PERSONAL NOTES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7807, 27 April 1905, Page 2

PERSONAL NOTES.

Mr H. 0. Clarke has been elected Mayor of Pa tea, unopposed. Miss Small, of Whenuakura, has been appointed mistress of the Manaia school.

Mr J. McAneny, of Hawera, has secured the contract for the erection of stables at Hawera for tho Agricultural Department. Mis Copland and Mr H. M. Ban-, chope were amongst the. callers at the N.JS. Agency-General towards the end of March.

A pleasant meeting of the maintenance staff was held at the Aramoho railway station on April .19 to bid farewell to Mr C. Crutch, inspector of the permanent way, who Is leaving the district. He was presented with a purse of sovereigns, a meerschaum pipe and a silver match-box.

News has been received in Wellington that the illness of the Very ltev. Dean Foley, who nas been at Jiotorua for some weeks for tho benefit of his health, has assumed a serious phase. The Von. Archdeacon Devoy left Wellington for ltotorua on Tuosday to visit the patient.

Mr O'Sullivun, ex-Minister of Public Works in the New South Wales Ministry, is a passenger, from Sydney by the Waikaro. Mr O'Sullivun, while in New Zealand, intends to inquire into the working of Statu insurance, compulsory arbitration, and closer scttloanent, and, the unemployed question.

Mr Thomas Garner who was formerly wull known as a grocer at Wanganui, but who has been in business in New Plymouth for the last few years, has been revisiting Wanganui with his wlfo and family, for the purpose of saying good-bye to h s many friends there prior to leaving for California, whore he intends to take up his residence. Mr W. C. Coloe, 8.A., has written to Mr -Tyrer, Hwvdmastpr of the Stratford Bis-trict High School, stating thai he will not bo able to take up his duties in Stratford until June 2. the North Canterbury Hoard of Education demanding full notice. Mr Dromgool, the newly appointed first assistant In the High School, will arrive in Stratford in about a week's time.