PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 47, 20 March 1909, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Mr. J. R. Chattcrtou, well known in business circles in this town, has been appointed manager of the boot department of the D.S.C., Auckland. At New Plymouth, on Thursday, Mr. E. G. R- Mason, M.A., of Eltham, was admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court, on the motion of Mr. A. H. JohnCommissioner Dinnie has decided that Detective Cassells, who has been stationed in Wellington for the past nine years, is to be removed to Palmerston Nortli.—Press wire. In publishing the names of candidates .who passed the examinations of the Trinity College of Music, London, held in December last, the name of Miss Ida Henderson, a pupil of the local Convent, was inadvertently omitted. At a meeting of the Nelson Council last night Mr. H. V. Gully, for 34 years town clerk, tendered his resignation, ■which was accepted with regret. Mr. Gully was voted three months' salary from the expiration of his notice-Press '• The death is announced of an old pioneer in the person of Mr. William Dunne, of Auckland. Deceased, whe was 80 years of age, was tarn in I unity Wicklow, Ireland, but at the ag of 17 emigrated to Australia, arriving in Sydney as far back as IS4 °- He snhscnuently came across to New Zealand m the William Denny, and worked for some time in the copper mines of Hawaii. Returning to Australia, he went on the goldfields there, working at, Bcndigo ami takin» part in the Tnron (N.S.W.) rush. He was at Ballarat at the time of the big riot. • Mr T E Donne, the new trade commissioner, fe a native of Melbourne In ,1875 he joined the New Zealand Telc'armib. Department. Wellington, as cadet and rose rapidly in the service. Rom the. telegraph department he went into ■Z railway servh*. In IMS. he took, charge of the Wellington station holdjn« that office until 1894, when he was appointed-traffic manager. Subsequently Mr. Donne became superintendent ot Tourist and Health .resorts and secretary of the Department of Industries aid[Commerce. In 1«01 he was appointed sole commrfesioner to arrange the transport and accommodation for the Duke and Duchess of Com wall Mid, York during their tour through New '/ealand. He represented New Zealand at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, fit ]£«.. ill He.vWt,, ho United States, Great Britain, ami Ireland, France. Belgium, Germany, Switzerland and Italy, in connection with »li* New .Zealand International Inhibition moo- 7 ' aml the ■ le, . ,art ™ e ' lta """'T lb 'control. He 'was a vice-president and executive commissioner of the exhibition'.