PERSONAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 254, 20 October 1908, Page 3

PERSONAL

■Mr. W: A. Parkinson, proprietor o£ the 1 lawera .Star, intends taking a holiday trip to the Old Country. He will probably leave Xew Zealand in Januaty or .February.

The lion. Oliver .Samuel ami Mrs. Samuel will leave Xew Zealand in January on another extended Holiday tonv to Colombo, .Japan, China, alul other places. They expect to be absent lor some eighteen, months. The death is announced of lieneral Xodzu, of Husso-Japancse war faille, lie took a leading 'part in the capture oi liiao-vang and the battle of the Slubo ill tlie late, war. lie bail previous;)done good service for the -Mikado in lac War of llestoration and in the Satsuma rebellion. During the war with China lie captured Pinyang. lie was a Kag'isliinia Samurai, in other words one of the -lapancse nobility, lie was born in 18H.

Mi-s M. O'Rrien, senior sister at the Xew Plymouth Hospital, has forwarded her resignation to the Hospital Hoard as from 31st November. Upon receipt of tile letter at yesterday's meeting, the chairman stated that Miss O'drpn intended to proceed to Sydney to further her knowledge of massage. The resignation was accepted with regret, and" the matter of filling the position .was referred to the llouse Committee. .Miss .leanne S. Sinclair, a very popular and capable member of the Taranaki I'.iUieatiun Board's leaching stafl, has decided to relinquish that profession. in favor of nursing, and her name lias been placed upon the list of probationers in the Xew Plymouth Hospital. The following have been appointed members of the Superannuation Board constituted under the Public, Service Classification and Superannuation Amendment Act, lbby:—l,)r. Htelio't (Solicitor General). Mr. Poynton (Public Tru-tee), Mr. llogben, M.A. (Inspec-toi'-Cenera I of Schools}, and Colonel Collins (Secretary to the Treasury).