PERSONAL NOTES

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 793, 21 September 1905, Page 2

PERSONAL NOTES

Ml' W. J. Harkness, Secretary of live National Dairy Association, was in town 011 Wednesday. He proceeded North by steamer the same night. t Mr J. C. Honey laid, ot Moturoa, who has been seriously ill tor some days, is making a good recovery. On Wednesday lie was able to leave his bed and sit up. Mr Stubbs, of Waitara, is becoming a diver. Last Saturday, says the Waitara Mail, he again donned the (liver's dress and went; to the bottom ot the river. Mr J, A. Smyth took a couple of photos of the enterprising amateur. The Superintendent of the Tourist Department has been advised that Professor Frank Parsons, Ph.D., of Washington, the author of "The Story of New Zealand," is about to visit Ihe colony, with the view of revising his work for the purposes of a second edition. Professor Parsons is a member of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, and is Director of the Department of History in the Bureau of Economic Research at Washington. The Hon. Seymour Thorne George, M.1,0f Auckland, who recently met with a serious accident, arrived in Wellington oil Monday to resume his duties in the Upper House. Mr (icorge lias so far recovered from his, injuries that he is able to walk with' the aid of a slick, FIRE 13 DEYON STRiET An outbreak of fire at Mr Herbert's drapery establishment in Devon Street, almost opposite the Theatre Royal, caused some commotion in town a few minutes after 8 o'clock on Wednesday evening. The fire, when first discovered, threatened serious consequences, but fortunately was extinguished More it hail a good hold) ou the building, though a considerable quantity of stock was ilnmagi-rt. H appears that Mr Herlxrt returned to the shop in the evening to unpack swne new goods. He first lit. the gas in the shop, Inn extinguished it on proceeding to work in a room. l which opens off the main shop. Whilst engaged there be happened to .notice a glare in the shop, an-d ou investigation found the place filled with smoke and a quantity of goods behind the counter and ,on lite shelves .a mass of flames. He called in assistance, and the brigade was summoned, Messrs McAlpine, Sydney Smith, J. Oliver and others rendering valuable assistance in beating out tlic flames, some water on Hie premises being utilised lor the purpose. The brigade, under Lieutenant Boon, arrived promptly, but beyond doing yi.me salvaging work tluir services were not required. That the outbreak was only discovered in the nick ot time was demons tiated by the fact that the ilameshad ahold on the shelves from floor almost to ceiling. The ilauia-vd Mock included a lot of valuable dress material, and goods of all deserip-

rn, M n Hl ' , -' l t is , al a loss t0 account foi Hit" ongm of ;tli c fire. |J, Pl'-nn ,°' 1 il,c stock l(M Uls £1 odd 111 ihe I'liotilix and Na(ion.il offices, hut luul it | ;C en destroyed Mr Herbert would have been sheeK Vy „ loSCl '', as ,hc «toek-fakin fi a?s»2r *«« KW ZEJUKI) FIRMS' UNION ,1,; V | , '' l '^ ling , Ihe "ikura branch of t bi "? wm iwhi in th » -'"'"'ln.v Inst, Mr <!. Wnre- '«>" iH-'ng in the choir. Mr s Kws. oi Uana, , vus also pr( , st . nt ji.mg t() ,| h , I{ . ifl( , Cluh |ml| h __ i"fc 'en postponed from the previ- «•"« Kmlay. there „■«« a consiclSk. =. u 'i' n e oi ,vou»k folks, who mi «7»«to.y Wurcil i tllreai| in^'u P r «H'eoJn)g.s. r< * considerfllylo ■ whir 111 '" tv ' Hhicil ,vas <,cait|

,i, Ml '-p'!' •'', Khvi ' 1 ' « candidate for lh« Paranaki seat, had arranged to pea,, oiitli,,., of hi s political plal""m; ""» « view to enabling' the zvv:j7 an inimie,J "'ai--1... «,?„. . '•»■■"«■'«• candidate to ''<-• supported. Several Indies were P'vscnt to bear bin,. „,„, tho ..„ lantaslic had got hold of Hi,, vouiW- •■■•• People, and t|„. Candida,e's address had to be given i„ ,| u , ~„„,. menial room. „f tlu . h( , u>|> w|)i( .. wis kindly placed «, the disposal .of the branch !iy Mr w. ShlHv . 0n adjournment llvirher, Mr Klivin Went •<> ■>• .1.1., his address, showing the snablcness » f ">" f«H.n-rs support- '* """• Kh '\«w not antagonistic to "'■|>arty.,n power. He dwelt on the '..'."1 a '«.»-«live questions, also will, aUour. license, la,ilf,.„i,d o! her matle.s ~| political intercsL at the pre*-' ''"' , """'- At I'ho. close Mr Kiwi,, was accorde,) 0 Vt>t ,. „ f , hu . nkSi undertook to speak fully i„ the hall at an early date.