PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 187, 29 July 1908, Page 2

PERSONAL.

We regret to learn that-Mr. D. Berry, whose health has been the reverse of robust lor some time, has taken a turn for the worse. Mr. E, J. Carthew, accompanied by his wife, is leaving on a trip to Australia to-morrow. ill". A. 13. A. Clarko, of New' Plymouth, is seridusly ill at a local private hospital.

■ Mr. Humphries, Surveyor-General, is on a visit to New Plymouth. -Mr. J, A. (iilruth, Chief Government \ eteriuariau in New Zealand, has been appointed Professor of Veterinary l'uthology and Director of the Stock Diseases Research Institute of Victoria. The salary is £IOOO a year.—Cable! On Monday night a party of friends organised by the Carrington. lioad Board '•surprised - ' Mr. Joseph McEwen at nis parents' residence, Carrington road. The visitors were made welcome, and dancing, singing, and games provided amusement till 2 o'clock in the morning. During the proceedings, Mr. W. Perhain, on behalf of tho Hockey Club members, presented Mr. McEwen with a combined travelling-bag and dressing-case, on the eve of his departure from the district for Whitecliffs.

The Jiev. J. Tj. Dovo, M.A., wlio has been chosen to .succeed Mr. W. Einpson as principal of Wanganui •Collegiate School, is now second in command at Durham .School. England. He is 110 stranger (o Xe\v Hollanders. After a brilliant college career lie eame out U. this colonv for experience, and from ISM) (ill l!)f)2 lie held the post of vie-ir of Hunterville. Tn 18! l.'{ ho was appoi 111ed headmaster of Dunstone College, and a year later he was selected for the more important post lie now holds in Durham School, arr. Dove is expected to arrive in New Zealand early next year. Uenernl regret was occasioned at Port Chalmers on Friday by the death of Sergt.-llajor Donnid ilacDonahl, who succumbed to an attack of pleurisy and pneumonia after a brief illness. ' Deceased was (says the Ola'go Daily | Times) well-known in spoi ling circles, 1 and was n prominent member of tllo tMhambra alld l'ort Chalmers football teams a few years ago; in addition lie was' a member of the. Port Chalmers Xavals for some years. He went lo South 'Africa as a member of the Vivsf Contingent, and was also chosen as one of the members of the Volunteer Contingent which represented Xew Zealand at Iho Queen's Jubilee.