PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 194, 21 September 1909, Page 2

PERSONAL.

Messrs Isaac Bayly and W. A. Coilis were passengers to Auckland by the Rarawa last night. Madame Melba, in the course of an •ntcrvicw, stated that it was her intention in about two years to retire, •iJid settle on the land in Australia. ft fs stated that Sir William Russell contemplates a trip ito the Old Country, •rod is likely to leave for England towards the end of the year. The Mornington Borough Council has appointed Mr. Arthur Oakey, of Weilington, towTi clerk and manager of the tramways,—Press wire.

Mr. 0. West has~ been appoint' l .] meter-reader on the municipal electric lighting staff, and Master Morey as cadet in the town clerk's office.

Mr. Alfred William Bell, a,\vc]l-k»io\vn land agent, aged 37, died at Pahnerston yesterday afternoon of pneumonin, supervening on a cold caught a week ago,— Press wire.

The friends of the Rev. Jolm Lairl, Viwtor of the Tlaptist Clmrcll, Now Plymouth, who has been at JiotoruH for <ome time recruiting his Tealtli, will oc pleased to lear n tliaT he has gained -onsidcrable benefit from the change and hopes to return homo next week, "

News has been received from London that Mr. R. S. C. Brown, A.M.J.C.E., a graduate of the Canterbury-College, lias been appointed Professor of Engineering at the College of Science, Poona, India. Mr. Brown was a. recent student at Canterbury College under Professor Scott. Mr. O. L. Har rison, postmaster at Kilhirnie, died at his residence on Saturday. Mr. Harris, who was an Imperial I'ost Oll'ice pensioner, was transferred from Shannon a few months ago, where he hail held n .similar position for some years.

Mr. J. A. Koch, who liasi been for some years accountant in the llawera branch of the Bank of New Zealand, and lately relieving manager at Manaia, has received notice of transfer to Wairoa, llawke's Hay, to which oll'ice he has been appointed manager. Mr. I!. M. Houston, ex J M.P. for Bay of Islands, and for many years chairman of till? Native Affairs Committee of the Mouse, was presented last 'lliursday with a purse containing a hundred guineas in appreciation of his eighteen years 1 ' representation of the district.

Mrs. .lack, whilst having lunch with lier son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. McNanghton, at their residence at the National Bank, Ilokitika, on Tuesday, suddenly fell back and expired. She was in her sixty-ninth year. Mrs. Jack was the widow of Mr. McLean Watt ■lack, a prominent resident of Ilokitika. Mr. I l '. ]!. Christie, 'butter-maker at Hie Stratford dairy factory, has accepted an appointment as butter-maker to the Central Cuni|>anv, Cliristchurch, and leaves for his' new quarters very shortly. Mr. Christie's position in. Stratford will be taken by tile first assistant buttermaker, Mr. W. 11. Hewitt, the Stratford i onipany adopting the principle of promoting members of the staff whenever openings occur which they are qualified! to 1111.

j The late Mr. John Gibb, tile, artist, "hose death occurred on Friday at Cliristclmrch, was a prolific producer, and exhibited 110 fewer than 500 pictures at the various exhibitions of the Canterbury Art Society. _ Examples of his work are to be found in various galleries iir Australia. One of his most notable works, <l Will she weather it," was acquired by the Auckland Art Society as far. back as 1387, and is now in its'permanent collection.

Cardinal Moran on September 8 cornr ll ie y our of his oversight of the Roman Catholic community of Australasia, Ho is the flint Australian Cardinal, and was born in Lcighlinbridge, County Carlow, Ireland, on' September 16, 1530, and is tlierefore 79 years of ago. He was ordained in 18.j3, on 4 subsequently becamo vice-president of the Irish Cortege in Rome. ll<. returned as private secretary to Archbishop Cullen, of Dnl>lin, who was elevated to the rank of Cardinal six years later. The Cardinal arrived 'in Sydney in September, 1884,. and during the interval has visited Homo on five different occasions,