Personal Notes.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 170, 22 July 1904, Page 2

Personal Notes.

The death is announced of tho Ilev. Seth Jones, President of the Baptist Union, Now South Wales, at the age of 50S. Lore! and Lady I'lunket and the Ciovernment House party will visit Ohristchurch during the Grand National Week, from about Auigust tilth to 19th. An influential requisition is bring signed asking Mr J. B. Hine to stand for the l'atea seat in the Opposition interest at the next general election. At the Guildhall yesterday Lord Curzon, Viceroy of India, received the Froodom of tho City of London. In a speech on the occasion fte defended Britain's policy in regard to Thibet. Mr Seddon will be presented with a piece of gold plate on September 29, when he will have represented llokitika in Parliament for a quarter of a century. It is expected that he will visit the coast on the occasion, and will be suitably entertained. At the meeting of directors of the Mon Dairy Company held for the put pose of appointing a manager in' succession to Mr I'. J. McDonald, Mr A. Carney, formerly well known in the district, was appointed to the position, I-ast night's New Zealand Gazette contains a despatch notifying that the King has approved of Mr E. T. Conolly, late .Judge of the Supreme Court, bearing the title of "honourable" within the colony for life. King Rdward' yesterday cut tlu. first sod of u vast dock at Swansea. At Wellington on Wednesday evening the Australasian Institute of •Marine Engineers presented a gold badge, suitably inscribed, to Mr F. C. Ronalds, second engineer of tho Monowai, who soino months ago ivsl|ed a shipmate from the effects of an explosion of (ammonia, the gas of which took lire. Steps are being taken to obtain tho Ilo.vnl Humane Society's medal for Mr Ronalds.

Mr.). A. Thoinso:., of llunedin, the nrs t Hhoilos Scholarship winner, who secured equal marks with Mr A.' K. Andrew, to whom tI» J (iWvorsity Sonata awarded art ISii] KxliWjilioii Scholarship, has just received intimation that the (.'oiiiniissioiUTs in view »1 his position awarded him a scholarship also : but. ns lie lias /fained :lic Hhodes scholarship Mr Thomson lias replied rosipiinj; (he Inhibition scholarship.

j Mr S. A. Diimhlcton is resigning hiH posit ion on tho (Government dair.v stall'lo (nter the service of Messrs Healtie, Luiik iind Co., of Welling ton and I'almersUm North. Messrs Heal lit*. Lamr and Co. have bwn appointed the NYw Zenlaod agents for I laslam refrij*vrnling machines and I'etlers ;vnd have secured the services of Mr THimbleton and Mr W. ft. Fister, tihe well-known ' refrigerating engineer, as their representatives throughout the colony. Mr ! Dumhletoii, before he joined the Government dairy staff, was for many years engaged in thq manufacture of cheese, and was for, some time manager of the Balefield factory.—New Zealand Times.