PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 110, 30 April 1908, Page 2

PERSONAL.

-Mr. A. E. Oiway, of Auckland, is staying at the Crosveuor Hotel for a day or two. Dr. Chappie is being asked to come forward as a candidate for tho Wellington Submb.s seat, other citizens mentioned as probable candidates are Mr. ■) P. Luke, Dr. and Mr. A. 0, Pearce. i Mr. ,1. M. Thompson, formerly scienca master at the Dunedin High School, and now an analytical chemist, will contest the ■eiivtiuu lor Dunedin .North, in the Opposition interest. Word has 'been received locally that the young man Allied 11. Coxhea'd, who had his head badly fractured on Good. Friday 'through attempting to alight from a moving train at Drury, has recovered consciousness, and is expected to make a slow recovery. 'The Canterbury College Board of Governors on Monday passed, on the motion of the chairman, the following congratulatory resolution-.—"That the Board ofci's to Professor E. Rutherford its hearty congratulation upon his having been awarded by the Turin Academy of Science a Bressa. prize, and trust that his work in the higher branches ot science may continue to lend lustre to his name and to his alma mater, Canterbury College." The chairman said this iwas on,, of the high distinctions which had been conferred on Professor Ituthcrford, who was a Fellow of the lioyal Society and a ltumford medallist of the society. 'The monetary value of the priz e just awarded was ,£384 pelannum. It must be very gratifying to the Board and all Canterbury collegians to know that one of the former .sludeius of the college had secured such distinction. The Kev. F. W. Stent, curate of St. John's Church, Feilding,-and late of Eltham, lias resigned. He has not yet decided as to his future location. Dieutenaut Humphrey G. (trace, eldest son of the Ven. Archdeacon Grace, of Blenheim, who holds a commission in (he 2i.«t (P.A.V.0.) Cavalry, with headquarters at Xonvshcra. near Peshawar (India), received his "baptism of tire" in the recent expedition against the Zakka Khcls, conducted by General Willcocks. It is probable that Lieut. Grace is a member of the force which is at present engaged against the Mohuiand tribe. It is reported (says the Lyttelton Times) that Mr. d. Bennett. M.P. for Taupeka, is at present in a very grave state of health, and. it is improbable that he will take an active part in politics again. The death is announced of Mr. George St. Clair, head metallurgist of the Waihi Grand Junction Co. The deceased, who had been ill for some time, was born in Colchester, England, in 1805, and come to New Zealand in 1874. Mr. and Mrs. 3. 11. Frethey, who are. taking up their residence at Frankley Park, were entertained at Kaponga and presented by the settlers with a. silver tea service and hot-water kettle. Mr. Frethey was also the recipient of a presentation from 1 the scholars in recognition of his work on the Kaponga school committee. Mr. P. A. Dudley is staying in town on business connected with tho development of the kaolin deposits at Smartroad and the Carrington-road oil bore. Mr. W. A. D. Banks, Clerk of the Court at New Plymouth' and Registrar of the Turanaki Electoral District, has been appointed Chief Clerk of the Christchurch Magistrate's Court, but it is not known when he will take up his duties. Mr. Banks was in the Cliri-teinireh office some years ago, and j if he carried out his duties there in the same ever-courteous and obliging manlier as he has done here in the past fouv or live years, lie will be heartily web coined on his return. Thoroughly versed

in his duties, and always ready to give any information that lay within his power to give, Mr. Banks has made himself most popular with e vcryonc having business to transact in the Magistrate's Court or Supreme Court or the other brunches of the service under his control. We congratulate him upon his well-earned promotion. One of Stratford's oldest and most respected residents passed away on Wednesday (the Post reports) in the person of Mr. John. Eaeton Smith, ot 'Jonlelia-strcet, at the ago of 75 years, after a lengthy and painful illness. The late Mr. Smith was a native of Lanca- : sliive, from whence he came to New Zea-

laud, settling at Picton, coming on to Stratford shortly afterwards, where lit has resided lor the last twenty-nine yearn. Besides Hire. Smith there are six , suns and six (launders left to niOiirn

the 10-s nf a good husband and father. The funeral takes place on Friday. Mr. .1. (irant, of the higlewood Tost Ollice, has been transferred to the New I'lymouth odiee. This means (says the Record) a very serious loss to our local ollice stall, a*'fur as the public are concerned, for with Mr. Grant on duty everyone was sure of prompt attention and ' unvarying' civility advantages which we regret to say are not prominently iu evidence in our local Postal Department. A special message from Wellington received at tfawcra vestcrday afternoon stated (hat Mr. -loll' still lies in an unj conscious state, all-hough at times apparently approaching eonsciousnWf. Our correspondent adds that the patient's condition seems more hopeful. .Another telegram received by Mr. H-alliwell slates: "Quite out of'danger, although j unconscious. Still improving."—Star.