PERSONAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 43, 16 March 1909, Page 2

PERSONAL

Hits Honor Mr. ,Justice Chapman arrived by tln» express Just night. .Mr. Skerrett, of Wellington, was a passenger fur New Plymouth by last night's express train. ' inspector Wilson, in charge of this police district, arrived by last night's cxpirrss on, ollieial business. iMr. J. E. Murray, of Unworn, linn passed his surveyors examination, states a Prests wire from Wellington. The Elthnm Argus is informed tluit Mr. Turner, the well-known butter buyer, has received the appointment of New Zealand buyer for Lonsdale and Co., a big English linn. A Prws Association telegram from Christ-church states that .Mr. J. J. Turnbull, at present chief bailiff at the Magistrate's Court, Christcliurch, succeed?: Mr. E. W. JSeager as crier at the Supreme Court. • Mr. T. M. Maedo-nald, Crown Prose cuter at invcreargill, who began practice there in 1802, dropped dead in £ cab yesterday morning. At the recenl sitting of the Supreme Court his soj Herbert ac.ted as snbstiute for his fa ither, who was ill. The late Mr. Mac donald had arranged to sail for Eng land. Deceased leaves a grown-up fam ily.—Press wire. The Earl of Kanfurly, wliotse ekles son, Viscount Northland, was co-dot'en der in the Stirling divorce case in Edin burgh, is the head of the lvaox family find claims- a common ancestor with th famous Johui Knox, of the Scottish lie formation period. 'Lord Outline, "wh l tried the ease, is the author of an ad mirable biography of John Knox, an the editor of Knox's own history of th Scotch Reformation. JMr. 11. E. Moore, who has boon. chic clerk at the Hawera Post Oflice fo about twelve months, is transferring t Masteilon, where lie will hold a simila position. Mr. Moore is an exceedbgl capable ollicer, and the stall' regret hi removal very mueh. Mr. J. W. M; honey, who has been associated wit the Wanganui ollice for the past 2 yeans, i* to succeed Mr. Moore in 111 1 wera.—Star.

A renia.rkablc statement is made by | tlic London Club gossip of the Liverpool Post. "L have," lie says, the best authority for stating Umjt'Mrs.. Asquith has expressed her conlidence that lier lius1m ml will accept a peerage at the general election.. This, would leave the leiulersliip of the tiovcrnment party ill tlie House of Commons to Mr. Lloyd-(Jeoi-ge. The foregoing statement may be premaiUire, but there is no reason to doubt its accuracy." Mr. I>. \V. Mason, who for the past thirteen months has occupied the position of Clerk of Hie Court nt Stratford, has received notice of transfer to the rfame position a.t Ha>w<era, says the Post. During his residence there Mr. Mason made many friends both officially and socially, and these, while regretting his departure, will lie pleased to hear that it means promotion. Mr. V. Bird, of Ahaura, will be Mr. Mason's successor, and the change will take place about the end of this month. The service for the institution of the Kev. Francis Carew Thomas as viear of the diocesan district of luglewood, was solemnised on Sunday morning, the Veil. Archdeacon Cole officiating. The congregation was not as large as was expected, but this was quite altered at the evening service, when the Kev. Mr. Thomas was to preach, on which 'occasion the congregation was larger than the building—air encouraging reception for the new vicar, who made a most favorable impression on his hearers.— Record.

A quiet but very pretty wedding was solemnised at .St. Mary's Church- on

Saturday between Mis* Amy Dillon 'Kemp, third daughter of Mr. Kemp, (JarringUvn lload, and Mr. Norman Arnold Hohieon, of Te lvuiti. The bride, who way given away bv her father, was attired in a beautiful embroidered Indian silk dress, and she wore a very old Lynibric lace veil, with orange blossom.?. Miss Saxton was bridesmaid and she wore a white embroidered muslin dre&, with hat to match. Mr. Kelly, of Awakino, acted as best mail. The Rev. F. G. Evans was the officiating clergyman. Mr. ami Mrs. Robison subsequently lefit for Wanganui, en route to Te Kuiti. Through the death of her father the Countess of Bathurst has become the sole -owner of the Morning Post of London. .She was the only daughter of Lord Glenefek, and since- jthe death of her mother she did the honors of her fa- I tiler's house, both in London and in Scotland. During the war in South Africa she was with her husband while he was in command of thei garrison on the island ot St. Helena, ft wfis during this time that she tried to buy Longwood, famous art the homo, and deathplace of the captive Napoleon. On the application of file Counters of r.athur.st ' to .puroharvci the place it was discovered that ill. no longer belonged to England. Through the instrumentality of Queen Victoria it was presented to the French nation by Englamd during the reign of Xa.poleou 111. If is said (hat thcCountess of Bathurst has expressed her dctermiii'atioii: not to change the policy of the Morning Post as directed for so many years by her father.

Tim Right J ion. 11. 0, Arnold-l'or.sler, death was reported in our ves.erday'a cables, wa-s said to know more tb'out the army and navy than any i uther member of folio House* of Com- ( nous, with tlic exception of Sir Charles I IXilke. and when lie was appointed Sec- i "etary lor War towards the end of I DIM, r Mr. Balfour was generally believed to 1 lave made an 'excellent choice. He held «. [hi', position until the Conservatives >vcnt out oi ollice in 11)0,5. The deceased i ivas the second sou of the. late Jlr. AV. p I). Arnold—Matthew Arnold's brother— a iml wan adopted by the late Right Ifon. ii iV. K Forster, His father w ,r is lireicto.r of Pfublic Instruction in Pun- V jaub, India. j\lr. Arnold-Forster was t< •ducated at Rugby and Ox'ford, and was cl •ailed to the Bar, buit soon drifted into s| rolitics, sitting iai the House of Com- st nonU for West Belfast frill 1892 to lOOli, vheiii he was elected to represent Croy- tl lon. lie wielded a busy pen. among .his ai >o«t-kuo\vn writings being "In a Con- pi ling Tower," "The Army in 1900," io 'Knglisll Socialism To-day" (published ast year), and '\lTow to Solve the Irish ea jiiiid Question." He married a dangh- uf or of Profesftnr sh