PERSONAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 3, 28 January 1909, Page 3

PERSONAL

The deatlr occurred yesterday morning at Halcombe of Robert Linton, aged St vcars. Deceased was one of the oldest' settlers in the. district. He leaves « family of grown-up sons and daughters. ' It has been definitely derided that (.Madame Ada Crussley will appear .it 'Stratford, the difference which existed 'between .Mr. .1. C. Williamson's agent 'and the Borough Council having been amicably settled,

In response to the unanimous vote of ■the' Borough Council requesting him to 'allow himself to be nominated for a .second term as Mayor, Mr. Tisch has devilled to place, himself iu the hands of •the burgesses. Mr. J. A. lirailsl'onl, who lias been oil the. literary stall' of the Taranaki Herald for some time past, leaves tin's morning for Wellington, en route to San Francisco, whither he is going with a view l of gaining experience. He will leave Wellington on February iltli, and will join the San Francisco steamer at Tahiti.

Mr. .loscph McChiggage, of Whangaiinomoim. is to lie nominated as a candidate at the forthcoming Harbor Board election. The appointment of Mr. 11. .1. 11. Okcy as a member of .Hie Mcra.ihg Committee for the district of Taranuki is notified ill the last flovernmvnt Gazette. The appointment of Mr. T. S. Weston, sen., as Crown Solicitor at New Plymouth, and also frown Prosecutor at .New Plymonth and Stratford, vice Mr. \V. Kerr, resigned, is also notified. Mr. C. A. ('. Hardy, M.P. for Sehvyn, in his letter to the. secretary of the Opposition "Bunijuef. Committee (llawefa). adds: "I wish you a real good time, and congratulate old Taranaki on its splendid success. It lias been an object lesson to the Dominion, and 1 am only sorry that Caiitcrbruy lias not risen to the occasion. However, there is a shaking up of tile dry bones, and we hope to follow in your lend. Okcy is a splendid member, and no one i:i our House has a keener sense of his responsibilities or who looks as well after the interests of the ' cow-spankers,' and if the new men will work on similar lines, then your district will emulate Sir Hftrry Atkinson and be a power for good in the land." The Minister for .lustiee (Hon. Dr. Findlay) left for the South last night by the -Maori, states a Wellington telegram, lie will represent the Ministry at the ban.nrct to Mr. CI. W. Russell, the newly-elected member for Avon, and will also attend to numerous departmental matters in Christchuich during hi* stav, including an inspection of Lyttelton 'gaol. He expects to return on Saturday or Sunday. The Hon. 1!. McKcn/.ic (Minister of. returned to Wellington Iroiii Hunllv l'«t ""Kilt, after his suceisstu mediation in the Waikato coal-mum. dispute, He leaves tins mnrmag f" to attend several gat 'ings of bis constituents in celebration of his apKdutincnt to the J -try lie al«» nUl* t« t*k« tta "I!'""' 1 '"" y " f /„'. <pcctiug the construe ion work on ~!„,lmor action of the f ; ' lim , l>„„ his return to Well ngl »., o „tl.>bn,ary7tli,bew'illspcmafcw ,vs dealing with dep„rtinenfal no,t----,s and will then leave or Auckland i ~ltlc the much-debuted cpieslion ol ,11, route of the north Auckland railiway.—Press wire.