PERSONAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 253, 19 October 1908, Page 3

PERSONAL

Sub-Inspector Buyer returned to C'hristchureh on Saturday morning from Xa/pier, where he has been temporarily in charge for some months. On Saturday eveirng Mr. .J. Hoskin, {Tigine-driver for some yai's past inNe.v Plymouth, 'was entertained at a "social" by his fellow-workers at the social club rooms. On behalf of the staff Mr. 6. G. Smith presented him with a cigar-case and silver-mounted cigar-holder, the remark .being made that "Jack." had been one of the hardest workers and most popular members* of the local railway staff. "Mr. Thompson, vice-president of the Railway Social Club, handed to Mr. ll'oskin a line silver teapot in recognition of tlie invaluable services rendered by Mrs. lloskin and himself to the club. A pleasant evening was spent in song, speech, <ind story.

Mr. (i. T. Murray, district road engineer, returned to New Plymouth on Saturday from the mirth end of the, Taramiki district, lie reports that the country is looking splendidly. A large amount of road work is .being laid oil, the ollicers being encouraged by the exceedingly favorable season.

Representatives of tin- Institute of Marine Engineers anJ si large number of leading citizens assembled at the Town Hall, Wellington, on Saturday tn publicly recognise the skill of the llawea's three engineers, Messrs, Joseph Mel.fan. A. (J. Carman, ami 1". T. liito"im, ou the occasion of the recent break-

down. The Mayor presented tlie engineers, on behalf of the Institute, with gold emblems of merit, and iu the coin's..' of a congratulatory speech montione I that thev were all !N"ew yealtuiders.-

Press wire. •Mr. Arthur Adiuns, who edits the lU'l Page of the Sydney Bulletin, was married on Wednesday, 7th inst., by tV' Rev. X'ortli Ash, to Hiss -Lilian Paton, of Neutral Bay, .Sydney, Mr. Rollo TTovi'll, second soil of the late. Wry Kev. d<; Berdt Hovel!, dean f of St. -John's Cathedra), Napier, w.irecently ordained deacon at St, .Tamon's, Fulliam, London. Mr. Harry Rountree, the young Auckland artist wbo has come so rapidly to I the front in the Old Country, has been, engaged to illustrate a new story l>v Rudyard Kipling, which will shortly U> published. lli s illustrations are frequent in London magazines. Mr. William Warrington, of Sumner, a very old settler in the Canterbury province, died on Thursday, evening. A. Press"Association message .states that the deceased claimed to be one of the first four persons to reside in Lyttelton. Father Ignatius, the celebrated Roman Catholic mission preacher, is dead. He was in his seventy-second year. Father Ignatius (Joseph Loyeester Lyne) was monk and superior at Llanthony Abbey, which he founded in 1870. After a brilliant college career, the late father, being ordained to the priesthood, spent much time in mission preaching. Vast crowds were attracted hv his eloquence ond earnestness. Of late he had refused to pleach in the churches owing to the rationalism which, he alleged, was allowed il>y the bishops. lie remained, however,* in loyal, though lay, communion with the English -Church. lie

had published many of his sermons ami other religious works. His recreation, according to "Who's Who,' was to attend eight services a day in Llanthony Abhev Church. .Mr. William Buss, who lived for a

«r<\u jnany years at Rnngiora. dint or Vr'wUv at "hi* residence in CHrisU'hureli at tin 1 "f *ixly-vi«lit years. Mr lUi>- w.M born in ;1.541l ill Kent, hug land, an 'J arrived in LytU'lton l>y tht ship Roman Kinjieriir in 1800. In 18'fc (says a (Press Association tHegram) if" Hush founded a large auetioncerin« business, which lie .successfully conduct ed lor forty years, retiring in lit* claimed to have held an auctioneer'

licence continuously f'»r a longer period * than a«v other person in Canterbury. | I ,111(1 lie was the first resident auctioneer in the disU'hl. He wa- the iiv.-il secret;irv of the Northern Agricultural and l\\Mov.\l A~-.m'i;\tion, and hehl the «>lVnvv of secretary ami treasurer for ttftevn yeiars. lie was president of the society for three year*. At Pi*rliament Jluihlin;r s on Friday, the staff of the Noil**, the .sessional messengers. an<l orderlies waited upon the Speaker, lion. A. K. and expressed their thanks for his kindly interest in their welfare. Mr. ]■'. Davis, who -was .spokesman, presented -Mr.

Guinness with aji address signed 1»y thirty-three olljoials. He al-o handed Mr. Vininness two umbrellas- a jioldi mounted one for hinweH and a siHe:'jnounted one for 'Mrs. T» | thniikinjj; the -••If.H ' ,ll ' therr kind I thoughts and valuable mementoes. Mr. (Juinness >aid that, aiming those \vho .[ were associated in the presentation weiv a -number of old <olmii-ds whom he had known from thirty to forty and it "'as .a great pleasure -to i,i).i to know that the friendships originally formed it.id Ifi'en continued to t!ie present time.