PERSONAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 277, 17 November 1908, Page 2

PERSONAL

According to a Press message, the llev. W. Hewitsou ha* am>pted the position of master of the Knox College. .Mr. E. A. Heath, for somo time "with Messrs. Ambury Brothers,, and well known as designer and specialist in ; their fine window displays, leaves on Thursday for Auckland, where he will enter the buying department of tlie D.I.C. Mr. .Johnson, of Apiti, who i* an ardent ,soldier of the Salvation Army, returned by tlie Pviiapehu yesterday {says a Press Association ;\viro from \Vellhigtoii). Mr. Johnson has been revisiting Sweden, his native land, and lias spent a very pleasant time there. Jle informed a reporter that the Salvation Army was now well established in Sweden, that the people, as usual, were generally contented, and that there

was -now nothing but cordiality arid the best of ieeling cM'stin# between .S-wedcn [ and their neighbor Norway. A IVe** wire Ironi Wellington states that Mr. Henry W. Norris, of [livereargill, who gained one of the exhibitions oll'ercd by the Associated Hoard oi the I{.A.M. and K.C.M. at last year's examinations, left for London yesterday by ibe liijijiinghain (Irange. Mr, Norris -will take up his studies in violin- ! pitying at the Hoyal Academy of Musi«, j

where lie will receive a free course of tuition of (wo or three years 1 duration. f[c is the first New Zealand student wlio has gone to London as the result of the Associated ]k>ard's free exhibitions, three of which are olfered annually to candidates in Australasia. The death is announced, at the a<*c of 45 years, of Mr. Robert \Villia7ri England, ol the lirm of Kngland Jsros., architects, of Christehureli. Mr. 1 England, who was a son of .Mr. U. \\\ Kng•land, of Christchurch, was well known in connection wilh the building trade of the city, and many .prominent buildings were designed by him. 11<j leaves a wife and family.—Press wire.

Dr. A. MeArthur, Stipendiary Magistrate at Wellington, was a passenger to New Plymouth on Saturday night by the mail train from Wellington. A Palmerston Press message announces the engagement of the Hon. •Kathleen Plunket, sister 01 the Governor, and Captain Edward Lvccll Uons (18th jlnssars). A.D.C. to 'Uird l'lunket. The marriage will take place in linglaml.