PERSONAL NOTES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7890, 4 August 1905, Page 2

PERSONAL NOTES.

.Mr John llislop, who has anaile a '■ Complete recovery after hi:-; illness, ' Was in I own on Thursday, i A gat'hcriug of fik'lits (if lirelocal inaiicli of the Uank of New South Walt's was lit-nl in the mana yi :. ,'onin on Thursday, when Mr bssc, who has mvii promoti'd io ihe po. . lion oi ill t.avciiey, was ju'is. iitcd ttieb a handsome silver tea siTviiT, as a gi.T I'i'iim '.hi' cii-nis. ~ir i. rasei, in making i-a on h.s wed-des-ned hi oniol loa an.', waned iiim cvuy success in the fuiurc. .V,r (loiaiaci'c also spose, reicir.n g lo lis- .minify and coi.s.dei a- . lion whirl! Mr Kssi: had ai:ways slice,, u clients, .ill' Mcii-iai'miii,

.Mr i'.s.e suilahiy aci.uowiedged the ])resiiiiation and the kindly words oi ' ar.preciauon.

A vet) old lesideut of this coasi, in ihe '..erson of iVlr Ch.iiiis ilicKei, oi Upiiiiake, died in Hie Ilawera tlospilal on Tuesday. Air llickey was VI yiars of agv, ami sellied. in Opiinake in the very early days, I wni'ii the seiners lived in wiraivs i.'.i; iiie tioviinimeiit liat. Since I'lieii j.Mf llickey resided in various parts o; the district. For some years lie had not enjoyed good health, the li.nihle iaiiig childly ctmi'mvii lo his lungs. Mr llickey leaves a wife and six ciiildre, three ilaughlvrs and three sons. One of Ihe sons, Mr H. llickey, is one oi Knglaird's well-known horsemen.

Miss Greig has been adinii'li-d to the l.'ar in iMeHitiuruc. She is -the first lady lawyer in Australia. Messrs J. Mackay, inciiher of the Taranaki I..lunation Board, and C. I). Sole, Ohairiiiiin of ihe 'SI nil fold Jiistrief High School Committee, lell for Wellington on Wednesday, lo lay before file lOdueation UvpaniHeiit, the. neeessily for lire ereclion of a new school at Stratford.

Many references have appeared in English papers ol lair to the i>v. Angus Bethune, who is believed lo lie the oldest clergyman in Kngland. ilffi aged cleric, who is a brother lo the late Mr J. 11. Hcthujie, founder <)[ Hie linn o( Bclliime and Co., Wellington, awl uncle lo Mi' Walter K iieihunc, the present head of the linn, is in his niiretv-lifth year. He I>HU enjoys good hcajih. Kvcry .Sunnily he lakes two services, and sometimes three, [reqnenlly walking a considerable, distance to turd from the iilace of worship. A portrait of me sfroug-icitureil, kindly-looking old gciilkiriuii appeal's in a recent number of Madame.

Mr hi. T. Morsheail, who it is anno'.need seccc-us to ihe tiiie of in, iuie Sir '„ai-iVick i.iorshriib. was for ii;ii.ny Vial's a Well-'.nowi; resid, n; u "i'ili.'i.,io:i, i.aiiie; j., T „ • .mil.,-.-. ,i

'.'■'''Y' ;r ' ''''"•' c'lymouih. Mr Mors. ■>cal Ms a meinJAM- of i-|. Peters choir, under the late Mr Tallis and took pan. in seveul 'H.U"i.c.il perloruiaiices in Wcllmg- "•»• Sir Warwick Charles Mor.di ad 7 1, . ill ' ,'«■ «''«wls, was the ehoii bui'iiel, end was formerly a captain 1,1 lllt ' Drauoons " If,. w ,, eieaS-one years of age. The estate. incllim.s l.|ie l.iilowiiig seals -- '■'.„. •;;' 1.J»13.>, lliniield, ami HrachiHl,' i„ .;' f<: <> au.l !.egaili!i,k and BMs- '-"';.. '■' ornwall. The present barone, is aiioiil sixty years „f age.