PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 197, 10 August 1908, Page 2

PERSONAL.

Mr. 11. Eyre Kenny, te.M., aud District Judge \V. R. llaseldcu have been appointed chairmen of the Railway Boards of Appeal in the North and South Islands respectively. The death of Air. John Dustow, of Jiell Jllock, took place yesterday. Deceased, who had been ailing for some months past, was an old Taranaki settler, having resided at Otakelio tor many years before settling at*Bc'l Block, and was one of the pioneers of the dairying industry. Deceased leaves I a. widow and a large family, nearly all [ grown up. Tiie interment will be made at the Hell Block Cemetery to-morrow. The announcement is made of the death <if Mr. James Hay, formerly chief draughtsman ill the Napier Lands Oili'.;. Deceased went (o Sydney sonic months ago for tin- purpose of securing medical advice, and shortly after his arrival lie underwent an operation. The operation, however, proved ineffective in getting to the root of the trouble, and cable advicc received in Napier on Friday state,l that Mr. itay passed away on that day. —l'ress wire. On Friday evening a number of ill'. P. liishop's friends foregathered at the Waite.ni Hotel for the purpose of showing him a mark of appreciation of his services during the years he had been at WaiUra, ftoni which place he was reccnllv removed to Kew Plymouth. His Worship I lie .Mayor, Mr. W. F. Jenkins, occupied the chair, and after the fo.ist of "Tlie King" had liecn duly honored, asked Mr. liishop to accept, on behalf of a number of friends, a gold sovereign purse (with something in it). The speaker referred to the long period the guest had been in the Waitara ollice, during which time he had shown himself a ca|iable servant, always ready to oblige the public even at inconvenience to himself. The speaker wished -Mr. liishop good luck ami further speedy promotinn. The purse bore the inscription, "To P. liishop, from AVaitara friends, August 7tli, 1HIIS." ill'. Buchanan, on behalf iif 11iv natives, in a few words presented Mr. Bishop with a native' pin pin. The silver jubilee of the ordinalion to the priesthood of the Very Rev. Fathei Ki-iigli. S.M.. 8.A., Rector of St. fa I - rick : s College, will take place shortly, atidlhe ex-pupils of tlie College, and the laitv generally throughout New Zealand, recognising the splendid l'ocoi 1 of tiie institution during tin* guidance of the very reverend father and his staff, intend "lo make a suitable gift to the College, through the rci'ior. The College has more than held its own at the public examinations, and sonic of tin 1 ex-pupils have become distinguished University men: <me of the College stall', the K ; 'V. !' : it her Hartley, was winner of the N ;\v Zealand University scholarship , lor mental science this year. r Lhe atlilcljc ■ branches haw ever been prominent m the realm of sport, and the football team recently returned from a Northern, tour willi three wins out flf four games to its credit.