PERSONAL NOTES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7917, 5 September 1905, Page 2

PERSONAL NOTES.

Mr W. T. Jennings was in town on Monday, and returned to Wellington tc-day.

Mr G. H, Duncan has been appointed local representative for the Citizens' Lifp Assurance Company. Mr Hirst, electrical engineer to the Newcastle (N.S.W.) City Council, was in Now Plymouth on Monday. The Superintendent of the Tourist Department has been advised that Mr Hall, one of the biggest hardware merchants in St. Louis, is leaving San Francisco for New Zealand next week. He intends to stay six or eight weeks in the colony. Mr Charles Booscy, head of the well-known London firm ot music pubI'lshcrs and instrument makers, died at Biokley (England) on July 21th. Lite ballad concerts for so long conducted at St. James's Hall, London, were initiated by deceased's late brother, Mr John Boosey.. Mr j. k. Edic, schoolmaster at College Street (Palmerston), -who is 0 takc U P a Position on the Eltham High School, was presented by the members of St. Andrew's Church with a gold aMJcrt as a token of estcenj, s "' ' Nurse Holfond, of New Plymouth, has been selected from a number ot applicants, and has been appointed | matron of tho St. Helen's Hospital lor Women in Dunedin. It is gratifying to the medical' staff and matron of our hospital to know that a n> cally trained nurse has been selected to till so responsible a position. Regarding the recent appointment as notifiefl in t|?P New Zfealand Gazette of Mr Thos. W. Fisher, ol New Plymouth, as the President of Aotea District Maori Land Council, and Judge of the Native Land and Appellate Court, it is understood that Mr Fisher will in any case until March 31 next retain the West Coast Settlement Reserves District work.

Mr R, Pike, who for many years was manager of Messrs Grey and Menses' Hamilton (Waikatp) branch, has removed tp New Plymouth.-, where he will embark in business on his own apcount as aerated water manufacturer. Mr Pike, is a football enthusiast, and tor several seasons captained the Hamilton "reps," Prior to his departure bo was the recipient of a combined presentation from nearly all Ihe athletic and other clubs in t-lic Northern township,