PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81890, 11 December 1906, Page 2

PERSONAL.

Hon. J. A. Millar, All., fm . Cu . onis, will I.e a passenger by to-ni"bt : s •.teamer for Auckland. °

Hon. 0. Kowlds, .Minister for Eduea- !<!"' l )ilss( : s tliniugli New I»j yjll011( |, tins morning from Auckland to Wellington.

Mr 0. Lloyd has boon appointed caretaker of the htratford Mountain Mountain House for liiu current sea-

A London cable states that the I rmcoss lioyal has undergone a fresh oporation, and is progressing favourablv.

Captain Atkin, one of the British rcpi esentatives at the J'Ahibition, who lias been visiting the North with Sir John Gorst, returns to Christchurch to-day, says a J?rcss wire from Auckland.

Mr Frank Poland, having been appointed manager of the Old People's Home, has resigned his position as custodian of the municipal saltwater baths. The swimmers will regret his decision and the Borough Council will lose an excellent servant. It is officially stated that '•'His Mtir jfsty the King has been pleased to sanction the retention of the title of 'honorable" by Thomas Young Duncan, Esq., and Charles Houghton Mills, Use)., who have served for more than three years as members of the Exe- | cutive Council of the colony of Now Zealand."

Sir John Clorst gave a farewell luncheon at the Grand Hotel, Auckland yesterday, and in the evening, aecom panied by Miss Gorst, he left for Syd ney, proceeding thence to Melbourne where he will be the guest of the Go vernor for ten days. From Mel bourne he proceeds via Suez to Egypt. —Press wire.

Mr J. H. lies, who is directing the world's tour of the Besses of the Barn •Band and is also editor of the "British Bandsman" and the "Orchestral Times," passes through New Plymouth this morning in company with Mr G. Portcous, who is representing Messrs J. and X. Tail, under whose auspices the famous baud is making the colonial tour.

Owing to pressing family matters, the Rev. W. E. Woolley has resigned the pastorate of the Gill-street Baptist Church, and will probably leave for Auckland about the end of the 3'ear. At a meeting of the church committee last night, the resignation was accepted wilh regret. llr Wool-

'ey> who is one of the most popular clergymen in town, has been in charge for the past live years, and his forthcoming departure wil'l be genuinely regretted.

Amongst the guests at the White Halt Hotel at present arc:—Jfr and Mrs and Miss Williams (Napier), Christopher (Invereargill), Gazzard (Auckland), Dignan (Wellington), Crutcliinan (Auckland), WaterhousQ (Auckland), Shepherd (Wellington), Richards (Palmeiston North), Oldham (Auekiland), Mr and Mrs Williamson (Sydney), Coom (Wangaiiui) , Biss, (Wauganui), Arden (Wellington-, Firth (Wangaimi), Chapman (Weiling ton).

Mr Devlin, M,P, tiie Home Ru'o envoy, arrived at Invereargill yesterday, and was welcome •. by tiie Mayor and local supporters of tiie movement, who gave Mr Deylin : ,*ery enthusiastic reception,

| A Press Association wire from Napier early this morning announced that the Hawkc s Bay .Education Board yesterIday selected Mr W. E. Spencer, Chief Inspector to the Taranaki Education Board, for the position of sub-inspector to the Hawke's Bay Board. There were thirty-fire applicants, from all parts of the colony. I