PERSONAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 21, 18 February 1909, Page 2

PERSONAL

The Hon. das. Al'Gowan, ex-Alinistor for .Mines, has been confined to his house with a severe attack of sciatica foi'soni" time (states the Auckland Herald). Mr Al'Gowan is now recovering, and will spend a short holiday at liotorua. Mr. G. W. Palmer, who has been associated with the local Lands and Survey Department for the past, 18 years, hit-j lerly as accountant, has received promotion to the position of Receiver of Land I Revenue at the Ulonlicim Ollice. Air. s.

If. Kapsfnrd. of Chrislchiirch, lias been appointed to (ill -Mr. Palmer's position. 11 r. Palmer takes up his new duties in April, at the commencement of (lie tiiunehil vear. At last night's meeting of the Victoria College Council, dohn Allan Thomson. IS.S.C. (X.Z.), B.A. Oxon, first, Xew Zealand Rhodes scholar, and a son of Mr. I f!. M. Thomson. M.P. for Dunedin Xorth.

was appointed Lecturer in ({oology and Demonstrator in Biology. Mr. Thomson is at present Lecturer in (Icologv Jill «-. John's College, Oxford. Mr.' V. I'.' Wilson, M.A., was appointed Lecturer in Economies, and last night he handed in his resignation as a member of the College Council. —Press wire. News has been received of the death on Saturday evening, of Mr John Card. ,rf Fealbors'lon. who has been the licensee of the Umpire Hotel I here for many! years. The deceased, who was nearly I 75 years of age, was bom in Wiltshire ill J 18-IX He eiinie out to Australia when | 111 vears of age, :r.i.l luul varied oxperi-1 ~,i..cs on (he Victorian gold-lieljs. lie I ;irriveil in Olago in 18(il, ami, from I here, migrated to the West Coast, ivhere he resided for 2o years, becoming I in,- of the best known settlers hi the I lislricl. He leaves «. widow, three sons one of whom is Mr John Card, solicitor, J Feathel'ston), and two daughters.