PERSONAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 2, 27 January 1909, Page 3

PERSONAL

The Prime Minister arrived at Napier last 'evening, and (says a Pre** win l ) remains there till Friday, wiion he leaws for the North by steamer. Mr*. Payne, of Kakanunea. who compct.ed in the recent Taruiwki tennis tournament, while playing tennis last week, had the misfortune to sprain an

ankle. The accident will proliahly ■prevent Mrs. Piiynr from taking part tennis for the"remainder of the season. The death of Earl Leicester is announeed. Deceased was a dilect descendant of Sir Edward Coke, a distin"Uished lawver. who framed the petition on Kiglit and wrote a commentary on the Tenures of Littleton. The la'" Earl was keeper of the Privy Seal to the l'rince of Wales since 187»», and was Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk since IS-fti. A Press Association leiejiram from Cliristehurch announces the death there Yesterday of Emil C. &kof.'. uho in 18S4 was appointed Vice-Consul for Denmark, and nine years later Consul for Denmark for the Southland. He i(rived at Napier in 1875, where lie remained till 1881, when he went M Cliristehurch, where he was assistant

manager for Cook and lloss' chemist business till 1#!», when lie became maiiUL'cr. He lias acted as examiner for the Pharmacv Board, anil was a prominent itasoTi. "He was born at Copenhagen .3 lt>tß, and held a commission as Lieutenant in the Danish army. Sir Henry Gru'iie Kelly, ('incr .Justice of Nigeria, arrived ill Auckland from SvdneV' by the Victoria on Sunday. 11 is Honor, who was educated at Trinity College University of Dublin. juis IU'M

the Xisruridii I'Wf Ju«tic«-sliip since IDiK). lie was created a knight m l™"Hi. is ail hononnan ami prizeman in liist<>rv ami political science, a JI.A. ami all l-.i-.-15- Called t() the Irish )«ir »< ISiH lit' * Vi,s appointed ii puisne jinlg ( - of the Supreme Court i".i tlii* territories uf tile Chartered ltoyal Nigeria COlll- - in 1891. He acted on several ocUsi'ons a.i Chief Justice. and oil the transference of the company'* territories to the Crown, on January 1, I.MW, was continued in that position. » n llrarv Kelly is a great traveller, and his present visit to New Zealand is ehieflv a pleasure trip. \s'mentioned in the Ires* rccentW, •, soil of .Sir William Hussell has lieeii '^r°xort^ anil after the recent removal ofU» 1

old colours from t.u- Ane-lnnd U tlie Mavor (Mi' Arthur M. rr-l s h m aiV«f tl.c llerald emU.nnw an ■ic'i'ouiit Of tlie proceedings. SirWi Imm Russell, in acknowledging receipt «t 11 ' , Vi — l ''A» von aiijrgrsl, <»'■ !X"-Wing tark'toniy VI "'X i.itMisrtiil ivnunuc(iU'i> of w\ "' til "I have «u-ri«l tW«" roi«r< m>'S' aud «. .-sent at Aldersho. ; ,t the eeren.oiiv when tlie new <>"<■* , d i„ tlieir idaee were presented. • L to 1110 two of tlie ple.wuUe-t 1 .f mv lifo spent in Am-kliiml w' l 1 s'»■» >•«'»• ** w . i,s »<* i,mi - h <if >»*wr 11,11 " llasti " KS ' s I slioi'lld I)KV.! «'l"ieed to have lie"ii present at tin- ceremony,"