PERSONAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 81, 1 May 1909, Page 2

PERSONAL

The death is announced of Air. Rober ■Stone, a very old resident of the Thame, and said to be the lirst man in Xev Zealand to build a steamer aim la* the iirst steamer out of Auckland hat bor. The Rev. J. Johnston, Prcsbyteriai minister at Elthnm, having accepted i call from Malvern, in the Canterbur district, will he released from the f aimer charge on the Kith May. The Rev •I. 1!. Shore has been temporarily up pointed to the Klthani church. Air. K. J'l'unkuch, of the local staf of the Lands and Survey Department has just returned from it holiday spen in the Islands, a considerable 'poilnn of the time being spent hi Samoa am Tonga, Ins home. lie was aeeompnuiei by Master lan Roy. his swimming pupil They were away fur almut two months and spent a very cnjuynhh time. Amongst other interestfn« places -imsu-ci was tin. island of Savaii,'-where the ue live volcano was sending streams o lava into the sea—a grand sight. Air I'faiikueh climbed to the summit. Mr. A. llickson, Commissioner oi Stamps, who is retiring ua superaiuuiu tion, received u presentation from tin members of the stall' of the Depart meat yesterday afternoon, states a l'res> wire. Tiip Hon. Dr. J'indlay (Ministei in charge of the Department), who uiiuh the .presentation, spok,. jof,Mr. lliekson's work and of bis lonconnectioii with the .service—l 4 venrs Air. J. 1). Ititehie, ex-Secretary foi Agriculture, has been appointed by'the Prime Minister to represent Xew Zealand at. the international conference ol shcepbrccilers, to lie lield under tile ails--pices of the National Sheepbreeders' Associaliou'iif Kngland at the Royal Agricultural Society's show at (iloucester next .'I line. —Press "wiw. Mr. 10. Cara.lus, now assistant science master at the Auckland (Srammar School, whs yesterday appointed to be one of tile assistant masters at the Wellington Hoys' College—Press wire. Colonel Knight, commanding the North Island operations of the Salvation Arinv. lcfl"\Velliugto;i for Svdney yesterday, in charge of u large contingent of Salvation Army officers. Thev will (stales a Press message) attend a conference to be held under Commissioner McKie at. Melbourne, before that niricfr leaves to take a command i:i Sweden. Dr. McArlhur. S.M.. ha.- been niipointed clmirinim of the North l-hmd Railwav Appeal Hoard, in succession to Mr. H.'Kyre-Kimiiev, who has been retired on superannuation.- Press telegram.