PERSONAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 331, 25 January 1909, Page 2

PERSONAL

.Sir W. J. Steward intends visiting South Africa. He will sail for Durban on Hie 4th pi-ox. Mr. J. T. M. Hornsby, ex-M.l'., lias started business in Carterton as a land agent. Mr. C. K. Nelson, formerly licensee of the Geyser Hotel at Rotonia, is (lend. He was one of the best Maori scholars in the Dominion.

Mr. S. Wolf, of Dunediu, has Upon elected judge for the forthcoming ba:ul contest at Hastings next month. Captain W. 11. Griffiths has been appointed delegate from the Filzroy Firi» Brigade to the Fire Brigade Conference to be held at Auckland.

A Press wive from Auckland states that Sir liohi'i't Stout lias been re-elect-ed Chancellor of the New Zealand University, and tile. Hun. (_'. liowen vieeChaneellor.

JJr. Henry Sanson, o'.io of the pioneers of the liana watu, died in Wellington 011 Wednesduy night, aged 74. 1-Je was tile founder of the first Small Farms Association in the Manawatu, and was prominently associated with local bodies ill that district. He was also a leading figure in Methodist circles. Mr. A. W. liatiste, touring manager for tile Koval Welsh Maile Choir, will arrive in New Plymouth to-day to arrange for the coming visit of these fam-! nils singers. Mr. liatiste would be pleased .to meet choir masters to arrange details for the performance to be given in the Theatre Royal next Mondiiv.

It is notified in the Cazetle that the Imperial Long Service Medal anil (.'oml Conduct Medal has been awarded to Regimental Sergeant-Major Donald .M-ac-Donald (R.N.Z.A.I and Sergeant Coxswain S. W. McCalluni (R.X.Z.A.). A

recipient of tli" coinniiil auxiliary forces olliivrs' decoratio-i is Licut.-Coloiiol •I. P. Watt (Ist Itogimcnt Wellington, \\ est Const, M.K.V.). Colour-Sergeant li. l-ockliart (liruco R.V.) receive-. the colonial auxiliary fortes lonj; service medal.