PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 211, 12 October 1909, Page 2

PERSONAL.

Colonel Illusion has been re-elected Lord Mayor of MelliOurne.

A message from Suva states that the body of the Ven. Archdeacon Flovd has been conveyed to Lcvuka.

Sir Roliert Stout has been havhv a good time in the Shetland Isles, the place of his birth, which ], e had not seen for some forty-six years. Tjui.Jlawera Star says the friends of Mr. C. I!. Jlayley will be sorrv to leain that news received from Rotorua on Monday states that he is sinking fast. Mr. W. J. llardie, who had been n familiar figure in the Wniniate (South) district for nearly forty years, died last week at the age of seventy-two years.

The death is announced of Mr. L. T.e Pago Norris, at the age of (ifl years.' Mv Norn's was the eldest sou of the lata M" F. W. N. Norris, formerly Crown Prose, cutor at New Plymouth.

The New Plymouth Borough Council passed a resolution lust night expressing its appreciation of the services of Mr. S. Hill as Government Valuer, and regretting that the necessity for his retrenchment had arisen.

A Dunedin wire slates that Dr. ()g----slon retires voluntarily at the end of the year from the position of district health officer for Otago and Soutlila.id, ion the ground that he does not care to face another winter of arduous' country work with both inspectors cut off. Mr. A. C. Maxwell, of the local railway clerical stall", has been transferred to Wanganui. He will relieve at Inglewood on his way south. Mr. Maxwell had just been re-elected secretary and treasurer to the swimming club, a' position 'which he held last year with considerable credit to himself. He was als.) secretary until recently of the Boxing Association. I

The Rev. J. Q. A. Henry, D.D., of Ne w York the great Gospel and temperance preacher of America, is said, to intend visiting New Zealand about June next. He will be accompanied by Professor Peter P. Bilhorn, regarded as the mo.d noted hymn-writer, soloist, and choir lender m America, who is the author of over 2000 hymns, and has a score oi musical publications, besides liciii" an evangelist of note. "

At the annual meeting of the Hawera Chamber of Commerce Mr. E. L. E. Barton was re-elected president.' Mr. Wilkie was elected vice-president, Mr. A. M. Conroy seretary, .Air. \\". . Baker treasurer, 'Mr. J. A. Turton auditor, and the following gentlemen as the coincil: Messrs'. E. A. N'alder, E. IS. Bates, H. T. Atkinson, F. S. Canning, W. linker, C A. Struck, It. W. Sargent, Wilkii, J. Brunette, and G. Gillaudcrs, and (• E. Major.

Speaking of Professor Bickerton at a public meeting in Chrislchurch Bishon Julius said that possibly two 'hundred years later a monument would be erected in Cathedral Square in honor of the discoverer of the theory of partial impact, and he hoped that it would not be said with truth then that the.citizens oi the professor's own time would not raise enough money t 0 sc ud him Home to advance his theory in the scientific

Dr. Bradsluuv has handed in his resignation as conductor of the Chriwtchur.Mi Musical Union (says the Press). The reason given is the adverse criticisms of the union's recent performance appearing in a newspaper, which Dr. Bradshaw considers to have been personally dinvted against himself. Dr. llradsliaw was requested to withdraw bis resignation, but bus only consented to do if a certain condition is complied with by the committee. The. matter was subsequently discussed at the Musical Union's practice when Dr. Bradshaw maintained the position he had taken up. On Saturday evening there was i gathering of members of Mr. Newton King's staff to bid farewell to Mr. C, B. Lever, who had severed his coiinestion with the (inn after 22 years' service, as he intends entering business on his own account at Te Kuiti. Mr. S. W. Shaw, on behalf of Mr. King and the Stratford and New Plymouth stalls, presented Mr. Lever with a purse of sovereigns, and paid a tribute to tho recipient's excellent record with the firm, concluding by wishing him. every prosperity in his new sphere. Mi I .' Lev-r thanked Mr. Shaw for his kind remark*, and also for the generous parting gift.