PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81861, 10 October 1906, Page 2

PERSONAL.

His Excellency the Governor, Lord t I'ltinket, with his aide-de-camp Captain Bingham, arriyed in Kety Plymouth by the express tram oil Tuesday evening, a id was met at the railway stiilion by lis Worship the Mayor, Councillors lj. M. Monieath and D. Hutchen, and tlr F. T. JJellringer, Town Clerk, the reception committee. His Exsolleiic}' mil suite are staying at the While Hart Hotel. A Press wire from Dunedm states that Professor P. 13. De AT. Gibbons iias resigned the Chair of Mathematics nt the Otago Univprsify. The following are amongst the visitors at present at the White Hart Hold :—Messrs Ohisholm (Nelson), Oiplan (Hnwera), Wesloby (Opunakc , Hewitt, Williams, Daggles, and Lloyd (Wanganui), Carrie, Harraui, Gt-zzard tud Davy (Auckland), Johnston, Hollow, and Foster (Wellington), anu W. Gray (Okato). Mr Colcrofl, who has been appointed to the first assistantship at tlio Central sc-liool, holila the rank of D2, is a single mm), ;pid his age and rank intli•ate that he is pdswenaeU of good eapa■ity for teacliing. He has hold his present position for <U nears. He is a fair all-round athlete, an enthusiastic volunteer andrille-shot, and well qunliiied lo look after the physical as well .is the military training of the boys. Sergeant Coleroft, for he holds that rank, is described as an expert- signaller, both with liags and lamps, intimately .icquaiiucj >jith cavalry and infantry sword exercises, 'l'he headmaster al fuvercargill writes of liiiii:—"No eiiiieStional boily need hesitate in appointing him to a responsible charge; :iis (jiialili;;atfons, personal and proI'essional, will jo meet every responsibility." The new teifchef lipids t certificate that he is competent to give instruction in gymnaslies.