PERSONAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 29, 27 February 1909, Page 5

PERSONAL

At a meeting of the board of management of the Dunedin Technical Classes Association yesterday, Angus Marshall, late superintendent and secretary, was appointed superintendent at a salary of £SOO per annum. There were about forty applicants from Australia and New Zealand.—Press wire. A smoke concert in honor of Mr. S. G. Smith, of New Plymouth (Taranaki delegatV to the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants), tendered by members of the Stratford branch, was held in Mrs. Brooking's rooms on Thursday night, between thirty and forty being present.—Post. Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Linn, who. arc leaving Mangatoki, were entertained by the residents at a social on ThuTsday evening, and were presented with a handsome silver tea service and hot water kettle. Mr Linn was .for fourteen years a member of the local school committee, and a prominent worker in all local affairs.

Mr. H. Lewis has been appointed sei re.tary of the Fitzroy Tennis Club i succession to Miss Hagenson, resignec At the Fitzroy courts on Thursday al teruoon, Miss Hagenson was presente with a gift on the occasion of her ap preaching marriage. The prcsentatioi was made by Mr. A. Ambury, on behal of the members. An accident happened to Miss Doll; Castles, the Australian actress, says cable from London. Whilst drying he hair her celluloid comb caught lire. Th llames were extinguished by her sk ter, Miss Amy Castles, the well knowi songstress. Both ladies were burnet put not disfigured. Nothing worse thai i severe shock -happened to them. Mr. and Mrs. .1. Legg and family in end making a six months' trip to tbj )ld Country, and will leave New- Ply nouth on, iMarch Ist to catch the Astu ia. which ship sails from Sydney at tin mi of March. Mr. Legg lias sold hi rakery business to Mr. R. A. Stokes he latter having been associated wit] he Hygienic Bakery since its inception Sir Joseph Ward has intimated to Mi i. Coleman, of Stratford, that he wil ie unable to be present at the compli nentary banquet at Whangamomona 01 Tuesday evening. Hon. A. W. Hogj> Ifiniste'r for Eoads and Bridge?, wil ittend. and it is expected that botl hese Ministers will visit the distric it a later date. The Hon. A. W. Hogj vill be present at the complimcntar; lanquet to Mr. Symes at Stratford 01 ilondav night. Corporal S. J.''Smith, R.N.Z. Artillery las passed his examination and beei iromoted to the rank of Sergeaut-clec ;rician. He is now under orders t< proceed south, and was tendered a fare veil social at the Devonport Methodis liurch. being the recipient of a silve? n6unted inkstand, presented to him b; he young men 01 the Chruch. Corpora ( .7* (Sam) Smith is a son of the lat< tir E. M. Smith, M.H.R., New Plymoutli fis numerous friends will be pleased I' earn of his well-earned promotion. The Eltham Argus reports the deal if Mt. Win. Burke, a well-known set lor* Mr. Burke had been an inmate o )r Harrison's private hospital and wa n a very bad state of health owing t; leart trouble, but his death came wit. radical suddenness on Thursday after man He was sitting on the veranda! ,t the hospital, Mrs. Burke being wit, ,im. and suddenly bent forward a hou«h about to pick up something Re nainlng in that position rather lonp tfrs. Burko approached him and sin ornithine was wrong. Ho expired in aediately afterwards. The manv friends of Captain the Hoi, V 1) H and Mrs. BaiHie Kill rcgre o' hear of the death on Tlursi ay o tir youngest son l)r. -1 H. H («n si,) Tiaillie, in London, of scarlet fevel ),-. Baillie, who was 32 years ol .ig ras educated at Nelson; tol pro. 1 ,e obtained a junior rn.vers.h >cho ~ M ,,. and subsequent vat Dune. iool ;, BSc. and M.D. degrees at the I n ri-of New Zealand. He .en wen : London, and entered the Umver-.t. 'ollcce. London, taking Ins M.R.C.S. a POP He * im * slu,llod '" n ra V hospital and was for over .Hire ,r o o of the house surgeons mth •ountv Asylum at Horton , t Cimbridw, and was, when he las S?„ o£ at the ynimUty College ,-don' Dr. Baillie had booked hi<:SIW to New Zealand as surgeon of the i* Arm™, to leave London „ 4th March next.