Personal Notes.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 237, 11 October 1904, Page 2

Personal Notes.

The Rev. F. 0. Evans proceeds to Auckland () n Wednesday to attend the Synod.

Mr I). Mcintosh, district railway engineer, will be in New Plymouth on Wednesday.

Mr C. E. Bacon has been appointed a member of the committee-having control of the Kohuratahd puMie hall site.

The appointment 0 f Messrs C. K Hill and A. H. Clarke as trustees of the IngJewood Public Cemetery is gazetted.

Sir Joseph Ward arrival nt Ciirislchurch yesterday ,by Uio express from Dunedin, and went to Wellington by the evening steamer.

A London cable message states that Captain W. Stok.es Rees h«s Sailed . for the colonics. His mission is to reorganise the Australian Navv Reserve. ' I

Mr Hamilton, touring manager for Mr Harry Hickaids' Vaudevi le Company, arrived iji town yesterday, with the members .of the' combination. Mr Hamilton last passed through New Plymouth white connected with the Brough season in New Zealand.

A visitor from lliitish East Africa, in the person of Mr Samuel McColl, ia at present in the co!o n v for the purpose ol| Electing! a flock of 10,00 New Zealand sheep for shipment to F. 11. Dclamere's estate in llritish East Africa, for the purpose of improving the flocks in that region.

A tnngi has been proceeding at Otakou (Otago Heads) for the past two daj's in connection with th-e death of Mr T. It. Ellison, a Ihmedin. Press telegram states. Visi'toi's are present from districts right up to Hawke's] Hay. M/ Ellison was born at Otakou, and from the school there gained the Donald McLean scholarship at Waikouaitt, afterwards proceeding to To Ante Col-j lege. The funeral takes place today.

At Petone the other evening Mr Fred. Pironi was presented with a gold pendant, with shield and two hockey sticks and balls, by the members of the Petone Hockey Club The vice-captain (Miss Brian) in making the presentation, said it was for the purpose of showing the appreciation of the many kind and thoughtful acts performed by Mr Pirani, and the Inct that his conception of the office he hold in the club was that of a real live worker, more than equalling the most enthusiastic members by his keenness f Q r the club's welfare.