PERSONAL NOTES

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7939, 30 September 1905, Page 2

PERSONAL NOTES

0 At Wellington yesterday, Mr J. 0. W. Aitkcn, M.H.R , was presented, on Irhalf of citizens, Willi a sold watch and chain, silver tea servici and library of books to mark the appreciation of liis services to the city as .Mayor (or live years. Messrs C. Hall, iof ScntA' Hill, and R. Roberts, of Leppcrton, who have been on an■ eight months' trip lo the Old Country, have returned home. The Chief Justice (.Sir Robert Stout) living concluded the Supreme Court business, left New Plymouth for Wangauui on Friday afternoon. I'riday was the 2(ith anniversary ol the Premier's return to Parliament. Mr Seddon received numerous congratulatory messages. He was first elected in .Septemlier, IS7!I. lie is the only member in the present Parliament who has sat continuously during that, period and represents J the one constituency. A Duncdin telegram, received last nisit, stales that the directors and staff of the Standard Insurance Ctompany met to-day to congratulate Mr l". . i. general manager, on his silver jubilee in connection with I, 1 ?*;, Tllt> «<afT presented him with a silver table service, with a rose bowl for Mrs Fisher, also an illuminated, address. The • directors Krllr* a "' Jiidjoi Mis Wisher a case of silur-