PERSONAL NOTES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7889, 3 August 1905, Page 2

PERSONAL NOTES.

Mr K. M. Smith proposes to leave /or Wellington next week. Detective Bodtkun, ot' New Plymouth, proceeded to Wellington on Tuesday in connection with the rehearing of the "Truth" prosecution. He is the principal witness in the case for the Crown. The Hon. W. C. F. Carncross was in Now Plymouth last night, returning South by thig morning'B express.

Miss Wilkos 'hjas been selected by tho Dudley lioad School Committee to HI! tho position of teacher in cnaTjge nt the school.

The death is announced of Mr Reuben J l s.ckli'n>, a resident of New Plymouth for many years, and who was well known and highly respected, lie was ja. staunch and prominent member of the Salvation Army, and did much to help oh the cause financially. He leaves several children and grandchildren.

Mr A. K. BlumlaH, Chief, Stock Inspector of the Wanganui -district, is at present on a few -days' visit to New Plymouth, on Departmental business.

Air Adam Donald has arrived in New Plymouth to take up the duties of Inspector of Factories for the Taranaki districi. Mr Donald will' prol tidily make Ms headquarters at New 'Plymouth.

I.eci.it l , who was selected to represent the Colony at the Australian Boxing Championships, missed his passage.

Air and Mrs \V. Cowern, of Ilawora,, leave for Sydney .by the Wurriinoo on Saturday, en route for the Old Country.

Joh'i Jtofbert (»odley, one of tho founders of Canterbury, had, it ai>poars, a high place in the estwm of tlio HigjTt Hon. W. K. (Jladstone as ono of the earlier founders at Home of tho Greater Britain Tarty. The Premier mentipned tlifts interesting fact at tho New Xciiland team's send oil on Saturday night, and stated that in 181*7 Mr <»'!udsU>ne, in conversation with him. expressed regret Lhait the name of John Kobort (Jodlcy had dropped out of memory. The I'remier wa« happy 10 'inform Mi (ilnidstono that that nnniv wjfis stili commemorated by I,he (iodloy Statue in tho Square at. ('hnstchureh.

As ho has been-transferred from the warehouse to the road, iMr 0. ('lark, of tie local slatT of Sargood. Son, & Kwen, was on Monday evening presented with a clock, a s*»l of silver amounted brushed and a ca«e of tjipes by his fellow employees,, to mark the occasion fcuid an of the appreciation of Ihe promotion.