PERSONAL NOTES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7906, 23 August 1905, Page 2

PERSONAL NOTES.

~ ' kdgar Watt is mentioned «s t)ne latest, probable candidate for the laranaki seat at the general election. Mr J, J. Stuples, editor and proprietor of the Kaponga Mail, is at present in town. Croft, stationnmster tit roracll, has been appointed to the charge of the station ,at Wainuite South Canterbury. Mr Davjc) Lusk, sen., of Oaonui, died on Friday last. Ho wns. 71 years of age, a nd had reside.i at Oaonui for 20 years.

Mr J. p. Dugdale, Government Inspecting Valuer, an office recently created, w a s in town on Monday on dehartmental busing, and conferring with Mr S. Hill. He. left by Tuesday morning's train.

Mr Henry (itc, advance manager for thp West pictures and the Hrescians, was in New Plymouth 011 Tinjsday, making arrangements for the season tare next week. Sir Joseph Ward leaves for Auckland to-morrow to open the new post oflice at I'arnell. lie will be accompanied by Messrs Lawry, Colvin, and McLaOhlan, Mr 0. T. Mills has definitely decided to contest the Taranaki seut at thu forthcoming general elections. Ho will take an early opportunity of addressing the electors in the various j oeptros.

Mr Frank Jones, (or years touring pianager fop, Fitzgerald's Circus,died at Sydney Hospital from consump* tion on th© 2nd lost. Mr Jones was well known in all parts of New, Zealand and Australia. Mr and Mts William AJtohison, of Ilalclutha, Celebrated, their golden wodding pn Wednesday last. Mr Aitr chiaofi arrived in the colony in 1849 by the Mooltan, Hie erected the first house at Kaitangatai mud acquired a large ana of coal+caring land, part of which became the si te of the Kaitangnta mina, which has since yielded him handsome revenues for royalties. MM (J w|i 1 llim, manage of rtho Elr Uwm Co-operati've IVairy FaCltory,left on Tuesday foV Auckland, to join the outgoing 'Friscio steamer. Mr Ovrillim purposes being away six months, the greater part of tho time >XJing spent ini America, with a few weeks in Great Britain. On Friday night the whole of the Staff of the main factory and creameries cntertajnod Mr Gwillim at a jjupper at the Branch Hotel, the secretary (Mr H. J. Barimrd) presiding 1 .