PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 224, 27 October 1909, Page 2

PERSONAL.

.Miss Mcl.agan, mal run of I lie Palmerslon North public hospital, is at present spending a holiday in New PL month.

Mr. A. 11. llulcoml.c, ine newlyelected member of the K.luoaiion hoard, look his seat at the Hoard's table last night.

Air. dames (iairia, who lias acted as manager of the Stratford branch of 11. llrown and Co., sawmillcrs. lor some time past, and formerly was sub-editor of the Thames Star, has joined. Hie stall' of the Daily News.

Mr. W. I-', ('i)blinni, manager of Hie I'liristolmivli lii'iiueh of the Hunk of Australasia, has received notice of his appoint meiil to Ilu- managership of Hie I Hank ill Perth. Mr. Colilinni has also been appoiuled iu-.peol.or of branches of the Hank in W.-Me.-.i Australia, and will (stales a pics telegram) have general I charge of the Hank's interests in Hint !>*'!'■■

Mr. Hubert MeXab, writing from | America bv I lie la„l mail to a friend in Wclliugloii, under dale September lilli. sac: "I have got u* far as Sew lle.lllo'r.l. and alter visiting Providence,

Newport, and Nantucket, I will rim down to New York. -.Mid take slcumi-r In bunion. At Salem, lto»hiu, au.l here I have met a number of friends I made when running llnoiigli about throe years

\, Tlicv all take a warm interest in New Zealand and I have become a i-emilai- leeliii-er on its wonders." Itc'forenoc to i„e journals of the Legislative Council allows thiit the lenns of lidiicr of se\eral of its llleinbers will 1-liortK expire. On December 13 I lie 10lMowill.'. will retire:- lions. (I. Jones (lllitgo). 11. 11. .1. Ueeves (Nelson) and W. C. Smith (llawkeV May). Early in

.March ni'Xl. the linns. A. Unhlev (OliiKOi, \V. ('. ]•'. Cainrr.iss (Tarainiki), I' 1 .. liiisk (XHscm), imil T. Tlnmi|>si>ii lAm-kliiiid) will ri'tiri'. Tlic:i, iiyiin. On I lon. Miilnuii (Aiickliiiul) will "'iisu t" he ii iniMiilii'r n( I lie Kxi'i'iitivc Cniini-il (unless roii|i|i«iinl«l| mi May ii. Knur I'uuncillors, the lions. \V. Krelmil

(Auckland), S. 'l'. (Seorge (Auckland), T. K. Macdonnhl (Wellington), unci H. V. Wigram (Canterbury) go out ofotl'icc in Hie. succeeding mouth. In his ninetieth year. .Mr. Fedor Augustus Kelling passed peacefully away :it Nelson on Sunday morning. He retained wonderful vitality to the last, mid only a few days ago set t.lie present chess champion of -New Zealand, iiis son, Mr. l\ Kelling, of Wellington, 11 linnl task to heat liiiu at his favorite game, yliiyeil during the latter's visit to Nelson, it is' interesting to record that Mr. Killing's death makes Kir Joan Logan Cani|iliell, Auckland, the sole survivor of the first eleeted Parliament ol New Zealand (ISM-MI). The deceased

was one of the earliest of New Zealand colonists. He was born at MccklenburgSchwerin, (iorniany. on February 11th, )SiO. After a high school education lie studied surveying, and tlira entered on farming pursuits on one of Count Rnntzau's es'tates, and later came to .New Zealand, settling at Waimca East, Ncl-

Writing of the death of Mr .Samuel (ioodall, late. Inspector of l'olicq, the Nelson Colonist .says:—Deceased was a member of the police force for many years, and -was stationed in various parts' of New Zealand, including Jlavclock, where he. was clerk of the court, lie was at the Wakamarina at the time! of the gold rush, and smile over the. Mnnngatapu toXelsou in lSlili, two days after "the murders. The deceased also went to the West Coast, where he had many exciting experiences, and was present" at the time of the great strike, when a riot was feared, and a number of spocial constables' were sworn in in anticipation of trouble with three hundred blacklegs. About sixteen years ago he retired" from the force, and took up land in the Tndinor. where lie had resided ever since. About two years ago deceased had a serious illness, from which he onlv partially recovered, but. although in failing health his end came rather suddenly. lie leaves a widow, two daiM'lilers (Mrs. S. Moll'ett. of Tadmor, niufMrs. Ward, of Taitraugal, ami one -on. Mr. Kenneth «l. Coodall, of Tad-