the iworld-" 'i'liis title was attached to liini by Dr. VV. U. tlrace. Mr Wilmer was born at Patilborough, Sussex, in I81(i, and in 1858 lie emigrated to Cantei'bnry, Me leave'* wklow, a daughter and throe (sons, uvo oi' Iho sons being ministers in the Anglican Church.

Tin.* Kltlnam stales that Mr U. .1. Earlier, ot' tUuil towjv, formerly eomneeted willi Air C. Ward hi New riymmuth, cdjib-uijilaU'S leaving on a trip to Mr Carter has taken a kee-n interval in vohnfUvriitg. matters in Eltlvuin, and rapiidly niM* from rou'jjorul to the rank of lieutenant in tht* lucal rifle volunteer corps. Mr 'J'. Scott, running Hbuds fo rowan at the- Palmer-ston North railway station, lias, accoixling' to the Majvawaitu Daily Times, transferred to New Plymouth. jt is understood that Loixl lta-n----furly lca-veM i'hc homo via Australia (a.s hi; is anxious to sve his MiWuru proj>erty) in May. Ho will ollidally lal>e leave oi Dunudvn in April, when the Premier is t'XjK-otcd to ho the Minister In iiUuLila'm'c. The new Governor will, it. is I'urthor re|>orU'd, urrive jji L-hie colony before Parliament meets, so t'lmt th« Ohiwf Justice iH not likely to (ill the Vole 0/ ]>epiity-(!o : Y!ernor u>r more that; three or four weeks.

The ik'ait'h is announced from London ol the Dowaigvr Luljy Itosineud, lelict of the late Loed Itosuuud. Lord liosnuml, at ttat time Sir Hercules Kobimson, was many years ago (iovernor of New Zealand. * Lieutenant Ci inlmton, of the Woodville I'ire Brigade, was a )i«sseng<er jHM-tluvwiVis by last liig'iit's steamer. He was un route to AuckU'Ud for the ivjvmml Fire Brigades codi leieiiee which eoimiue'iices next Mknuftty. 'Hie interwniing time will he spent at Hotoruia. Air AI. C. O'Coimell, formerly of the (.li/b H'otol, M'UK'tei'to'ii, passed through New Plymouth on Saturday, on his way to Itotorvia, where he purposes sr.'.-nding u mowUi's holiday,

Amonyj the lWaseiigers lor New Zealand by the 'Frisco 1 mall steamer Sierra which armed in Auckland yestorduy, were LivJv llvrro'ti Mrs McLeod, Misses Clark, Fruser,' Hew'McLeod, Revs. Franc-is, Clark Messrs Collins, Cooper, Corimer A.iaxwell, Vo'gel.

Mr 11. Mcltoivnld, a member of he 1 ospiuu and Clwrituible Aid Hoard, who Im.s b,vn i„ lor a couple ol iinwu.lis, attwided the <>atd incvtiivg oil. Moiudwy. During h s 0 .Wi'iice he .-ifi (n.itted to an ojieratiio.ii for mnmial of a ca.twfemjf from the e k \e, uawl tl/is nixi v(irv v uUcct'saiiil. Mr McDonald was the reci-I'H-nt cl cona.a'Uihrtions from his Ullow-nieinilx.'j-s on his return, fi •K' C ' Clla|,k -' faunder of the Uiif.thui KiKlw.vour movement, aria ed by the SleiTa from San Franco on a visit to the various colomul orgiains'ations. Dr Clark was U'lcomod by the Major, the Kev i f ~' Xun (''''wtlfiit of the Auckland Christian Rndea.vour Societv* Mr Ceo. Fowkls, MM * /-ali J> i ChUk aUOnU th » K«W /vfiliUKl con vent ions. A lute Cilible recpmls fcli,, deaMi in net „°' A#hn,r " 1 Slr Kep--m! IO " sr '' <i "wan visits the i humes tin •11 i* i r .„i , v • .• u Ulll disrusx O- ! um y rH >"lh the residents t-lio principal Hem f. w ' llff Uk . j,,,' . () \!^ u ' uiil • iu ' i ' vii '^- , V ,.|i• , Uotorua, en route to ml ling ton to-morrow. The Hon. A. If. (iuinness Sneaker of |ho House of liepreseiita- • Wl,s Presented lust night, with some massive pieces of „]„te his In ends and sup,.. 0 rt t . rK j„ | ]oll : our of his promotion to the speakV P ",, The M "- v<)l ' ficyniouth made the preseulation mid congratua.ed Mr (.unmess on the success he had attained m Parliament The Cove, nor, who reached (hi istchurch on Saturday evening unci is the g, K , sl of the l|„n. ]] |.- \V.grain, spent the greater part of tons ,y ri' n ViS ' :,i " ,! 1,l " )lic Jn««-Uu-tions. He was ncconipanied bv'Sir Honald Robertson.