PERSONAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 35, 6 March 1909, Page 2

PERSONAL

Mr. Henry Aitken Young is gawtied a stipendiary magistrate. Mr. J. B. Murray was re-elected chairman of the Wanganui Jlarbor JSoard last night.—Press wire, A blizzard in the English Channel delayed King Edwards departure for Jiiarritz. Queen Alexandra has practically recovered from her recent indisposition, states a cable from London. A cable message from London states that Mr. Madeira Joe Thompson, a well-known Australian sportsman, is dead. The Earl of Morton, who is. an enthusiastic deer shooter, is expected to arrive in New Zealand early next month for the local seasou. Superintendent Bellringer. of the New, Plymouth Eire Brigade, leaves this morning for Auckland via ihe Main Trunk line to attend the annual lire brigades demonstration. The Board of Governors of ilie Core High School last night appointed Mr. Hunter, of .St rut ford, headmaster of the local High School. There were, states a Press telegram, 21 applicants for the position

Air -M. •). Kilgour, of Wellington, who lias boon acting for suiiu; time pasl iu New Plymouth as Assistant Luid Registrar, Deputy-Registrar of Deeds, DepiitvConiniissioner of Stamps, and Assistan'tliegislrar of Companies, etc., left for W Ellington yesterday morning. .Mr. A, V. .Sturtevant, formerly of Oinedin, has assumed the office porinanentlv. During the Stratford Horticultural So eiety's show on Thursdav, a surprise was sprung on Air. S. Ward, the geaial and energetic secretary of the society, when lie was presented by Mr. T. Header (president), 011 behalf of the society. with a handsome silver leaVenice. as a slight recognition of Ihe services rendered by liini to (hat bodv. Air. Ward, who had been taken coinpletely by surprise, stated thai anvtiiing lie had done for the societv had beea a labour uf lore.

-Mr. John (Jillies. u well-known filter of Uairarapn. died on Saturday last ;it 7.30 p.m. On Friday ho had been dinping sheep. and afterwards goi;i£ to get ■' *-1* ink at a hip, to reach whioli lie had to Jean wer a concrete wall. hv sumo means he sustained interna) hijujit's, ihree doctors were summoned, and he was operated on, hut died soon afterwards, the deceased gentleman was about sixty years of age. and had spent the greater part of Ills life in (he above district.

Speaking at Tnvereargiil on Wednesday night, the Hon. J, A. Millar admitted that ho had the natural ambition of ascending to the topmost rung of tin. political ladder, but; lie would never aspire to it while his present chief occupied it. As long as .Sir Joseph Ward was in power, lie (Mr. Millarj would he content with a subordinate posiliou. Ilis chief had occupied (lie position wilii l-ii'dit to 'lii in>e11 mill the Dominion, mid they could not all'ord to lose him.'

The first young New Zealandcr to leave the Dominion in order to take up studies in veterinary science, pathologi, etc., under Prolessor (tilruth at the Melbourne Univcisitv, will be .Mr II It •Scildon, who left Wellington tor Melbourne by tiic W'arriinoo vcslerdnv. -Mr. Seddou has for live years been ill tin l service of tire Agricultural Depurlmcnt, the last three of which he has

spent in the Pathological Laboralorv at Wallaccvillc under Mr. (lilriith, 'late Pathologist and Chief Veterinarian, so that he already has a good gronndiu rr in practical laboratory work. Air. IS'cd° lion has also passed liis medical preliminary o.\umiuaiiiv;i, and may be relied

upon to make the most of his opporlunities. Professor Cilruth will doubtless he much gratified at so -oon bavinone of his late labor«i,orv hands joiuiii" him as his student at .Melbourne Cni" vcrsitv.

•American exchanges contain a'auouiiccnents ol tliu death ol Mr. flourv W .eiilioily, senior member of || H . irm of Henry ,\V. Pea body ; m.l 'lnch Ms Jong had branch establish uenls in Auatnilin. in IS'iT lie o r „ an ■ied Hie business uitli which he oil;K'. teil up io [he time of hi* dcit'l )eccniber 7!li. lilus. Owing (~ lailin 'Oil 1 111 he acted „f bil,. vc;i:-s i'i ,u, ~, ls " l '. v leavi.l- il,e active mm 'K'enielll to lli. „s-o,miles. Ui- I Vabndy ,1.1, disiinguMicd •entativ'o of Ihe liifrhor Ivpe „f Iniimov, man, |||„ ineice enabled him |„ amass a 'Teal fin time Hindi his |iiiilaiitlii'o|,i ( . impulse '•"used bun lo apply largely to „,l,|i Mr I'eaboilv visited !!' il ago. ae ( hie] Justice ( yj,. ijobcrt Stoutl ™' V,,, K 11 J™'* leave. of aI, sence, sailed /,„■ |s v ,| m .y vustiTdav e route for England. He was aoconipanie by Lady Mont ami .Miss stom. T1,,, ir i H being undertaken niainlv for tlie bene 't or .Sir .Robert's iivnith! and altlioii" !''« movement, will depend very nine upon the ellccls of vest and medical al tuition, ho has to ,01110 extent nuippe out an itinerary. J| ( . hope, to spen *«>me time with ],k ihroe sons. («•„ 0 71?" 1,1 " os liital and ot at Cambridge ( niversiiy. He intends I . «l ll'f Darwin Ocnlcnar f' 1 "ations at f'anihridgc in .Time, an ih will make a puinl of visiting iii birthplace in the north of Scotla-id. Th iiuireisily celebrations at Geneva nil '''aim Ins attendance in Julv. if hi ncallli permits so unicli travelling. Th nature of Sir Hubert's ailment make complete rest—especially physical resland change imperative,'and' it is recoo msed that this can best be secure" aniid»t scenes far removed from those of his strenuous labour of maiiv rears past--Dominion.