PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8163, 24 July 1906, Page 2

PERSONAL.

Mi- li. 13. Webster, of New Ply iiioiitli, h-is been granted an auctioneer's license.

Mr C. H. Biss, district railway engineer, arrived in town last night, and is slaying at the White. Hart Hotel. A I'ross wire received last nlghl slates 111-it Arthur Malbieson, secretary to the Waverly-AYatlolara llat-inj.' Club and ;i Weil-known commission agent at- W;,verley, was accidentally shot r.t Whenuakm-ayoslcrday morning. He was gelling tliro'uyU a fence, when Ins gun went oil'.

A Press win- In.in Woodvillc stales that Messrs Marshall and Yickers' driver and the guard of the train which was smashed up at Pipiriri on New \ car's Eve and who were, dismissed from the service, have been presented with a purse of sovercuoi" each. The opinion is expressed that ihey were harshly dealt with.

quart er-masle,- O.plim ft. Cock, who has put in :o rears' service, in milium- and clunieer services, has i-c.iened ! I]s ~,.„,n ~„.| r-'iires. lie saw a-live service in the Maori war from ISM to 1,.;, tatil bui for a sbori interval, lms been i on. act, --I v.nh clonic- rim: ever -., on-. Mis decorations areNew Zealand war medal, col-njr,! service medal, and V.D. Officers' deca. ration.

Amongst the visitors at present stayimrat Hie White Hart Hotel ire Afr Ivii'lo'iildie and Misses Kirkcuhpe (2) Wcllin«lon, Afr Pinch j'Pltham). Air Campbell (n„ncdm), Air Chisholm (Nelson), Mr fhn-is, Afr Tavlcr (Auckland). Afr P. Bart (Sydney), Afr and AfcPublion, ITess,- s 'Hindis, Strinale.mnn, Bagett, Pa.-ett, Kemviek,' and Bnllin.