PERSONAL NOTES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7876, 19 July 1905, Page 2

PERSONAL NOTES.

Ml'.l. (!rattan (trey, formerlv chief of thv .Yew Zealand Hansard stall, liiib been appointed editor of Hie Morning lleiykl. I'ertii. Wesl Austray lia.

Mr Maurice Denniston, s,-.in of Mr Justice llenniston, Ims received ruble n.-lvice I'rum his father from Suva reporting that he was leturning in exeillent health, alter a capital trip to Vancouver. He spent ten days in the famed llanff Motel in nhe Kouky Mountains, and had a most enjoyable time, lie was returning to Svdnev by It.M.S. Aorangi. Mr William M. Stanton, who as a !ad ariived in Nelson by the Ulill'ord in IHI2, died oln Thursday. He took service under Mr Young, the company's immigration iiMent, and was afterwards appointed clerk to Mr Thompson, the Pomy M.agistrate,w-ho was killed at Wuirau (n l's-lit. It was Mr Stanton who indited the writ for the arrest of Tu Rnuparuha, and aft■•r the tragic ending of the. attempt tii .'nforee it 'look down the evidence of the survivors. This ended Mr Stanion's ollicial career, iviil he then entered into busCness with his father at Richmond, finally removing to Nelson.

A Press Association message from I limed in announces the death of Mr ■ lames Hal tray. u. well-known merchant, aged seventy-eight years. After being engaged in banking 'in Scotland,he came out to Australia, and was engaged by Mr i\ 0. Dalgety ta manage his Oeelong branch. Tn listiO ic was sent to Dunodln to open the business there. Dalgety, Rattray & Co. soon had a flourishing business, ind were the means of introducing 1(1.000 young meriiv.) ewes from the best (locks in Australia. After the dissolution of the pnrtners.iip. Mr Rattray carried on a mercantile business with .his- son- He leaves two sons and seven daughters. I:r the early days he did much to foster cricket in Duncdiu.