PERSONAL NOTES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7972, 8 November 1905, Page 2

PERSONAL NOTES.

T. 0. Hodgson, chairman, of the Klthaw branch of the Fanners' Lni-( on. will represent Taranaki at the summer conference at Chrislchiirch, in place of Mr ,1. Buddie, who is unable to attend. .Mr .l.]ll. SleVciis, postmaster at Ilawera, has left on a 'month's visit to Australia. Mr X. l-'ullon, formerly manager of the Mangatoki dairy factory, and latterly if the Rata factory, is about \o ji>in the Departnient. of Agriculture as'a grader at Wellington, lie was •he recipient of presentations from live public and factory start at Itata. Mr Long, fiTimiiy in charge of • Tongaporutu school, has returned to New Phmouth, after twelvemonths' I ravel abroad on leave oi absence, lie, lias been appointed to the Wianganioiiiona school. 'I he Mayor (Mr H. Cock) k-fl for Wellinglon on Thursday evening, and will ft turn on Friday. Mrs K. 0. Mauneiing, who has been lying seriously ill at the Private Bosnia ni at To lletiui. is now making gui.-d 11'iigivss towards recovery under the care of Dr. Lealham. Areltileaei.n Hi-aumonl, of Quoens-iov.-u, 01 ago, is at preseiil on a visit to New Plymouth. Wo understand ;lnl Mr V,'. T. .Jennings, M.11.H., has lieen nominated for the vacancy of the Taranaki Fduciiiimi Board tamsed by the resignation of ilf J. Maekay. Mr Scrivener, of the New Zealand Times literary staff', has been spending a brief holiday in New Plymouth. lie leaves for Wellington this morning. Mr A. K. Sykes Went North l.y the Rotoiti last night. regret to record the death from heart disease of ex-Staff SergeantMajor Castles, which occurred at Stratford on Tuesday. Deceased was for many years drill instructor at Dunediii. He formerly belonged to the Durham Regiment, and served in the Crijinean and New Zealand wars. He was about sixty-five years of age. Before going to Dunedin he Was stationed for some time at New Plymouth. He resigned from the Defence Department ahout Ave years ago, and .since then he lias resided in Duncdiu. He was on a visit to Stratford, and a few days ago became i-H, but rallied, and was able to get upon Monday. He, however, had another seizure about 2 a.m. on Tuei- ; day, which proved fatal. The funeral takes place on Friday a! the Henui Cemetery, 0 n the arrival oi the 10.15 Iraiu.