PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 107, 27 April 1908, Page 2

PERSONAL.

-Master S. Ilurle, n pupil of Ui e >;<.„■ I'l.MllOllth High School. j, a .s | Joell £l|) . jiomtL-il tu a position in tlie Übor Department. Wellington. Master Uuric mis been a jiojiuliir and prominent athlete in the football, cricket, and gvmmistic teams ot the .school, ami has'the m-t wishes oil his fri,. lu | s f ur success in iauin-hing out in t|„, more serious walk i.l life, lie leaves for his past oil 1 mutiny. Arrangement, were completed on f.'ri'lay afternoon under w ii k-h Mr U C Kobbins, Mayor of llawcrsi, will shortly »c leaving llnwcra in order to enter into business at Adulown, Wellington l-fiv,s Saturday's llwveni Star), That lie will be greatly missed and that his departure will be regretted goes with..ut. saymg. lie „„„, ,„ lmn Wdlmgiou m 1881 or 1882, commencing business m partnership with Mr. !•'. lierard. and lias resided here tontinu"«■■>.V ev,.r siuee, having been associate-1 with various undertakings. As n public m;,n Mr. Kobbins, has had a long and I'lisy career m tlii„ district, continues tlieMar He has iilled every local olliee within the gift of il,„ people, and on. I lie several oc<asion H that he sought ailiamelitaiy honor- he always polled heavily 'lo him as continuous seer"- '■"'. v"f the volunteer l-'irc lirigadc is »Miinly due the ~r( . ,|it ]■„,. t |„, ellieieucv <;l the personnel and cipiipmeii.t of the lire-lighting organisation of the borough. N.ic-sanlv during such a l.nsv public I'le Mi. Ib.hhh,,, has had to lake plenl v •'I hard criticism as well n, cnthusiastisu|)|iort, but, looking i >a ,-i- om . lllp twentydive years of his public life, realising the ii,„e im \ aUcntioji and ener"v lie lias devoted to the service of the

public. Ilnwcra would b ( . ungrateful if 1 it failed to appreciate the . I''- fill-lie life has hvl'-hiin to make. , We hav,. 111', .lout,l whal.-vc- that l,i---1'11110i5i.,,,,, La- 1„.,.n a -real factor ill rai-iug llawer,, to its present position, though probably the result to him per- " H.v ha- been more worry than advantage, lie will no doubt lhid it rather hard hi break with ties anil assoeiationlluit luive grow.ll up during the past Iweiity-live veals, but w | (]„, time tor parting ( .„mes. j| r . i;„bbi„ s will have the ,ali,i|'aelion „f knowing that lew men have left the di-trict who wdl be more mis,e,| from the public life of Hi" place or have a better claim on the gratitude of the people for work done in lite'public- interest. Members of the Wellington liar will .■nici'laiit (1,,, .Imlges „f t], e Supreme Court on 4th May. It i, intended that the function shall be a special compliment to Mr. Justice Williams, whose ter f olliee constitute, „ record for Australasia. His Honor has „eryed thirty-three years, having been appointed ,„, :ir,l March. 1575. Other New

Zealand Judge.- who served lengthy period* were the tile Mr. .luslice Richon mil (nearly thirl v-1hr,.,. years) and the hile Mr. Justice .liduiMo'n (twentynine and a-hail years). A private wire .nvoivcil l,y the lion.

W. ("amerce* from Dr. Knar't mi Saiur-d.-iy -I a led that Mr. .Toll lias received a irnrtiirc at the base' of bis skull ami j i- -riiii ,Hiiseioii>. Dr. Euart adds: "I have now sonic hopes of his recovery, '■ol lik condition is still critical," A leh.gnini received by Mr. Halliwcll (llawera) on Saturday afternoon conveVed the gratifying news that llr. doll is'decidedly belter and on the road to re