PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 72, 21 April 1909, Page 2

PERSONAL.

A Loudon cable states Unit the Very ltev. Archibald Scott, M.H., Ex-.\Jodera-tor of the Church of Scotland, uicd at Edinburgh, At the conclusion of the Borough Council meeting on Monday evening the Mayor referred in feeling ternifi to the loss the Council and the ratepayers were about to sustain by the retirement of Mr. W. A. Collis from the Council. For lifteeu years Mr. Collis had represented the ratepayers, ami his ripened experience had been of inlinite value to several successive mayors and. council*. | lie expressed his personal indebtedness to Mr. Collis, and moved that the Council place on record its appreciation of his fifteen years of service, and nu expression of the wish (hat lie would at some future time return to the Council table. The motion was carried, Councillors Morey, West, Bellringer and Cattley supporting it in highly complimentary remarks. Mr. Collis', in replying, said I hat his work on the Council had been a source of great pleasure to him. for he had always been actuated bv a desire to do what lie thought was'the best in the interests of the town, lie was retiring not because he was tired of municipal work, hut •because he thought that it was time for some other ratepayer to take it (urn. If at any time circumstances arose in which ratepayers thought ,liis services would be of value, he would bo glad to place himself in their hands. ,

Commissioner McKie, head of the Salvation Army in Australasia, cabled from Melbourne yesterday that he had been ordered to vacate his position and to proceed to Sweden. He will leave his present command on Mav 18th. Previous to his promotion to the chief administrative position in Australasia. Commissioner McKie had been for many years a Salvation Army leader ill Germany. As the pressure of work has latterly greatly all'ected the (oininissioner's health, it is assumed that the change of command is intended ill some degree as a restorative.

Jinny will regret (o learn that Mr. Alfred Hill, (he talented musician, composer and conductor, who has la seriously ill for some four months past, is now in such serious condition that the worst is feared (says .yesterday's Dominionl. Mr. Hill, who'has been operated on twice for empyema, sull'ered an attack of hemorrhage on Saturday On Sunday night, it was feared that he would not pull through the night, and the family were summoned to (he private hospital in which he lies. ||,> ~.,|. lied slightly yesterday, and there is still faint hope that he may pull through.