PERSONAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81918, 19 February 1907, Page 2

PERSONAL

Mr L. J). Webster left New Plymouth on Monday morning for Christchurch, where he will take part in tho Exhibition Amateur Athletic sports. .Mr I<\ Simpson, Commissioner ol Crown Lands, returned on lloaiday from a tour of the Crown lands in Northern Taiiuiaki.

Mr Arthur Lea land, of New Plymouth, left mi Monday morning iV l.'um-diii to represent the Turanak/ Master Bakers Association at the annual Bakers' Conference. Mr J. L. Kelly, late editor of the "Xew Zealand Times," proceeds to Kngland on behalf of -the Government to report on possibilities of trade between New Zealand and liritislt west coast ports, lie leaves early next month, and will be absent' eight months.

At the Hospital Hoard meeting on Monday, the chairman referred to the io,ss sustained l.y one of the oldest members, Mr 1). 11. McDonald, in the death of Ins wife, lie moved that the liuaid de-'hv.s :,u express to him its sincere sympathy will him in his bereavement. Mr J. ljrown seconded, and Jie vote of ondolcnce was carried. Mr McDonald briefly acknowledged it. Amongst tile visitors at tile While Hart Hotel at present are the following:—Air, Mi's, and Miss Hutchison (New Plymouth), Mr and Mrs Kcddell and children (JS'apior). Air Nelson (Uuncdin), ilr Betis (Weilingtoji) Mr Pain (Wanganui), Mr llaig (Auckland), Mr Alunroy (i) (Wcllngton), Mi Kinvig (Wanganui), Mr AlcOlugagcl (Whanganionioua), Mr Fairtlit (Wanganui), Mrs Colbcck, Misses Colheck (1), Messrs Ooibeck (4) (Aueklaud), Mr and Mrs Hunger (WollingUfu). .Mr Colby (Wellington), Mr Taylor (Auckland), Mr Heslop (Xormanby), Mr Kallenbury, Mr and Mrs Simpson (.Martini), Mr Stanford (Stratford), Mr JiiMridge (Wellington), Mr Kirk (Wellington), Miss Miles, Mr Percy, Mr Girniichael (■>.) (Sydney) Mr and Mrs Dnthie (Wellington), Mrs liarber (Wellington),, Jft-j Williams (Sydney), Mr Hall (Wellington). Mr Earnest ilu.therford, Macdonali. Professor of Physics in McGill Univcr»'ly, Montreal, has been appointed to succeed Professor Schuster as Langworthy Professor of Physics and IX reel or of lh. ; Physical Laboratories at Manchester University. Professor liniheriurd, '.on of Mr ra> I Mrs Kiilliei'lord, of Piingarchii, i, a native of Aeiv Zealand, who has won a k.ul.ut place in the scientific world. After .1 ilistiiiguisho.? career u. New Zealand I mversity. lie proceeded to Cambridge as an 1851 Exhibition scholar, and entered TrinMy College, prosecuting research in the Cavendish Laboratory, lie was one of the p,oncers of witless telegraphy, and erjupies a lrgn position m the scicnlilic world owing to his experimental work on the ionization of gams, the liiaeovory of railium emanation, ami tlic foi'mdation ol Ihe now generally accepted theory of radio-activity. li is expected fiia'. lrqicsaor Kntheiford will airivi in Alaiichestcr early in the summer ivitk a view to tailing up t h,. regular ,iuttnof the chair at Hie beginning of tie session in October.