Personal Notes.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 84, 13 April 1904, Page 2

Personal Notes.

Rev. Foston, Met lnvdisl minister, has left Eltham lor liiverton, his new charge.

A Brisbane cable announces the death of Mr Brown, Minister for Mines, aetat 57.

The Ministers for Defence and Native Affairs went to Feathersti.il yesterday to confer with the Premier on public mutters.

Captain Alexander, private secretary to his Excellency Lord Ran-I'm-ly, has received notification of bis appointment as major.

Mr A. Turi<l>iill, S.M., presided in the Stratford Court for tho lirst time yesterday. He was welcomed by Mr T. C. L'ookes, on behalf of the local bar,

Mr Alex. M'Dougall, of Wellington, formerly connected with the Pjoint ooal mine, has been selected by the Government to undertake the distribution of the output of the State colleries. At the Whiteley Memorial Church yesterday Mr Petersen, formerly of Ingltnvood, was married to Miss Smith, daughter of Mr Raymond Smith, of Inglewood. Rev, J, .N, lluttle otllciat«d.

Jtl' N. J. King has been nominated for tbe Stratford mayoralty. He will probably be rwturned imoppo&ed, Mr King has proved a most capable administrator, »von beyond th« expectations of his'friends.

Tho Mayor (Mr R. Cock) yesterday received tile following wire from Major Alexander (private secretary to Lhe Governor) : —"Besides myself, Captain Scott and other ollicers of thu Discovery will accompany Ills Excull#ncy to New- Plymouth on 27th." Air Kerr, of Messrs Standish and Kerr, returned by the express on Monday evening from a trip to Hie northern portion of the South Island. Mr Kerr feels considei'ai-iy improved 'in iu.-altil art; a result of his holiday,

Reports from tho coastal districts show that Ruv. J. I,|. White's deparure is deeply regretted by evory section ol the community whiUever their e igious creed. During his residence „ ,lu . "! s , buL ' n « most, valuable an, available alike lo Methodists and others, larewell socials will lie tendeied at Rahotu and Okato beslte a similar gi,U,eri" H ™ rjy . Mr G w. Tuyler is likely to be etuined unopposed as Mayor of 101r'ni"' ila ' s ' R,w Ule l " ,icc "iuoe m!!i Vl' WttS consUL »ted a borough, and hits jjroved himself thorou<-lilv uT Th' l ! oiI,g ÜBtici ' t0 lhe linu"w, i "J 1S • i " SI ilow '"stalling Miter and drainage systems and the opinion 0 f the ratepayers is Ml ' win, favours ££ fcressivo movements sue), us t l ise should "see them through."