Personal Notes.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 56, 10 March 1904, Page 2

Personal Notes.

Mr Seddon pai-d a visit lo Stewart Island yesterday.At. the meeting of the Taranaki Licensing Committee meeting yesterday Mr W. Ainbuiy made reference lo the fact that this was the last meeting at which Air K. L. Stanford would preside owing to his early departure for Wauganui. Daring his term of oJlice here the meetings of the committee had been marked by most cordial relations betweea the chairman and members, and they owed a great deal to Mr Stanford's tact T skill, and judgment. Members all"'joined in wishing Mi' Stanford many years of prosperity and happiness in his new sphere. Mr (\ Wilson, Parliamentary Librarian. had a natrow escape from sharing in the disaster al the Iroquois Thealre in Chicago. V'hen iraveHitig across the Continent 1 , by Ihe Canadian-Pacific railway an acquaintance suggested that the two oi them should break the journey at. Chicago that evening. '" And we can go anil see the panlomime." he added. Mr Wilson fell in with the idea, but eventually they decided that they could not. spare the time, and \\w plan was dropped. The lire occurred al the Iroquois Theatre on \\w \vr\ night on which they had intended lo he present. On Monday Mr T. \V. AirKeiizie. of Wellington, the oldest of New Zealand's journalists, entered upon his 78th year. A native of London, he came to Wellington in tiie ship Adelaide, landing here ti-1 years ago last month. He served his apprenticeship on Wellington's lirst newspaper, the New Zealand (Jazette. lie subsequently joined Messrs W. R Vincent, (ieo. Ceiling-ham and James Muir in starting the publication of the independent, of which Mr Mckenzie ultimately became the sole proprietor and editor. When his paper was acquired by the .New Zealand Times Company, Mr Mckenzie became manager and secretary, and serwd the company until it changed hands. He luis served the cil\ as a councillor and in various other capacities, and has been prominent in local Odd fellowship and Freemasonry. Mr Mckenzie has been living in retirement for many years.--Times,