PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 197, 24 September 1909, Page 2

PERSONAL.

-Mr. W. G. Maloue is at present on a visit to Wellington. Mr. Newton King was a passenger to Auckland by the Rarawa. last night. Mr. E. Whittle, who has been spending a holiday ill Australia, returned to I New Pi,, mouth by last evening's express.

.Major 1!. Hughes and other members of the New Zealand rille team for Sydney, leave Wellington by to-day's steamer.

Colonel Barn-hop, commanding the Wellington volunteer district, who has been in Australia on sick leave, lias returned to duty.

The New Zealand Gazette contains the notiiietioii that the High Commissioner, Hon. Hall-Jones, is permitted to retain the title of "honorable" tor life. Mr. Stanley Grant, touring manager for Edwin Geach, is at present in town completing arrangements for i,»c , toducliun of " An Englishman's Home" in I the Theatre Royal on Friday next.

The Rev. John Campbell, a retired minister of the Presbyterian Church, died at l'onsonby, Auckland, yesterday morning, at the age of 73. Deceased underwent a severe operation last Thursday.

ill-. Mark Cohen, editor of the Dimediu Slav, one of the New Zealand ciclc•latcs to Ihe Imperial I'nss Coniercnce. returned bv the Moernki on Wednesd iy. Mr. T. W." Kirk, Government J'.iologist, who has been reporting on the potato blight in Tasmania, was a passenger by the same steamer.

Mr. Will Crooks, M.P. for Lambeth (a Labor leader in the British House _ ol Commons), has written to Mr. E. Tregear, Wellington, informing him that Mrs". Crooks and he will visit New Zealand this spring, and will arrive at Auckland, via Sydney, ...... y >n November. Mr. Crooks is a member of the London County Council. The Rev. John 15. Macdonald, of Dundee, who for the last two or three years has been a probationer of the United Free Church, is about to leave Scotland for a ministerial career in New Zealand. Some time siiK« Mr. Macdonald's sister, Dr. E. 11. B. Macdonald, one of the most distinguished medical students of the medical school in Dundee, preceded him to New Zealand.

A Palmei-ston telegram states that the Acting-Premier goes to Wellington this (Friday) morning. Mr. T. McK.cnsie goes to the State Farm at Levin to (inquire into general matters there, and: to inspect the country recently stumped and will return to Wellington on Monday. The Hons. Carroll Mid Miller, and probably also the Hon. Fowlds, will .represent the Cabinet in welcoming the Premier at Auckland, and the Hon. T. Mackenzie in weeoraing the Commerce Conference delegates.

At a special meeting of the Stratford Hospital Hoard on Wednesday, the resignation of Dr. Paget as medical superintendent was considered, the following motion being carried: "That before accepting the offer of Dr. Pagct's resignation he be asked whether ho is willing to accept £250 per annum m full payment for his duties as medical superintendent as defined by the by-laws, with an assistant at £75 per annum." Dr. Paget asked for a little time wherein to consider his reply, and it was resolved that a meeting be held on October 2nd to receive his decision. Archdeacon Averill, of St. Michael's, has accepted election to the bishopric of Waiapu (states a Press, wire from Christclrarch). The consecration of the bishop-elect will probably take place iif Xapier in January, as the General Synod meet in Wellington at about the end of that month and the new dignntary will be able to take his seat with the other bishops. The standing committees in the different dioceses in New Zealand are still to give their consent to the election, but this may be regarded as a matter of form. Arcndeacon Averill will not take his departure from Christchurch before the New Year. Savs the London correspondent of the Wellington Times, writing on August 13thi—Sir Joseph Ward's social engagements included this week an audi eucc with the King, who received the New Zealand Premier at Buckingham Palace on Monday afternoon. On the following day Sir Joseph and Lady Ward were the guests of the Prince and Princess of Wales' to luncheon at .Marlborough House, The Territorial Camp at Salisbury was visited by the Premier on Sunday', when he lunched with the officers of (he King's loaml'ii ,'eomanry. On Monday night Sir Joseph and Ladv Ward and Miss Ward dined with (lie Right Hon. Alfred and Mrs. LyttcUon. Lord Roberts paid a call on the Premier on Tuesday, and on Wednesday Sir Joseph and Lutiy Ward were the guests' of' Lord Ranfurly at dinner at the llilz Hotel. Yesterday the Premier lunched with the Imperial Maritime League at the United University Club. There were no speeches. A number of New Zealand ladies were entertained to lea at the Carlton last Friday by Lady Ward. Xext Monday the Premier and Lady Ward lunch with t'.ie . Chinese Ambassador.