PERSONAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 327, 20 January 1909, Page 3

PERSONAL

Mr. J. H. Stevens will relieve Mr. Chancy, Chief Postmaster, during the hitter's absence on leave. Heir Benno Scherek, representing Mr. J. C. Williamson, arrived in town last evening, and is staying ut the White Hart Hotel. Mr. Armstrong, District Railways Traffic Manager, arrived in town last aight from Wanganui, and is staying at the White Hart Hotel. Mr. T. B. McC'onnell has resigned the post of conductor of the Taranaki Garrison Band. Mr. G. H. Saunders has been appointed conductor pro tem. Mr. F. J. Heatley, M.A., M.Sc., of the District High School, Port Chalmers has been appointed assistant master' of the Stratford District High School. .- ' ' . , H3s |fccelleucy the Governor arrived at Dunedin from North yesterday morning. He will', states a Press wire, lay the foundation of the Haeremai Lodge (Masonic) this afternoon, and will return North to-morrow morning. Eleven Irish dignitaries of the Roman Catholic Church are celebrating ttoeir

jubilee in 1009. One Cardinal, who is in .Australia; five Archbishops—namely, Archbishop Ryan, Ireland, Riordan and Glennon hi America; and Archbishop jHealy in Ireland—and five bishops, all of whom are in Ireland. At the instance of the Mayor of Wellington, a subscription list was recently opened for a presentation to the Hon. Hall-Jones, the new High Commissioner. The amount subscribed was £22 5s 6d. A silver tea service will be forwarded to London and presented by the Hon. W. P Reeves to Mr Hall-Jones. Two very old residents of Greytown (says the local correspondent of the Dominion) have just passed away. One of these, Mr. .1. Mead, 80 years of age, has been a well-known settler in the district for almost half a century. The other, Mr. J. Smith, who died on Sunday, was SI years of age. He came to New Zealand in the Lady Nugent over 60 years ago. He saw service during the Maoii wars. . According to a Press cable, the Chief Justice of New South Wales (the Hon. Sir Frederick Darley) has been given 12 months' leave of absence prior to his retirement. Mr. Justice Simpson Km been appointed Acting-Chief Justice. Sir Frederick Darley is 70 years of age, and 'has been Chief Justice of NewSouth Wales since 188<i. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, and practised at the Irish Bar in 1853 and afterwards in New South Wales and ■Queensland. Sir Frederick was a member of the Legislative Council, vice-pre-fiident of the Executive Council, and a member of the South African War Commission. The Hon. A. H. Simpson was Chief Judge in Equity in New South Wales. At one time he was a Fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge. In 1807 his Honor was a Fellow of the University of Sydney, and from 1902 to 1904 was vice-chancellor. The death is announced of Mr. F. Arenas, a former Vice-Consul for Spain in Christchureh. For the past five years Mr Arenas has been in failing health, and his death on Saturday raornins (says the Star) was not unexpected. Mr Arenas, who arrived in Hokitika in 1859 was horn in Barcelona in 1842. He was married in 1872 to an English lady, a daughter of Mr Thomas Befell, of Northampton, England. His wife died in Spain in 1878, leaving two children, and Mr Arenas-married again in 1880, and bv that un:on had four children. Mr Arenas was for many vears one of the leading hotelkcepers

of Christchurch, and was widely esteem ed among his fellow citizens for In* liberality in connection with both publii and private charities. Mr Arenas senl £IOOO to aid those wno had been nun ed by the great earthquake at Malaga in 1880. " . , .Sir William Russell has received s cablegram informing him that his sot W. R. Russell has been promoted to tin rank of captain in the 58th Northamp tonsbire. Regiment. Captain W. R. Riw ■ttll is now en route for New Zealani itj the Ortona on a visit to his family Captain Henry 0. W. Cracroft died » Tieton nn Friday after a lingering ill •ness. He was for some years a settlri in Picton and the Sounds, having firsi •come to Picton in charge of the Ne« Zealand Company's ship Wanganui. 11( afterwards became first officer on one o the Castle liners trading-from Xew Zealand to the Cape (luring the Soutl 'African war. This position he retnlne ( ■itay* t he Marlborough Express) nnti JfU health broke down, and he bonglii . mtf in the Sounds, but his illness devel Led afld he came to Picton to live t« medical Henrarri* m, Lucy PWpotts, of Picton, and oi £2 time after his marriage he and hi; Xlived in England. Captain Cracrof andN Survey Department in New >'J gatUd f ? the C0,,m.i5,.0m. room yesterday afternoon to bid f.iie well to Mr. M. C. Smith, of the in; ron,Ustriet. office, who has been fiHin the post of chM draughtsman here du ins Jfr. W. H. Stoners absence Enaland. Mr. Francis Simpson, th Commissioner, voiced the regret exper enced by himself and the w™™*' « the «taff in taking leave of Mr. bmiti wbo'had been a very eapal.le officer an had worked on the most fnendh an pleasant terms with the rest of staff. Mr Smith's occupancy of the cln draughtman's position had been onl temporary, but he felt sun- that 1

erode of the service. On nciiaii 01 >•" of a travelling-™?, as some slight tokej o the regret they felt at his depart-uri and of the respect in which he w» >* ty them. Mr. Smith briefly repl.c.l stating that from the past elev months' work he was convinced that hi, JTemdd hardly he east ...more plea Zt places. Mr. W. H. Skinner add* a. few remarks, expressive o the =en. Of security that had been his when learned the name of his relieving office. and appreciative of the ™Pr»£"» e # in the methods of carrying on the wor of that office, as introduced l>> M. Smith- Cheers f<* sl f- Smlt .\'? 'Tie's a jolly good fellow" concluded lh **fcto« oeca.ionally of "golden wed «K«gs," hut it in *rldoni radeed tha rth* term of matrimonial happiness e> Sends to sixty years. The rare even of a Diamond Jubilee, howcvw, wa celebrated hy Mr. and Mrs. John M Lean at their residence on Momla , «ays the Auckland Star. Mr. McLeal founder of the well-known firm of ». line and railway contractor*. John -Mi Lean and Sons, was horn in ArgyMnr Scotland, 83 years ago. lie went Caiw Breton, Canada, in early life, wl Wtwrents, and, came to New /ealai , in 1860 in the Helen Lewis, with party of 240 special settlers from *>o. Scotia, who were pioneered to this con try hy the Rev. Norman McLeod. Alb arrival he entered into various cniplo . wents, took his Bliare in the coiratrj defence during the Maori War, and Iru his luck, with'not much financial sii 1 cess, at mining upon the opening of t Thames goldfieliL Nearly forty yea ago Mr. McLean entered upon the hu. ness of contractor, more especially

connection with the construction of bridges and' wharves, admitting Jus son* Murdoch and Neil, into partnership at '« later period. The progress of the firni barf been uninterrupted ever since, irat 'it now stands at the head of the list <> New Zealand contractors, having in -hand works representing a millior, pounds sterling, including the Ot.ra tin lelthel.rg^tworkofitsk.n.lsm, «f.tfce equator; a big graving.do I and a ferro-conerete wharf at \\ellni„ ton, and other important em.tact* The wnerable partner of Mr McLean, fortunes is aow in her 83rd year he 3ne one year younger than her husband Of the considerable number of inarri« aeocle who arrived by the Helen Lewi, 5n1860, many of them younger thn. "Mr. and Mrs. McLean, they jtone i« * ' Sain united, aad both are hale am > r ' Stive considering their adv.wed, yeajj §£lion 7 froui aUpart, of X«r A»K™ Wstve received on the occasion of Mon happy celebration.