PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 193, 18 September 1909, Page 2

PERSONAL.

A Melbourne cable records the death of Sir T.'iomas Bent, ex-Premier of Victoria.

At' Christclimvh yesterday severil Consular representatives met Hwangj at the invitation of the Mayor, when the Chinese Conciil-Gencral's health was honored and complimentary speeches made.

On the return journey of the Taranaki representative footballers from Auckland, Mr. I'. •Skuglund, tile touring manager, was waited upon by tile members of the team, headed by Mr. 11. J. Mynott, and was presented with n very handsome case (if pipes as a mark of the team's appreciation. ■Ko far three New Zealand candidates, the Revs. P. H Fruser, Alex. Whvte (Havclock), and Dr. Frank Dunlop (I ivcrcargill) have been nominated for the vacant chair of apologetics and systematic theology in Divinity Hull. Diincdiu, in connection with the Presbyterian Cliurcli.—Press wire.

llr. J. 1!. Mine, M.P., has received a telegram from the Hon. R. McKcnzio to the oll'cct that lie will probably visit the Stratford district next week, and will notify llr. 1-line as soon as he can definitely lix tlie date-. The Minister is expected to iiwpect the railway works and the Mount Egmont stone quarries while here.—Post.

iMr. ,]. Thorn lon, headmaster of Tc Ante College. wii* entertained at dinner on Friday by the Old Hoys of the College. Tlie Hon. A. T. Ngata presided, and among the guests were Mr. Justice Cooper, Dr. Buck, M.P., and Dr. Poniare. The chairman presented Mr. Thornton with an autograph album and a substantial choline on behalf of the old bows. The chairman eulogised Mr. Thornton's work on behalf of Jhe education of the Maori race. Speeches in a similar strain were also made by Mr. (Justice Cooper and' Dr. Buck.—Press

telegram. -\li.ss ltennell, who lias had' a very long period of son-be on the clerical ! stair of the Now Ply tit Harbor Build, severs lior connection with the , office at the end of this month. Reference was made to this at the Hoard iiicoiing yesterday, and upon the chairman's motion it was decided to place on record the Hoard's appreciation of the excellent .svrvicc she had given. Mr. Maxwell seconded the motion, ami Mr. McCluggage endowed the sentiments of tlie movers. Mr. Newton lying said he iiad for years past been calling at the Board office hundreds of times a year, and he could say that in no office did he ever meet with such courtesy and business-like attention. The Board pasaed the retiring clerk a bonus.' of 25 guineas.

The tour of the Hon. Oliver and Mrs'. \ Samuel embraced Australia, Ceylon (where Mr. and Mrs. Samuel stayed a , fortnight visiting the mountain districts, and also saw one of the •' buried cities"). Owing to the extreme heat India was not visited 'and so the tourists proceeded to Egypt. A stay was made at Cairo and other places, the- Pyramids were visited, and the Nile as far as the first cataract. Tln>y next proceeded to Naples, and after a short stay went on! to Rome, Florence, (lenoa, Wlmitc Carlo, Monaco, Nice, and Marseilles, thence on to Corfcw, Olympia (where the old Olympian games were held in daya gone by), Pyrgos, Piraeus, Athens, Smyrna and other cities, anil on to the Black Sea. At .Constantinople come inconvenience was experienced owing to Hie revolution, there being lighting in the streets during the time that Air. and Mrs. Samuel w-ere there. The Sultan at the same time WiW descried by his soldiers and taken prisoner on the vorv day that the Palace was visited. Subsequently the tourists visiled Sicily (where the'deplorable results of the recent earthquakes m . r .. very nui:-h ill evidence). Gibraltar. Lisbon, etc.. wore also visited belore proceeding to London. After a brief sliiv they again loft for the Continent, v,,iting France. .Belgium, Holland, Prussia, Austria-Hungary, Venice, Milan, the Lakes' flotilla and t'omo, Switzerland and the Rhineland, then returning once more to London. After visiting many parts of England they took their departure from Liverpool, returning- via Quebec, Montreal. Vancouver, Honolulu, Fanning Island, Brisbane and Sydney.