PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 18 March 1907, Page 2

PERSONAL.

Colonel liobiii, chief of the Defence. Coum-il. has been selected to represent. ■Xew Zealand at the Commonwealth volunteer manoeuvres during Mister week.

.Still they come. Air V, A. Wilkinson, of Kllliiim, is the latest candidate j to deliuile! announce himself as an aspirant for the new Eginont seat. tie' is opposed to the present (lovernnieiit; Win. Keller, a well-known and higalyvcspceteil ho.el-keeper, died nt llokitiku .vesti'vilay nftev a long illness; aetat 80. Deceased was a resident of llokitiku for over ii years.

His Honor Mr Justice Cooper, accom-1 panicd by his associate. Mr Cooper, ur- W rived from Wellington by special train '■; last nighl, and will president the open- ■'! ing of the Supreme Court sessions this ■■■ morning. ..,' |' The linn. Or Findlay, Atloriiey-Cleiier-al, iieeompLiiiii'il by Mrs Findlay ; and .Mr Paulson, ]irivale secretary, i arrived in New Plymouth by special train from Welling!on' about ill o'clock last night. As we anticipated on Saturday, - l)r l-'indlay has conseiiicl fo address :i public meeting in the Theatre Koyal on . ; Thursday uigiit. when he will deal duly with (lie political outlook, incidentally [ devoting some lime to the land i|iicstion. i The New Plymouth address will be the '' first of a series the Aftorncy-Ueneral will deliver in various parts of the co- ' lony during the next few weeks. Dr iijndlny purposes returning to Xew Vlyf niouth in the course of a few weeks to 1 perform the ollicial opening ceremony '' in connection with the new post ollice building.

Amongst Hie guests at the White Hart Hotel at present nrc:—Alv Mills (Fiji). Mr Montgomery (Palmerston North), Mr Cray (Feildnig), Mr Buchanan (Cisbornc), Mrs Mckellar (Chris'ichurcli),, Air and Mirs Nicholson, f.Pr Home, llr Ashlon (Wellington), Mr i'osier (llawer.'i), Mr De Jleer (Wellington). Mr Ingleton (Widlington), Mr lleinplon (Auckland), Mr Harris (Auckland), Mr r'alherstonc (Invereargill), Mr Curlis (Wellington), Mr Walt (Xapicv), Mr lleynolds (Hastings), Mr Parker (Wooclville), Mr Ashwell (Wanganui), Mr and Mr Eustace (Auckland), Mr beighton (Auckland), Mr, Mrs and Miss Kelly (Auckland), llr Mitchelson !-(Wel!ington), Dr Weeks (America), Mrs Weiring' (Auckland), Mr East (VVclilngton), Miss Peat (Waverley), Mr Blythe (Wellingon), Mr White (Chris'tchurch), Mr, ])n.lglcs--ili Mr. vurd' Mrs. Preston (Auckland), Mr. Tlennessv (Wellington), Mr Dillon (Wellington)', Mr Hailett (Auckland), Mr Leiferron (Waitotara), Admiral and Mrs Wheater (England), Mr Vcnoraliie (Wellington), Mr Kreteliimav (Auck-land),-Mr Chisholm (Nelson), Mr Shepherd (Wellington), Mr Crowl (Wai tarn). -Mrs and Messrs Partridge (Auckland), Mr Griiliu (Christehurc'.i), Mr Patterson (Auckland), Mr and Mrs Mcludalc (Auckland}. ......