PERSONAL NOTES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7911, 29 August 1905, Page 2

PERSONAL NOTES.

Mr Albert Ilulvbard, an American writer, intends visiting Xew Zealand shortly. Mr lion.irjuin H» n'W is anmwftiecil as an independent Liberal candidate for tlx; Avon seat).

Mr Alf. Tlajl.v has been appointed | manager of the Taranaki representative foothnll team, which commence.! its tour on September 32, Messrs M. J. Jones, 1.. M. Montcath and' Iv Stevenson are announced as candidates for (he East Ward seat in the Council,

" r - Pigeon. who went to the Chatham Islands last y>-ar as Magistral, and me ileal oflioer, has returned to Wellington for a few weeks' holiday. Mr Scrolls, tie new manager of the Wa'itata Freezing Works, has arrived at Waitara to take up his dueies.

A press message from Dunedin stat;s that Mr Ediinirfd Cook, late Chief Postmaster at Dtlnedin. ditd on .Sunday rather suddenly. He retired on a pensicfl two years ago. Mr R. J. Mapkay, of the Hank of Australasia, has been transferred to Manaia, his place in Kltham being Liken by Mr Poynter, at present religion at Manilla

Six candidates pre already aiinounct'or the WungKnul seat. These are Messrs A. 11. Willis, tM.11.U., T. If. Williams, It. M O'atCHlty, J. T. Ho gan (O'over.nment), and P. 11. llaselden and W. G. Bussett (Opposition). Mr Alf. Murray, who has beer, in the employ of tho lOllham branch of (he Hank of New Zealand for the past six years, has received notice ol transfer to Timaiil, a 111 will be sue Ceedc.il by Mr Caltcr, from chufcji.

A large deputation waited on Mr G. Tiscli on Monday woi'iving and presented a petition, signed by over litin persons, asking him to deliver an address on the political questions of the day. Mr Tisch inlim.iteil that he would give an address shortly, and if the meeting approved of ins vics't he wpujd allow himsell to be nominated for the Taranaki seftl. The Mayor on Monday evening paid a tribute to the long and services of Cr. Cliff, who lias just resigned his seat for the East Wat'd,,owing mainly, it is understood, to the rejection of thp Gil| Street extepsion spheme, whiph be li»d sp wftf'mly advocated. On the (notion of Crs. Kwing and Tisch a motion wes carried regretting Cr. Cliff's retirement, and thanking h|m [or pas't services, Mr J, Malan, who has been touiv big the colony with the object of making a report to the Transvaal

• ■oveinment on our agricultural and pastoral methods, left fol Sydney on Saturday afternoon on bis way hack to South Africa.' After a comprehensive t-Ouf, Mr Malan' has Come to the conclusion that Hayvke's Bay in the finest agricultural district, in till) Colony.

The de-ith is announced of Mr \Vi|liiU" I'aliner. of Waverley. The Pate» I'rest ways deceased was one of tho "Idest i's <lents in these parts", and whs highly esteemed and respected i throughout the district. Half a contury would have elapsed next year s«in<ii Mr Palmer's arrival in' T'ntea, his eldest w>j) Wiving been the first wlvitp child bofn in that, settlement. Mr l'almer took An active pjnrt in the strenuous life ol tlvise early troublous flays. He took Part in the Okotuku fight. M a n.v interesting reminiscences l he would recount ol Oip a-dvcultunes of hiniwelf Mid fellow colonists in those stirring tIWB,