PERSONAL NOTES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7884, 28 July 1905, Page 2

PERSONAL NOTES.

Captain S. Holford is to take command of the HawiNi, Mr W. E. SpenctT, Chief Inspector, is pnying a visit to Stratford fuday, n connection with the outbreak I "f fire at the local school. I On Thursday evening, alter prac-! tice, members of the New Ply-' | mouth Military Band presenile), i Bandsman J. b. Sturmey Avith silver teapot, as r, token of goodwill on the anniversary of his birthday, and of appreciation of his valuablo 20 years' service. Mr R, Cock, Mayor of New Ply mouth, has been approached with a view to his becoming a candidate for I'a rl iamenta ry honours. Mr Cork has been assured of a large measure of support in the event of his candidature. aJtfl fa reply to a. deputation which waited upon him undertook to give n definite answer during August. Thus til: 1 Westminister (Jaxette "Our congratulations lo Mr Pembei Reeves and to New '/Oefiland. For a good 'many years past Mr Reeves has been a most efficient and popular Ag- < l nt-Oenoral. and now he. is to be New Zealand's first High Commissioner. The dignilication of hiR title will, we hive no doubt, add to his influence, and certainly Xew Zealand could lr a vu no representative mow zealous in promoting its interests in every possible way." A IwOndon cable message states thtat Lord Chelmsford, wdio is thirty-seven years of age, succeeded to the title on t.he death of his father, fieneral lx>n) Chelmsford, on April 10. IK I married, in 18t>4, a daughter of Lord Wi inborn: Mr P. H. Fit/.herbert,. solicitor. New Plymouth, has decided to take aphis residence in Waitara, and will com-, me nee the practice of his profession; there in conjunction with his broth- 1 er (Mr W. L. FitZAertjert) some time during the next fortnight. Adjutant Powick, officer in charge of the Salvation Army at Stratford, has received word of fa if? transfer to Thames, and will Uuive for his new quarters on August X. He will be succeeded by Ensign Brookes, now at Devonport. On Wedfiiesduy Mr A. J. Balfour, Prime Minister of <*reat Britain.com* pleted his fifty-seventh year. He sat in the House of Commons since 1874, and has led the House for the past ten years. He was First .Lord of the Treasury under his uncle, the kite lyoni Salisbury, from 1895 until he became Prime Minister in lUO£.