PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 239, 15 November 1909, Page 2

PERSONAL.

Mr. John Foster Fraser left Auckland by the s.s. Maheno on Monday last for Sydney, en route to England. Mr. -T. I'aton, chairman uf the New Plymouth Fir,. Hoard, will be the board's delegate at the conference of Fire Boards to be held in Wellington next Thursday.

Sir Francis Price, who recently married a daughter of Sir William Russell, having disposed of his property in Hawke's Bay, intends leaving fo r England shortly. The Putorino station consists of 32,000 acres native lease, and was sold as a going concern, including HOOO sheep and 250 head of cattle, to Mr..Patrick Patullo, of Dunedln.

''' : . «.-■• ••u.i,.,.(nr D'll.inovnn. the highly-esteemed officer in charge of the Paliuerston North police, was walking home on Saturday night with Dr! O'Brien, he suddenly became faint, and fell, vomiting blood freelv from the stomach. Dr. O'Brien had him inimeiliately conveyed home, where he was for a time in great danger. To-day, though very wenk, it is believed danger is past. —Press Association telegram.

Among the passengers by Monday's steam which arrived at Bluff from Melbourne was Colonel Bates, the AuditorGeneral of the Salvation Army. His headquarters are in London, 'but his business area is coextensive with the Army's work. ]l e investigates the finanevery quarter of the globe, and has come cinl operations of the Salvation Army in across to New Zealand to examine'the accounts of thp different branches in the Dominion. Colonel Bates is accompanied iiv Colonel Fixlior. Hie head of the financial mid statistical department of the Army in Australasia, who is an old Invercargill boy.