PERSONAL NOTES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7816, 8 May 1905, Page 2

PERSONAL NOTES.

Mr N. Miller proposes to take a trip to England next month. Mr J. Council, lately of the Manaia Hotel, intends returning to Hawera to live.

Mr H, E. Fookcs, of the local telegraph staff, will attend the Post and Telegraph Officers'- Conference at Wellington on Tuesday next. Mr Farrar, manager of tho Old People's Home, has been granted a couple of weeks' holiday for healthrecruiting purposes. Ho has gon» to Paluierston North.

Mr IvirKpatrick, who has been in charge of the Oakura school, has accepted nn appointment in one of the Christchurch schools, and leaves for the South on the l'Jth inst. Mr W. L. Ward, of the Manaia branch of the Bank of Australasia, has been appointed to the charge of the new branch of the bank lo be opened at ElLham shortly. Mr If. W. Hill, who has been for sonic time with a legal lirm nt Stratlord, has been appointed Private Secretary to Mr W. F. Massey, Leader of the Opposition.

Mr H.C. Wilkie, F.H.C.V.S., who hus resigned his position in the veterinary division of the Department ol Agriculture, is proceeding to Europe.

Mr A. E. Copping, of the Strathord lost, was married recently at Wellington to Miss Kate Elizabeth, second daughter of the late Mr John uayiey, lernside, North Canterbury. Mr K. F. Foster, jun., well known as a tenor singer in Dunedin, to to leave at the end of this month for Melbourne, wher oj he intends studying singling! and voice production under tho best musters.

riie marriage of Mr A, K.,«raham. solicitor, of Chrislchurcti, to Miss Lily Forgie, youngest daughter of Air J as. Forgie, 0 j Auckland, was solemised at St Paul's Church on Wednesday last. Messrs Laurie and Laseelles Ward, who Jiuvc been appointed to supervise shipments of bonedust to New Zealand from New South Wales and India respectively, expect to leave Wellington this week to take up their now duties.

A very pleasant little event, says the Wanganui Chronicle, look place at the Enstown Railway Workshops [when Mr Austin, on behalf of the railway employees, presented Mr H. Burr with a handsome 'marble clock, on the occasion of his marriage. It is stated on reliable authority that Mr T, Clarkson, of the Lvttelton Times literary staff, will be a candidate for one of the Christchurch seals at the general election. He will stand as "a young Now Zealand-

Mr B. H. Pnscoe, the newly-appoin-ted manager of the Equitable Life Assuranco, Society in Melbourne, is well known throughout New Zealand. Pining the last three years he has made an annual loup of this country in the interests of the society. Mr ;Pascoe is alwo well Known In bowling circles, and played for Thorndon at tho Auckland tournament last year. Mr George E. Butler, Hie wellknown New Zealand artist, who has Ixeen resident 'in Duncdin for soma time past, left for London by tho steamer Morayshire. Mr Butler' who is the son of Mr •!. Butler, proprietor of the McGregor Wright studios in Wellington, had a painting hung In last year's Royal Academy Exhibition, and so struck was one Royal Academician with Mr Butler's work that he wrote strongly advising him to visit London. Mr Jlutler has acted on tho advice, and intends to try fortune jb the Old Country.