PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 122, 14 May 1908, Page 2

PERSONAL.

Mr. J. A. Nash, Mayor of Palmerston, will most probably be a candidate for tin- Pulinerston seat at the general olcct»». Mr. W. T. Scrimgeour, formerly of Teviot station, has bought a run in Queensland of some 100,000 acres, with 3(501 head of cattle. Mr. J. C. Gleoson, son of Mr. P. Gleeson, of Napier, and financial manager of the recent New Zealand football combination which toured England, has been approached by several of the leading members of the Irish Party to stand for a seat in the House of Commons at the next election, or earlier, if i-ircumstauces allow. Mr. Gleeson, who is at present in England, was one of the speakers at a great St. Patrick's "'ght demonstration in Glasgow, when some 3000 people were present.' Mr. Gleeson returns to New Zealand in about two months' time, but will probably ,-e-visit England early in 1900 Baroness Orczy, the author of "The bcnrlet Pimpernel," which is to be played m New Plymouth shortly, has 1! v< ;;;, y "''"-"ting and romantie B?™"rr C n* ther of tlle B "™e 6s , B oi Mlx orczy, was a wonderfullygifted man, but he lost his entire fortune alter coming to England, and the Umoness thereupon cut herself off from the wealthy and aristocratic relatives n the homeland (Hungary). She lived n an unpretentious manner, and worked hard at painting, for which she had considerable talent. She exhibited at 'he Royal Academy, and, no doubt, would have made a name for herself as an artist if she had not written "The ■Scarlet Pimpernel," which made such \ mt that she practically abandoned * ,n 'f J™ t] 'e pen. Singularly enough the Baronesg became an heiress again wo years ago, after ~he had established .herself as a successful authoress. One of her uncles had died intestate, and by the laws of Hungary a large portion of his immense fortune passed to Baroness OrezV.