Personal Notes

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 165, 16 July 1904, Page 2

Personal Notes

London calbdo advices announce the death of Sir Reginald Palgravo, exClerk of the House of Commons, at the age of 75.

At flokitika a movement is ufoot to make a presentation to the Premier next September, when he will have completed 25 years' service as representative of the constituency in I'arllament.

j Captain G, 11. Hardman, of the M Ilattery, Koyal Horse Artillery, stutJoned ut Krugersdorp, South' Africa, ,is a visitor to New Zealand. He left Wellington yesterday morning for Auckland, en route for Japan, where he will be attached to one of the sections of the Japanese land forces. The Coventor arrived at Onehunga yesterday morning, and v,as met by the Premier and Mrs Beddon, Major-tJeneral Habington and a number of local ollicials. He received a hearty reception, being enthusiastically cheered. He visited the Veterans' Home, and s]K>kc in high terms of the institution. The party then drove overland to Auckland, calling at Cornwall i>„rk Lord Plunket, replying to an address, said ho had seen enough to be able already to appreciate Auckland's remarkable and charming scenery. He assured them lie and Ladv Plunket looked forward with satisfaction to a longer visit.

Death has removed another of the "history mukers." This lime it is one whoso name only three or lour years ago was in every Englishspeaking mouth—Stej»hen Paul Kruger, one-time President of the Transvaal Kepubl'ic, which olllce he held from JHH2 to 1000, when on the llritish arms advancing into tho -State he fled (in November) to Holland. The history of his doings has '\Axm so often chronicled of lute years that further recuiwfuUilion now is unnecessary, Mr Itruger was fiuflering from pnoumonia and heart disease, and lvis condition had been critical for the past week. The end came on Thursday, at Clarens, in Switzerland, whither Mr Kruger had I gone in the hope of recruiting his I strength. ll* was 79 years of age,