About People.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 29, 4 February 1904, Page 4

About People.

The death is announced of Sir Edwaid Uruddon, Jorinerly Premier ol Tasmania, at the age of 7-t years He represented Tasmania .n the Federal Parliament.

The Right Hon. A. J. Balfour, I lime Minister of England, who is suffering from a severe attack of influenza, was not present at the opening Ol the Imjierial Parliament. He ablv*' o ' Ud l ° ' ) " > ° Tessin £ favour-

JiT Jos *l'h Ward opened the new railway station at Kiiiapoi yesterf V .'| an *' lai<i the foundation stone of the new post ollice there Tie afterwaiids received a number of deputations m Chnstchurch and left for Wellington by steamer in ii, e eiung.

Torregiani, the Roman Catholic Bishop Of Armidale, New South Wales, Whose death was announced m a cable message from Hydn-v a day or two ago, was seventy-four ititi? -'T' ■ 1,0 Was c «nsecrated Bishop oi Armidale in March, 387 i). At the date of his appointment l.e was si.tjx.rior of the Capuchin Monaster, in Lower Park Itoa'J, Peckhani Beioro coming to Australia, ho had lai ' s " exjwrience of pastoral work in England and the South of

It is understood that Lieut.-Colon-el I otter, (('.!!., j s about lo retire from the coiruiiand of the Canter'.."iry Volunteer District.

-Mr ClifTuivl Ifxirrison, the wellknown reciter, died at Hastings (England l ) on I>ec. 17. Mr Harris™ came oi an ol;i theatrical family. lij.s father created the tenor parts in the Honemian (Tirl " a nd "Montana." and his mother, nee Kllen Clifford played with Macready. His brother! the Hcv. William Harrison ;narrit»d the daughter „i Charles Kiii K sl 0 v known to the world a s "i jUcas Ma ',: i't, the author of many well-known no\els. All Mr Harrison's accompaniments were his own composition but ho was never able to write them flown, iHt'ausc, as lie once said he did not understand the theory of musical composition. Trie deceased gentleman, the Dum-din Star understands, was under engagement to Mr H. S. Smyth,■ to visit Australia and .New Zealand.