PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 117, 16 June 1909, Page 2

PERSONAL.

Miss Mary U'chh has resigned her position as seeond assistunt Iu the Stratford District High School. Mr. K Simpson, Commissioner of Crown lands, is at present on a visit to 1 the remote portions of the Taranala land district. I

A supplementary Gazette last night announced that Sir James Prendergast will be deputy governor during Lord Plunket's absence, on a visit to the Cook Islands.

Mr. J. A. Brailsford, formerly of the New Zealand Times stall', and latterly sub-editor of the Tannaki Herald, writing from San Krancisco, savs he 'nas joined the literary stalT of the Bulletin in that city.

At a meeting of the Tarauaki District Law SoeietvJield on Friday hist Mr. T. Sliniler Wcsion. of Wellington, was elected represeiilalive of the society on the Council of the N'ew Zealand Law Soeietv.

Mr. AV. A. Ballantyue, director of technical education in Taranaki. and Mr. F. A. Tyrer, who has immediate control of the work iu Stratford, have been appointed to represent the Taranaki Education Board at the forthcoming conference of officials engnghl in tin- administration of technical education. The conference takes place fit Wellington on .Time 3flth.

The oldest livhu En?lisii lnirrisiev. Air. \V. A. 0, liakc. of llrigliton. coe;pleled his !ISt li vcar en .illi April. He \\;is called to the I'm- at I lie Middle Tonuile in Mav. IS;!,i. and was in the IVirrislets' llnliin:, Itofitn when the I'rimiws Victor : a was declared Queen. One of the barristers present remarked: ' lllv; ' "° longer n Court ot King's IVneli. and vcrv few of us here present will |iv tu see another Court of Xinirs Tlench." Mr. (Take is believed to be the onlv survivor of those who were then present.