PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 104, 29 May 1909, Page 2

PERSONAL.

Mr. L. (>. P. Spencer, civil engineer, late of New Plymouth, has derided to start practice in Gishome. Mr._ F. If. Pyne, of Messrs. Pyne and Co.-. Cliristchurch, lias joined trV board of directors of the New Zealand Shipping Company. '.Mr. Mm Carter, a well-known fanner 01 tin- Hunter road, near Eltliam, was found dead in his l»d on Thursday evenWig.

A Press Association telegram from Uhrislchureli reports the death of Mrs. Ivcsj, wife of Mr. J. Ivess, the wellknown newspaper proprietor aid exmember of the House.

Messrs A. McKeown, A. H. Moore. ,7. Dickey and S. Campbell, representing the Opunake Darter Committee, proceeded to Wellington yesterday to Interview the Prime Minister about harbor matters.

Writing of the Rev. TT. S. Woollcombe, Head of the Oxford House in BcEhnal Green, the Daily Mail sayfi ,: he knows the En at End, and the East End know* him. The result: is that they respect each other. Mr. (Wnollconibo savs that tlie East End is '» l'«Kt delightful' place,' and that its inhabitant* are 'most fascinating people.' And now that he is leaving them after eight years' service among them th'cy are arranging a number of farewell functions in hf* hniinr. not omitting tbat popular VSctlnnl Green institution a Cheep's head supper.* Mr. WooTTeoinbe is resigning his present post in. order to viisil. the King's overseas domrnions a* missioncr ni the Church of England H'enV Society. His purpose is to profote work undertaken for the s'ake of the Church, and to bring home to laymen of the Anglican Com" lmmi'O'ii tlflit they are responsible for lire Church's work quite as trnlv as tire clergy, tnmijrli in a (ITirerent degree, and it will be li'?< endeavor to strengthen tliv brands of his society already in existence mid to establish new ones, lie hopes, too, that 'the society may serve as an i «, ns( . Empire Timthci'iiood of the men of the Anglican Communion.' He will vivit Australia first, and will be In Perth on the occasion of the Australian Pirn ret Congress. After a stay in Tasmania, lie will proceed to New Zealand, Melanesia, South Atrica, | Indra Ceylon, Malta, the West Indies. j and Canada." j

j Air. 1. .1. O'liegairs admission tu the liar is a striking instance of what can be accomplished by perseverance and industry. He was Lorn in Charleston, ™ l , f, «: '» l«nn, but three years ivter bus parents settle.! i„ the TnaiigaInia A alley, where they bare since resided. He had no chance of altcndiii" wliool in those day>. and was instructed »t hofe. AI (lie ago of fourteen lie went to a 1„, .„ling sl .hool. b„t left before he was urieen. Tn'ence he had lo Itsrlit ;|,is own war in the world. Ue ™J y ." !' e,l , a l*k»'g for journalism. «•"! joined H,„ «;.,„• m th(> l{w!u niianr«,i. ~, IJMM. A year later he bertw o:hlw of * laaugahiia Times. At a by-election he contested thelnamu<!"JT-"\} m "S""'* Robert Sloul.Wthcn only 24 rears of age. He was ocealyd. but secured clcclion f i the same cleetorat, 1)t . (he general electron a lew months later. On the re- ! ulj«tnirnt of the electoral bonn.laries | >' iWMi. (he riiaiigamii, electorate wis aboliVhed. Tlien'h, si | f ov j,,,,,;,.', and „■„,« elected, but was defeated at Uie general election in December. 1«(!!!. tie then determined (o take up the !* ii'i.v;ol law. .■„i,| „„ „ lst> l l - t ,; 1 .0i-'s ■ fMimniiihoi, i„ mo:), 1,,.;,,,, . l(|fill[ , , &V" ,™ = SimV ' k '" >'" >''< •»Used ill Wellington. ,ii,.| i„ addition i'» tnliinst part mi „|„|, v „ lnp thi , 'o find time fe-p.ssalvn.' »« pvescril,,,! f or iU l.,!, issio4l „" JJ.