PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 305, 30 December 1907, Page 2

PERSONAL.

Mrs Farnmr, who w..s one of tiff .victims oi tiie iamcnlaWe drowiiiii; latajily at Blenheim on tialurday wa: a sUlvj- ol Jlr WurUungton, of tlie luca post ollico statf.

The i'ev. J. A. Jacob #nd Mrs Jacob, of iiawera, who have been J-tomu since the beginning of tile year, are due in Wellington tomorrow Dy Wie Atileuic. Sir Taylor, au engineer who lias been cu £.aged to furnish a report on a drainage scheme for Auckland, has arrived at Sydney from England. A Sydney menage received at an early hour this morning savri thn.l a cable message lias been received from London announcing the death of ill'. Ames llelli-' can, Sujierintendcnt of the Hank of Australasia, lb: was formerly in the service of the Bank at Auckland, Thames, ami Uiristchnrch,

Sir Fred. Eoch, or "ilocco/' as hi' was called by his intimate companions, <]ie<j at the hospital on Saturday morning, lie nas a very pcpflar member of Dip Taraiuki Guards and the Star Football Club's junior lifteen. jle was only 20 years of age. A military funeral was accorded him yesterday afternoon, the Ciarrisofl Band playing the "Dead [ March" to tire graveside. [ Consequent iipon liie retirement of the Chief Engineer for Railways, Sir •Joseph H'ard announces the following changes;—Mr J. Burnett, inspecting cu.gineer, to be chief engineer. Mr F. W. McLean, district engineer at Dune-din, to be inspecting engineer at Wellington. Mr IJ. Macamlrew, district engineer at ChrislchurcJi, transferred to Dunedin. Mr C. 11. Biss, distr gineer at Wanganui, trans/err Oliristchureh, Mr F. J. Jones, . -,t

I engineer at Wellington, transferred io | Wanganui. Mr 'h\ K Widop, distri.t engineer at Greymouth, transferred to Wellington. Mr C. M. Bonzoni, assistant engineer a*. Wellington, tmisferred to (<re_vmouth. Jlp Ooom will he on leave from January Tat to 31st. On the all the appoiijl um-n(;p will take effect, Mr Burnett acting as ' chief engineer meanwhile. * j