PERSONAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 44, 17 March 1909, Page 2

PERSONAL

The death \a announced of ilr. \V. C. Keruot, Professor of Engineering at the University of Melbourne, aged sixtyfour. Mr. (1. A. Yates, principal of Die Pomona, College, Clareniont, California, arrived at Auckland on Friday hy the s.s. Bauroto, having come by way of Tahiti. Me intends visiting Australia after spending a month in the Dominion, At a meeting of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals at Dunediu yesterday, the chairman, Mr. | George Konwick, was presented with a handsome ipair of binoculars as a mark of the esteem of the members, prior to his departure on a visit to England.— Press wire.

Mr. l'\ G. Kimbell, manager of the New Plymouth branch of the Bank ot Australasia, received news by cable yesterday morning of the death of his mother in London. Sirs. Kimbell, who was in her 75th year, was the relict of the late Mr. I'\ .1. Kimbell, an early re-

sident of Canterbury. Mr. W. T. James, Stipendiary Magistrate at Palnierston North, has, owing to ill-health, been compelled to cease his official duties. It is understood that tiic Department lias granted Mr. James two months leave of absence, and his duties are to be undertaken bv Mr. C. C. Graham, S.M., who lately retired from the duties of the S.M. at Dunedin. Mr. John istrauchon, Commissioner of Crown Lands at Auckland, is, it is stated. to receive the appointment of Sur-veyor-General, vice Mr. Humphreys, retired. In all probability Mr. James McKeu/.ie, Commissioner of Crown Lands at Wellington, will be appointed chairman of the Land Hoard and Lund Purchase Inspector, vice Mr. A. flarron, retired.

The. candidates who have so far de finitely announced themselves for tin Wellington Mavoraltv are Dr. Newman Mr. Wilforil, M.l'., and Mr. Fisher, M.l' The death took place at I'arnell, o,

Friilav, of Mi's, l-jllrn IS. Uisk. wife ol Major D. 11. Lusk, the iir.sl Provincia Treasuirr of Auckland, and tin' fii'sl chairman anil honorary engineer of till Wnitomo County. llr. Hiril, of Ahawia, who was to have succeeded llr. t.eorge FHidlay in "the office of the Magistrate's Court at New Plvinouth, reported himself to Mr. Terry, Clerk of tile Court, yesterday, and was surprised to hear of his promotion and transfer to the position of Clerk of the Court at Stratford, Mr. Addison having linen appointed to his Mew Plymouth berth. Mr. Jonli Sevens, ex-member for ilanawatu, wns entertained by his coni'tituents at a complimentary social at Uarton last niglrt. The function (says \. ,I'iws wire) was largely attended. Sir losi'pli Waiiil was present «n<l made the presentation, which took -the form of ani illuminated address, from lii-s constituents, apprcieative (if nearly 2"> years' representation in Parliament for Mana■watu. The proceedings were marked ■with much enthusiasm. Admiral Sir Harry Rawson, who is retiring from tile Governorship of New South Wales, after spending a lew months in England will visit India, New Zealand and other parts of the Empire. A Press Association telegram slates that the. Thames High School Hoard lias appointed Mr, J. Ulrich Hanson, 8.A., London, assistant master at 'Thames High School. Applications were received from several parts of New Zealand. 'Mr. .1. S. Pipe, who for the past seventeen years has (illed the position of bailiff' at the Magistrate's Court and crier in the Supreme oourt at New Plymouth, has accepted the position of Clerk of the Court at Eltham, succeeding Mr. Phil pott, who proceeds to Tunranga. The New Plymouth courthouse without Mr. I'ipe seems almost an impossibility, for during his long service he has become an almost indispensable part of the local court routine. He has j well earned his promotion. Mr. Jennings, M.l'., is on a visit to .Wellington to introduce the deputation regarding the Stratford-Ongaruhe l'ail\way to the Premier. He informed a reporter that of tlic 102 miles of railway 'to link Taranaki with the Main Trunk 20 miles out of Stratford are made, and the Minister for Works recently said that he had only :C70,000 a year to spend anil would use this from the I southern end. The settlers of Mangawa, 21) miles from Ongaruhe, sec Vn this a sentence of 12 years' isolation, ahkH so are going to urge the Premier to have construction work done from both ends simultaneously. A cable message states that M. Stolypin. Premier of Russia, is in a critical condition. M. Slolypin had a brilliant career at the Gniversitv of St. Petersburg, and. after graduating in ISS4, obtain.'d an appointment at the Ministry of the Interior. After two years lie was transferred to the Ministry of Agriculture, where lie remained another two years, then retiring for a time into private life, and devoting himself to the management of his estate ill Kpvno. He served as Marshal of tile District Xnbilit.v. President of the Arbitration Hoard, and Justice of the Peace, and in ISO!) became Marshal of the Provincial Nobility. lie was appointed ViceGovernor of Grodno in 10112, Governor of Saratofl" in and from Saratofl' lie was called to St. Petersburg to take up the Portfolio of the Interior. lie wns one of the few Ministers to whom the Duma was ready to listen. When M. Gorcniykin resigned in lflOfi, M. Stnlvpin succeeded him as Premier, anil was thanked by the Czar for his services and appointed member of the Council of the Empire on January 13, I!>l>7. He was given the rank of State Secretary in January, 1908. information received in Christchurch regarding Mr. Itobort Alexander, who 'was recently appointed director of l.in-

coin Agricultural College, is to the effect .that Air. Alexander hails from Londonderry (North of Ireland), and spent about twenty years on his father's farm. He obtained his diplomas at the College of .Science, Dublin, and for two years afterward was lucturix in Agriculture in Londonderry. liis next anointment was as lecturer on agriculture at Albert College, Glasnevin, Dublin, where he also bad charge of the farm attached to the college, Jle i s reported to be a first-class disciplinarian, and has the faculty of getting on with students under him. lie is expected to arrive in the Dominion about the middle of next

month. It is locally considered that he | will be an acquisition and a worthy successor to Professor Lowrie, the previous director. Jlc is not only a scientific farmer, but is nl>o a thoroughly practical agriculturalist. - Press Association. An old New Zealand boy, Mi. C. W. It. Littlcjohu, has gained' tile Uhoilrs Scholarship for Victoria for )W)i). He is a son of Mr. W. Littlejohn. M.A., who was for some time principal of the will be an. ;ac'<piisition, and a worthy | the Scots College, Melbourne. M:\ C. i W. B. Littlejohn is only ]!l years of age, yet has had a brilliant career at the Nelson and ,Scots Colleges, and also at the .Melbourne L'niversitv. /