PERSONAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 45, 18 March 1909, Page 2

PERSONAL

Mr. and Mrs. 11. Kllicotl, of Stratford, leave next week on a trip to the Old Country. Constable .1. Slattery. an old Mauaia boy, died at Auckland on Tuesday. The interment is lo lake place at Manaia. A telephone message received from Opunake yesterday afternoon stated that Mr. Thomas Hickman, who is suH'oring from pneumonia, making slight improvement. It U currently reported that either Mr. MeCluggage or Mr MeCntehan will be a candidate for tlie Stratford, seat at the next general election in thej Liberal Party's interest. I

Mr. P. 11. Selfe, who lias occupied the post of superintendent of ihe Eastern Extension Cable Co. for ihe past five years, left yesterday for Wellington, whence lie sails on Friday for England, on leave, lie is succeeded at Cable l>ay by .Mr. E. (J. lirookc, late of Melbourne,, who assumed hi* duties yesterday.— '

Telegram. Mr. J. l'\ Andrews, for many years a member of the secretarial staff of the late Mr. fteddon, has been appointed to succeed Mr. Willis as secretary of the Cabinet. The new secretary is son of the late 'Henry John Andrews, of Auckland, and "was educated at the Church of England Grammar School. He joined the Customs service in I\Ji» rch, ISl>s: resigned in October. 1870; joined !hc Fo*t and Telegraph service in -March, 187!); Public Works in -March. ISBO, and was appointed private secretary to the late Mr. John Ballance i;i ,1S!!2. Oh the death of Mr. Ballance. t Mr. Andrew* was appointed private secretary to I'lie late Mr, Seddon, and was with him for iiftcen years until luw .died in June, 1000. That yeay Mr, An-1 drews was appointed assistant secretary to the Cabinet, and was attached to Sir •Inseph Ward's staff as,one of his private secretaries.