Personal Notes.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 232, 5 October 1904, Page 2

Personal Notes.

| Poultoney Bigolow, tho American | historian and writer, visits Australia next spring. 1 King Edwand, besidiqs sending a telegram, has despatched an autograph letter of condolence to Lady Harcourt. The Premier and party returned to Christehurch from the West Coast last night, catching tho ferry boat for Wellington. A London cable message states that Lady Curzon continues to make satisfactory progress towards recovery. Her mother and sister have arrived in England from America. Mr L. M. Tansey, of the local court staff, goes north on transfer to-night iby the Takapuna, At Auckland Mr Tansey will go into the Supreme Court, brunch of the work. The Rev. .1. A. Crump, soin 0 f the Rev. J. Crump, of Nelson, intends to retire from the field of missionary labour in New Britain, and return to New Zealand to engage in farming. Mr If. A. Lennon, secretary to the Carnival and Exhibition Committee, who lias been in Auckland on business in connection with the carnival, was expected to return by the Rotoiti, due t 0 arrive here this morning.

Inquiry at the hospital at a late hour last night elicited the fact that Miss Baldock, who suffered concussion of the brain and a fractured thigh as the result of an accident on Saturday last, had not completely regained consciousness, though her general condition was greatly improved.

Bishop Stone-Wigig, of New Guinea, preached in. the Napier Cathedral on Sunday evening. In an interesting accpunt o! his mission, the Bishop stated that he arrived in Now Guinea six years ago, and at once commenced the work of organising his diocese, which comprises an extensive coast line, and stretches inland to the central mountains, 13,000 ft high. Tho nature of the* country—its palm-fringed beach, its malarial mangrove swamps, its virgin forests into which the sunlight does not penetrate, 'and its inhabitants still in the stone age—was described (Mays the Hawke's Bay llorald) in language that showed the poet as well 'as the missionary. Tho death of Mr Mel. li. Spurr occurred a t the. George Hotel, St. Kildn, at about half-past four on tlie niternoon of September 2. r >th. The cause of death was diabetes, from which Mr Spurr had been suffering for ten years. Owing to an attack of influenza during the New Zealand tour his genera! health was somewhat impaired. A throat trouble manifested itself a little under three weeks ngo, but was alloyed after medical treatment. Unfavourable symptoms! sot in on Friday night, and after an attack of angina pectoris, diabetes coma supervened. The patient became unconscious at two o'clock on Sunday afternoon. Mr Spurr has left a widow, who came to Australia with him, hut left for England a few weeks ago. lids last performance was given on September 19lh, since when he was confined t 0 his bed. During his illness Mr Spurr composed a new song.