PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 119, 11 May 1908, Page 2

PERSONAL.

A cable frum London announces the death of Mr. James Campbell, brother ot the late Henry Campbell-Banner-mau.

Mr. Alfred George, who has l'etiied from Hit' chairmanship of the Urnata Ituad Board, has devoted no leas tliiu nineteen consecutive years to the interests of the ratepayers in that district. Ho has also Been long service on the liarrclt Road Board and the Taranaki County Council, and 13 generally credited with knowing nearly every foot of road about the western suburbs of New Plymouth,

.Ur. 1). Ogilvie has resigned his posi[i™ as custodian of the 111unicip.1l

■Ur. 11. Ktocker is recommended to li!l the vacancy caused 011 the Baths Committee by the election of Mr. Tiscli as ■Mayor.

I 11 is announced that Air. fc\ \V. Knowles, who haa for the pa«t twenty yearn been sole proprietor of the .Napier Daily Telegraph, is about to retire froia the active management of the paper. \\v understand that the principal interest in the Telegraph has been purchased by the Brett Printing and Publishing Company (proprietors of Urn Auckland Star), and Alessrs. Geddis and liloomlield (proprietor of the Aneklaixi Observer), and that Air. \V. J. (Jeddis 01 the latter (inn, will take over the' duties of manager, -Speaking at Hie send-off to Air. Ii K Kerr (of Tariki) at Wellington on Friday night. |) r . .\owimin, president of the Wellington Centre of the New Zealand Amnli'iir Athletic Association, said .Mr. lien- would worthily represent the Dominion at. the great Olympic games. He (the speaker) had long looked on Km He ,1"! Xew Zealand. 1 . v<l : now difiiiipion of New Zealand '"III Ot -Australasia, and now lie was going to e0n,,,0h witlv. the champions of man, other countries, and if he emerged 'J 11 '* 0 victorious he wonhfh" ohanipmn of the worh;, (Applause.' M'l'r tins been entered for the Kii,.|j„;, ainatem' athletic eliaiii|iioiiship liieetin.'.'. as well ;i- t'ur llie Olvmpjc games, mid \ew Zen hinder.- inig|n very well' see him ,el Hi ll |o tlie Dominion a, the cliamj"°n l-»wl"Hd also. There was absolutely no doubt ill the speaker's min i Ilia Kerr was tlie finest walker in this I""' ol the world. Whether he would h< ;lt 4,l<> f'l'i'uipiiins of other lands, of •'"urse, the speaker could not sa y, but he people of the Dominion conld relc '"> one thing, ami that was that Kerr « ould play the game ami do his best, to uphold the honor „f New Zealand. line did niil win he would drop on the track. iCiicei*.) ; \W Zealand had already sent men to the Old Country who 'H'" l ? tlicir mark. Fitzsimmons ■, limani blacksmith, had become the uorliK 'tout llmiter. with the -Ml backs. had been called the best'live('."hi hs in the woili; aiid ill the realm I"! science the name of liutherford was "He Ol Ihe greatest. i ,Vpp|aUM\) 'JV le-pon-i' |o Hi,. ~.||| Jnl . fi m ij s j; 0 s( ,| Ut keir Jl'inie had been a most, liberal one. and not only had (hey received enough to send liiin to the great meeting. biij tlicv had enough to give him a hearty welcome when he came back to New Zealand. And when he did come back the speaker hoped he would be covered "itb honors. (Ap|,|aus|i.)