PERSONAL NOTES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7808, 28 April 1905, Page 2

PERSONAL NOTES.

■Judge Kettle has returned fo Auckland alter 'an extended holiday. Drs. A. liosking and W. S. Koss have_bien appointed joint, hospital surgeons to Mnsterton Hospital: Mr YV. T. Jennings, M.11.U., returned from the tour of the northern part of his electorate on Monday.

Mr J. s. Larke, Commissioner for Canada to the Common-wealth, was a passenger for Vancouver by the Manuku.

Mr James Mitchell, for many years on the literary staff of tho Oainaru Mail, will contest the Oamaru seat against (,hp Minister for Lands. J Tie Promlc-r and Mrs Seddon arrived at Chrifitchurch from Timaru on rhursday, and left for Wellington by the evening steamer.

Mr .J ames' Slight, one of the oldest settlers in the Marlon district, died at Marton on Saturday last, at tho | advanced age of 86 years. , Mr c. L. Ilussell has consented'to become a candidate for the I.yttellon electorate, at present represented by Mr G. l.aurenKiin.

Thp Hov. J. M. Thomson, M.A., of I-ifcoln, -has been selected Presbyterian minister at Stratford. Mr Thomson is a son of Mr A. Thomson, of Wattganui.

Mi J Maughan Harnett, the uo.ed orgnr.lst who v,is:tod Xcw l'l/mouth in connection with tfie recitals at St. Mary's Church, returned to Wellington by this morning's trirn.. Mr Maurice FitzGernld, eldest son of Mr William C. FitzGerald, of Wangunui, who has been studying civil pngjneerjijg in England for the past two years, has just been elected a member of tht> Society of Civil and Mechanical Engineers of London. Among 'tiie estates pf deceased persons finally cej-tiiied to by the Secretary for Stamps are tlie following: Tnranuki—Thomas Smith, Jtl,<!2o ; Cjjpshoph H. WalSath (Xe» Plymouth), Mr A, tJ. Hrobner, late stationmaster at Gore, Otago, who has retired on superannuation allowance, was presented by the commercial people of 'tke district with a purse of sovereigns, and by tho railway staff with a hanging lamp. Thellon. W. TLi 11-J ones, Minister oi Public Works, has telegraphed to a resident o( Stratford to the effect that he will stop there next week on his way north to Auckland. On hjs return from thai' city it is his inIntention to address a public meeting in Stra'tfor((. lief ore the Chief Justice on Tuesday, Mr A. If. Johnstone, H.A., a well.known ex-student of Victoria College, was admitted on tho motion of Mr 11. I'. Richmond to practice as a barrator and solicitor. Mr. Johnstone was formerly on the stall of the Government Life Insurance Oopartjment, but is now in; th'o Sti'utfoiil oflico of Messrs Malone,"