PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 97, 13 April 1908, Page 2

PERSONAL.

llev. J. Laird is to be tendered a welconu' by the liaptist congregation oil Thursday evening. I 111 (Saturday .uiss Emily Kennell was jirm-ntwl |»j- the directors ol' the lias Company with a handsome gold and diamond brooch upon the occasion of her retiring from the company's ollicc stall. -Mr. A. ShuttJiWorth made the presentation, and spoke of the very satisfactory maimer ill which .Uiss Kennell had always carried out her duties. Mr. \. (J'JJrien, of the Taranaki Herald stall', and formerly of the Haweia Star, left 011 Saturday night for Auckland to take up a position 011 the reporting stall' of the Auckland Star. The career in the Post and Telegrapn Department of iir. Edward C. Gangway, who has been promoted from senior mailrooiu supervisor to assistant postmaster at Wellington, is unique. -Mr. liannaway entered the mailrooni as a cadet over 33 years ago, and has never-: been transferred, nor lias lie worked in any ollk-e other than the Wellington one. When he joined the service the counter and niailrooin staff consisted of four persons, and there were two letterearners. To-day lliere are U7 011 the mm room stall' ami (B letter-carriers are needed to deliver the mail matter within l Jhj city, Ihe Otago Daily Times of a recent

i>*ue says:—The Operatic .Society was )i>rlunate in tin' inclusion of Jdi*s Kosina. J-U'lmanu ii. th e cast iu the important roll' of Jirminie, of which she made a conspicuous success. Miss Buckinann u*'s her excellent soprano voice to tile iM-st advantage in opera, and acts as j well as she siugs, which is saying much. 1 lie audience was delighted with her vocal efforts last night. While all her numbers w ere charmingly rendered. Miss fiuckinann was probably heard to'most advantage of all iu a line interpolated S"iig composed In- Air. Alfred Ilill, and -nitin- her rang,, ol voice admirable. " ' h'-'u Here also very popular contributions on her pari.

A 1 unionr jkis iji't'ii persistent for suine I'tiK- (ni.vs t lie Daily Tiiney Oainaru correspondent) that the Hon. T. i. J>ti UL-an is to be promoted to the Wshitive Council, and that he will not a candidate at tlu* forthcoming general flection. The Oaiuant Mail mention.-, 01! the authority of Mr. Duncan hiniselt. thiil there is i] o truth for the statement sn t ;u . j 1( , j s concerned, ami unit lie iloes not intend to forsake his supporters. From Welling,,, comes ;< Iso the rumour tluil -Mr. Duncan may , n H-7- f S ° at 111 tlU ' WitllilUC l'Oitt.iho but apparently this was not ucntioncd at the lime <,f the conversation recni-ued by the Alail. Ihe special correspondent of the ( hiistchiirch Press in Sydney has been interviewing Mr. Philip X'ewlmrv, the well-known tenor, on the subject "of co-'-mal singers ami musicians at Ilome. It 1- tor young Arnold Trowell, (he ! 1? > " son of Air. Thomas , * 1 -Newbury reserves his Kieatest- praise. So far as colonial musicians are concerned. •'lie is absolutely prodigious i„ his verdict. Indeed, lie goes so tar as to say that Trowell is He grcatc-l living virtuoso on tlie'cello 111 I'N opinion Trowell has a liner technique than even (ierardy. He is the Kieale„l living executant. and .Xe'.v /ealand ought to ho proud of him. "We leall liun ' Tile wizard of the 'cello' at . II was al a recital lie gave in »«'(• t>teiu UjiU. when the audience wi>nt mad over him. Trowell, in my opinion, 's just as great on the 'cello as Krcislor on the violin,"