PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 216, 18 October 1909, Page 2

PERSONAL.

Sir. F. Slarehant, C.E., is expected to arrive by to-night's express to confer with the local Harbor Board. Sir. 11. Okey, Sf.P., returned fro'n Wellington on Saturday night, ami leaves again to-morrow morning. Sir. H. LI. Betts, of .Stratford, islyinir seriously ill at Tc. Aroha, wither he recently proceeded for the benefit of his health.

Dr. Bell has telegraphed Sir. 11. Ok-y, Sf.P., that he will be unable to loava \\ ellington for Xew Plymouth until Wednesday morning. Messrs J. B. Connett, Newton K'ng and R. Cock have been appointed iSinking Fund Commissioners in connection with the Harbor Board loan.

Sir. Stanford, ex-S.SI,, of Wanganui, and late of Xew" Plymouth, is in a critical state of health. His daughters, Mrs Hickman Russell and Sliss E. Stanford! of New Plymouth, proceodcd to Wan >inui on Saturday. "

Mr. P. Goyen, F.L.S., Cliief Inspector of Schools for Otago, has been suddenly affected ill the eyes (says the Clutiui Leader). We are informed that he has become totally blind in one eye, and that there is a probability of the other other being similarly affected. The Rev. Alfred North, of IPonsonby, Auckland, the Nestor of the Baptiit Ministry in New Zealand, has completed a period of service extending over fony years. 'Xo man has done more for the denomination,'' says the annual report of the Baptist Union. The Rev. A. Noi '.h is father of the Kev. J. J. North of Wellington.

Twenty-two years in one pastorate is the record of the Rev. T. Wagstall, of hast Oxford, who resigned lii& thurye during the past year. "Mr. Wagstall lan leached the ripe age of eighty-six yeavr,' says the report of the Baptist 'Union, and has served the Church in this sphere with great fidelity, and hopes Still to have opportunities of spreadia" the! Gospel." °

Sir. A, C. Ross, who has been during the past two venrs assistant Government grader at l>atea, has been transferred to Dmicdin to take charge of the produce grading at that port and camon instructional work at cheese factories of Otago. Mr. Ross will leave (tea up I'is new duties on the return of Mr. Wright, who is at present " „t on leave, Mr. R. C. Wood, la manager <.I the Wlinkironga dairv fae.fwently appointed to Hie Dairy (.oiuinissioner's stall', will succeed Sir. Ross at Tatca.

Lieutenant Antony Hormuzd liassam liitf of the British Arniv, who served' '"rough the South African campaign lius been appointed a probationary ae'-ing-stall sergeant-major to the infantry '■( tlie Otago defence distriet. Lieut, lu'issain is a son of Sir. Nonnnzd Rassini, formerly British Resident at Aden who assited Layard in his Assyrian ex' ploiation. He succeeded.Layard, sub.s"(jnentlv discovering tile palace of Sar"T.T Ra««m wa« u\ the British (■nvornmcut to dol" a i « ' , r<ll, ' asi ' " f Slr - Cameron, Britjsh Consul at Magdnla. who had lien imprisoned by King Theodore of Abyssinia. He was well received by the Kincr and having. as he thought, accomplished the object of his visit, set out on the leturn journey to the coast. On the ""•»t night out the camp wa.s surround- "< and (he members of the party .were "'I '"( ide prisoners, including Sir. Ras»iini. who was confined in „ ; or ''"" r J ''' nrs - Those were the pre. ' i:!'"",'l'" 1 tho nt '"" s travelled slow-1 ly "lien it. reached Kngland the Government deeded to despatch an cxpedi. Ncr" the <VI '» which mannted cam P ai gn was initi-