PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 61, 3 December 1907, Page 2

PERSONAL.

t ~ last e\Liiilig ueld a sei* .i'.u miring iwuui nc iiceiiai.u nunga by last nigms m»«u. o.ic was accompanied by Captain nardy, -Messrs. J. jjuddie aiid L. mil, ot Eltliam, were in town yesterday. Air. JJoddie whu is one of Xuranaki s best--1 known public men, is leaving to settle in the Miiin Trunk district, and m to be tendered a complimentary banquet at Eliham to-night. -Mr. Jaeojb JUarx, chairman ol' the Alangaloki Dairy Company, is at present confined to his bed. suti'ering ironi a severe attack oi' rheumatic lever. The Professorial Board oi the (J I ago University has nominated Alexander AluncrieJl .w.S.C, wiiii iirstcla*s honour* in physical science tiicity and magnetism)., also in natural science (geology), as the Olago candidate ./or the Rhodes Scholarship of 11)08. The chairman uf ; tlie Board (Professor uiliay) was appointed a member ol' the selection committee.—Press telegram. The Italian Consul at Wellington is advised his iioyai Highness l'rincc August,, Kuspoi; J las ]( . )t xtaly oil a tour which i s to include New Zcalnnd. _ <-aptam J. E. Westrup an old identity 5 dU at hk residence ' ellinglon yesterday morning, savs a i ress Association wire, lie was born in iNe son in ISSO, and went to sea when lie was ten years old. About tlliiu-lne years ago Captain West run gained Ins master's certificate. |„ his tulle he has served as captain of several *'',7 ;". ul for nine years was - uell-known as skipper of the steamship < J\ .utapu. He had been with the Put™ ' Wiippmg Company s i nc e j| s j IK . qi ti 011 , and was also a sharchaoldor. ' (