PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81849, 25 September 1906, Page 2

PERSONAL.

Mr Gardner, late {manager of the Now Plymouth branch of the Presdon Piano Co., left yesterday for Wellington. Mr Dalrymplo, Inspector of Machin. ery, is at present making his annual inspection of boilers and engines in tins district. " * His Honor Mr Justice Cooper arrived in town yesterday. Ho will preside at the sitting of the Supremo Coiirt, whioh commences to-day. ' ' Mr 6. B. Mannering, manager of the Union Dank of Australasia, New Ply. mouth, has been promoted to the managership of the Bank's Timaru branch. Mr Mannering opened the Bank's New Plymouth brunch several years a?o, and to his zealous and eapablo efforts the successful establishmjnt of the business is due. Mr Mannering's departure will be genuinely regretted by a Tiide circlo of friends, who, however, will be pleased to learn that the shift means substantial promotion Mr Mannering will be succeeded by Mr Glasgow, at present in charge of the Waimate (Canterbury) branch.

The following visitors were at the Grosvenor Hotel, New Plymouth, durmg last week:-Mr Whitelock (Wanganui), Mr Saunders (Wellington), Mr Elkin, Mr and Mrs Lilly (Christclmrchl, Mr Liehtband (Chnstchurch), Mr Caplen (Hawera), Mr Wood (Wei' iington), Mr Holmes (Wellington), Mr Graves (Patea), Mr Bennet," Mf Wktson, Mr Stevens, Mr Johnson, v Mi< Bathgate, Mr Turton (ftawera). Mr Meek (Hawera), Mr E-Barton (Hawera), Mr and Mrs Harvey (Aucfc land.) 1 J „

Mi' H. A. Wills, trainer of 0. Buckland, of Hawera, who is about'to leave for the United Stafes to compete m diving contests writes to the Hawera "btnr" from New Plymouth, saying lhat people who think Buckjand has little chance in the' States speak witKottt knowledge. Me says' Buekland lias been putting up bigger records during tho last few weeks than he did in Auckland when he beat' tfalla'cp the American diver. Buekland, after a visit to Hawcra this week, leaves fpr Auckland for further training, ago", goes lo America m January, '