PERSONAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 328, 21 January 1909, Page 2

PERSONAL

: Mr. Joseph Mcir'arlanv, late secretary of the Duncdin V.M.C.A., after having (visited Japan, China, Straits Settlements, India, Egypt, Palestine and Eur.ope, arrived at New York in November, and immediately joined the stall of the (Brooklyn Central Y.M.C.A. i Dr. James Bennett, who for several years was on the resident .stall' of the (Auckland district hospital, died recently of typhoid fever at Milium (Victoria) (where he had been in practice since leaving Auckland, three years ago. Dr. (Beniicll was one uf the survivors of the 1 wreck of the (i.s. Elinganiile in 1002. The live young Methodist ministers whu came out to New Zealand in the ship City of Auckland, which was wrecked off the mouth of the Otaki river, were the Revs. W. J. Williams, 11. B. Redstone, J. J. Lewis, J. S. Smnlley, and F. W. Jsitt. Mr. Masscy, leader of the Opposition, was also a passenger to this Dominion by the ship, whose wreck now lies on the Otaki beach.

I Alfred H. Robinson, the boy who headed the list ill the Junior SchularI ship examination conducted by the New (Zealand University, was a pupil of Wellington College which he entered by means of a Junior National Scholarship •gained in 1004. At the college his career was one long (succession of prizes and scholarships gained, and now lie has capped bis previous performances by iwiuiiinc a Junior New Zealand University Scholarship with the highest marks j ever scored ill the examination.— Uoinin-

Mr. J. I!. Trigg-, the third Conciliation rniniiii-'sioiicr. was born in Loudon : n 1851. and was employed in a large wholesale warehouse there, lie came to New Zealand in IHII9. worked in a grocery store in Christchurch, and then entered (he lawyer's iiflice of Dr. Foster for some months, lie aflorwarls became a commercial traveller for Sclandci's and 1'.'0.. leaving that, pn-dtion to ,i"iu the stall of J. Bdllaiuync. and Co. After :. few years he was taken into partnership.' lie was a member of the linn for J over Ihiriy years, retiring about eight i

years ago. He resigned the chairmanship oF the Canterbury Conciliation dloavd to manage the business of Messrs. [(White and Co. at Aildington. and continued to do so till the business was sold. |