Personal Notes

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 134, 10 June 1904, Page 2

Personal Notes

An Auckland telegram slates that it is probable the Hon. Sir Alfred Cadman will bo nominated for the Speakership of the Legislative Council.

After a lengthy Cabinet meeting yesterday, Sir John See (Premier 01 New South Wales) last night issued a manifesto to his constituents announcing that lie does -not intend to seek re-election. He cites as the chief reason for his retiring from politics the unsatisfactory condition of his health.

Sir Joseph Ward and a party from Dunedin visited the. Cntlins district yesterday. They went into Tahokopu by conveyance, where .the settlers entertained Sir Joseph. He returns to Owalm, to-day, when Jio officially opens the extension of iho Cntlins River railway to Ralanui, and will he aflunvards entertained at a banquet.

A London cable messago announces (he death, at tile ago of 05 yours of Sir James Arundell Ymil, c'nc e: the founders of tho Royal Colonial institute, and prominently connected with the introduction of salmon into New Zealand and Tasmania,. Deceased was a director of the Commercial Hanking Company of Sidney. From 18G1 to ISO:-} h«i was Political Agent for Tasmania. The London Daily 'Telegraph' reports that Lieutenant-General Lord Methuen has succeeded LieutienanbCeneral Lord Orenfell as Comnfcindi.r of the Fourth Army Corps, and .that ho will ultimately command the Eastern Bistrict when Hie poslK are re-arranged. Lord Grenfell goes lo Ireland us Commander-in-Chief, \ice 1f.H.11. Hie Duke of Connnught, appointed Inspector-General of the Army.

There was a large and reprcsentar tive gathering at Bum-din yestemlny on the occasion of a wolcomo social to the Hev, Dr. Nisbot, who was on the previous day inducted lo the pastoral of the Presbyterian First Church. The ladies presented the new pastor wilh a handsome silk gown, and the congregation presented tho Rev. Dr. Watt, who had acted as Moderator, wilh a purse of sovereigns.