PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 61, 31 October 1907, Page 2

PERSONAL.

It is stated that the Rev. L. M. lsitt will be a candidate at the next general election for ChrisLchurch East.

Mr. I". W. Mansfield, chief electoral officer of New Zealand, is on a visit ot inspection to Taranaki, Wanganui, and liawkes Bay districts. .Messrs. G. Tisek and J. Avery leave this morning for Napier, and intend travelling Uicncc overland to Taupo, llotorua, and Auckland. Mr. i'. BcUringei, Captain of the New Plymouth i'lre .brigade, is in Wellington oa business in eeimccUon with the lure Brigades Bill.

Another Taranaki Maori war veteran has joined thi great majority, ill'. James Erskine Corbett, wiio has been ill Tava.liaki over iil'ty years, passed away at Ukato on ..Monday, at the age of 78 years.

The liev. L. M. Isitt, of Christchurcli, arrived in town by the mail train from Wellington last night, and will spend to-day looking ii[i old friends. A private letter received in New I*l yuioutn states that ill', and ill's. J. Handy are spending a very enjoyable time in and around London. At time of writing they were at Stroud. Tliey are enjoying excellent health, Mr. Handy having fully recovered from the injuries resulting from a collision with a cab. They contemplate leaving England early in December on the return journey, and will probably spend some time in Australia before returning to New Plymouth.

Melba is sustaining her character for affability in a wonderful manner, i'ts other evening (relates -Melbourne Punch) the women's choir presented her with a very line bouquet 111 the shape of a erooK, which inspired one or two members to a»k for a Uowcr 011 the way out, to which request Madame graciously re si'onded. But when some ruder spirits grabbed for themselves, the prima Jonna remarked that they had better take the lot, whereupon a woman seized the crook and ran off down the street, pursued by a policeman. Instead 01 10tuniing the booty, which was by now much the worse for wear, Bobby stood still, looking foolish, while Melba, witli her son and daughter-in-law, sat bask in the carriage helpless with laughter. A choir lady, however, grasping the sit.i ation—and the crook—presented the remains to Melba with all due apologies, to which Melba replied that it was only meant as a joke.

Another old setller who was held in very high esteem passed away ou Sunday last at luglewood, when Major if. C. 11. S. Baddeley, late Captain of the 4Uth Regiment of Font, and eldest son of the late Major-General liaddeley, K.E., died. The late Major Baddeley came to New Zealand from Victoria with his regiment, the famous 4(Jtli, in ISU3, half of the regiment leaving Australia for India, and the other half coming to this colony, for some time he was stationed at the White CliU's Redoubt, aud with the imperial troops was through most of the Maori troubles - of that period. Major Baddelcy's fatlier (then Colonel aud afterwards Major - General Baddeley) was stationed in New Plymouth with the Royal Engineers, when Major Baddeley reached New Zealand, and together, father and son, saw active service. General liaddeley eventually retired from the army, and decided to go J tome, taking up his residence at Jersey, in the Channel Islands, where he expired. Majur liaddeley elected to settle in Taranaki when his active service time had expired, it might be mentioned that during his military career the late Major ('then Captain) liaddeley was at the famous Eureka Stockade, having gone to Victoria with the 40th, immediately on joining the colors. Major Baddehy took up land at liuirangi under the Imperial grant, and until shortly before his lamented decease carried on farming. Until about two months ago the deceased had been in apparently robust health, but he expired rather suddenly, j after a painful illness, on Sunday last, lie is survived by seven children—four sons and three daughters. The sons are —Mr. F. C. Baddeley, manager of the Bank of New Zealand at Kimbolton; Mr. H. W. Baddeley, accountant at the Bank of New Zealand, Stratford; Mr. Richard Baddeley, late partner in the linn of Baddeley and Forlong, Wanganui; and Mr. I}. I. Baddeley, farmer, of luglewood. The late Major was buried at luglewood on Tuesday with military, honors. 'The bearers were chosen from ; former members of the Imperial an.!;. colonial forces in equal numbers. AI squad from the luglewood Rifles pro-1 vided the firing-party.