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King Edward was greatly benefited in health by his trip to Brighton.— London cablegram. fc»~Mr. E. P. Webster, of Melbourne, has -; been appointed general secretary of the V Gisborne branch of the Y.M.C.A. The ' guarantee fund recently inaugurated ; there by -Mr. 11. X. Holmes, the Wellington secretary, covers Mr. Webster's salary for a period of three years.— Press Association. The death occurred last week, at HunterviUe, of Sirs E. Walker, at the ripe old age of 78 yeafs. The deceased arrived in New Plymouth in tile good
ship Cresswell in the year 1854, and saw
much of those troublous times when the Maoris were in conflict with the whites.' Mr. Walker is now in his 80th year, and | is hale and hearty, his only trouble be-1 ing defective eyesight. Frank Hutchens, the remarkable hoy musician, who, on the advice of several prominent musicians, went Home to study at the Royal Academy of Music, London, has been awarded the Hne Prize for composition. The hoy, who hailed from Hawera, displayed exceptional talent, which, under training, is evidently yiejding the results anticipated
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 307, 23 December 1908, Page 3
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181PERSONAL Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 307, 23 December 1908, Page 3
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