Personal Notes.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 78, 6 April 1904, Page 2

Personal Notes.

The JCltham Argus stales that Mr James Pring, well-known as the representative of Me.ysrs Steunrt and Corrigan, now represents Mr .Newton King iu the FJtham. district. Major-CJeneral Babington was present. on Monday at the Nelson and Marlborough volunteer manoeuvres. I Mr Hutchison, S.M., lias been spenj ding a day or two in the Wairauapa district prior to taking up his duties here. He will preside in the | Magistrate's Court to-morrow, |Mr L. Stanford, S.M., left j for Wanganui by the express train | yesterday morning. 1 j A farewell social was tender*] by 'the citizens of llokitika to Mr 1.. Grib'ben, lute superintendent ol' the jSeaview Asylum on his retirement from active duty and [trior to his | departure for the Old Country. | Ml* Seiklon , who has been somewhat, indisposed lately, was much belter yesterday, lie returns to .Wellington from the Wairaraaa this morning. Mr C. K. C. Kobieson, chief clerk, is to have charge of the Tourist Department during Mr T. VI. Donne's absence at the St. Louis Imposition. The Uev. Egerton U. Young, a . Wesleyan clergyman of Canada, author of "By Canoe and Dog Train*' i am! 'ot her popular hooks bearing up- ! on- life amongst the .North American [ Italians, is to begin a lecturing lour | through New Zealand next mouth. [ Mr T. JO. JJottne will oilicially 1 represent New Zealand at the approaching St. Louis Exposition. Mr Donne arrives by the mail train tonight, ami gou« north by the Uarawa to catch the San Francisco mail steamer Sierra at Auckland. Mb \V. D. Webster, who lias been the New Plymouth agent for the Northern Steamship Company for very many years, has retired from the position in favour of his son, Mr J. C. Weil|Uer. The latter, the popular "Clem,"' has had considerable experience in the ollice, and is fully competent to carry on the company's largely Increasing business. Jlis Excellency ttw, Governor paid a \is'it to the Antarctic explorulion ship Discovery at Lyttelton o:i Saturday morning. Captain Scott, however, was absent, having sp.-nt the previous night in Christchurcn, Oil ins return ha received the ioliuwing message "Please to accept for yourself and convey to your gallant ollieors and men my heartiest coaI gralulalions on your safe roUun to New Zealand. Am anxiously awaiting to hear some more details about you. and shall be in Lyttelton tomorrow morning, on arrival of Wellington steamer, and will coinu und see you at about eight o'clock.— Uaufurly. ' Telegrams of congratulation \veru also received by Captain Seo't't from tne J Vernier, Sir Joseph Ward, Bishop Julius jiml many others. The following telegram wan received by the Premier on Sunday evening from Lyttelton:— "The Discovery's olftcurs and men unite in thanking- the Premier of New Zealand for his kind message of welcome. Mis words are deeply appreciated.—(Signed) K. S. Scott."