PERSONAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 291, 3 December 1908, Page 2

PERSONAL

Xurse Campbell has been appointed assistant matron at the .New Plymouth Hospital ill succession to Nurse O'Drien, who recently resigned. .Mi'. \Y. T. Jennings, M.>l\ for Tauniarunui, is in Wellington on a short visit. At Jlanaia, 011 Tuesday evening, Mr. John Hunt, for many years Jlanaia's leading public mini, was entertained at a social and presented with a solid silver tea and coll'ee service. The Bishop of Auckland Dr. Xeligan), his wife and family, live clergy (all Oxford men), for the Auckland diocese, and three mistresses for the Auckland Diocesan High School, were passengers by the Tongariro, which had to return to London owing to collision at Dover with the steamer Drumlanrig.

Dr. P. K. ilcEvedy, one of the most prominent members of the Anglo-Welsh football team which toured the Dominion last winter, was one of the twenty-eight, applicant Jor the position of medical superintendent of Wellington Hospital. Dr. is a New Xealander, and remained in the Dominion at the conclusion of the team's lour. His Excellency the Governor arrived ill Wellington yesterday. The Hon. Kathleen l'lmiket leaves for England to-

day by tli« Corinthic.-- Press telegram. A prominent Taranaki identity in the person of Mr. William Courtney died somewhat suddenly at Tauwroga yesterday moniing. lie bad been a great sull'erer for many years past. Notwithstanding lie made frequent visits to Tauranga, where he had considerable interests, and was able to attend to his local work, JSoru in Dublin 08 years ago, be came out to Auckland with his parents in the year 1831. He started life as a fanner near Auckland, and afterwards participated in the Ot.ago «old rush, later entering tile contracting business on the West Coa-d. I.alel on lie constructed a tramway from Brighton to St. Kil«la and another from \\ eslport to Oiiuvhiti. In ISIiS he paid a visit to the, Old Country, returning to the West Coast in the following year. About 1873 he cam:' to Taranaki, where

after a while he embarked upoa auctioneering and land agency in a large way. tie was of an enterprising and optimistic nature, but the slow progress of the district, due to the native difficulties, prevented him from reaping the fruits, of his enterprise. With a view to assisting the district by bringing people into it, be made several trips to England. anil succeeded in inducing fully a I ihousand people to come out here, many I lif whom have proved valuable settlers. "Mrs. Courtney proceeded to Onehuivga by last night's boat en route for Tauranga,