PERSONAL NOTES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7869, 11 July 1905, Page 2

PERSONAL NOTES.

The Mayor (Mi- R. Cock) is at present in Wellington, ano will return tomorrow cveninjr. Cr. I'. Stohr has recovered from his severe illness, and attended tiw Council meeting on Hominy might. Mr K. K. Thomas lias been'solcctou' as teae'ier at Norfolk Road School. Mr W. H. Mooro bus resigned his i position as .teacher of the Dudley Road School, it is understood, on m> count of ill-health. Air Michael Mahoncy, an old (>.">! h man, who was wjith his roginieiit during the war in Taranaki, dial at Brunswick, near Wanganui, on Wednesday.

Mr and Mrs N. Miller and'family, accompanied by Mrs King. Mis* <>rford, and Mr Toubnin, left New I'lymouth on Monday morning, en route for Knglnltd.

Mr 11. W. Atkinson, who for several years has been monaijer of the Ha were. Gas Worl s has .in 1 nliniiujshcd that position. Mr Hubert .1. Atkinson has been phi:i'd in i-burg* of the works.

Sir Wi.-liam Russell. M.il.H. lor llawke's I'.a.v, left Kngland or. lh' Ist inst. by the Athonic on hi." return to New Zealand from a visit to the Old World. Sir William is accompanied by Lady Russell.

The Standard states that Mr Fr.si I'ir.ini l.ns disposed of the I'etone Chronicle business to a company, as from the end of bis. mo:.lh. and has already taken up his residence in Palmerslon, although it will be several weeks before he will be able lo U there altogether. A li«t of nppointiuonls by Hie Government of members 'of Harbour Hoards appears i'l last week's (lazelle. The list includes the following uuines : .Now I'lymouth, Messrs W. Hornby, «. Price, ,1. Ward; I'atea Mr 11. K. Ueano : Waitara, Messrs W Joinings, M.H.R., Ci. Kiddell, 0. H. Stubbs.

Some surprise was caused in religious .circles in Wellington .when, on the occasion of his resisrni'XK the pastorate of the Courtenny-placo Congregational Church last year, it wias reported that the Rev. W. Newman Hall intended to .ioin< mm; Anglican Church. Mr Hall, who is a member of a famous Congrenntikinal family, eame to Wellttgton Jfi;om Ireland,and on leaving N'ew Zealand he proposed to tour America, lie has now written to the Church (J aw tie (Auckland) explaining his iKisition, aiid'slnr ling that ho has relumed lo Kngland to take orders in the Anglican Church.