PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 262, 11 December 1909, Page 2

PERSONAL.

Rev. Spencer, whose health had shown sonic improvement during the past few weeks, has suffered a relapse, and ho is now, we regret to state, in a critical condition.

I Mr. F. F. Muecke, M.8., B.Ch., formerfly of Adelaide, who has been appointed sur'geon to the London Throat Hospital, | is married to Madame Ada Crosslcy, the eminent contralto singer.- He at one time held the appointment of senior clinical assistant at the Hospital for Diseases of the Throat, Golden Square, London. Miss Amy Currie, M.A., of Wanganui, was yesterday appointed an assistant mistress at the Wellington Girls' College. Miss Currie (states a press wire) was educated at the Wanganui Girls' College, where she was dux in 1900. She studied also at the Wellington Training College. She gained her M.A. at Victoria College, with honors in Latin and German.

■Commissary General J. O. Hamley, C.8., retired list, recently celebrated his eighty-ninth birtuday. Tile gallant veteran served with the Ordnance Department at Sydney over sixty years ago. and from 1847 to 1870 he was in charge of the military stores in New Zealand, and took part in tile Maori campaigns of 1847-8 in the Southern District and of 1800-1 in the .Northern District. He

retired from the active list in the seventies and was given the C.B.

After forty-live years of public life, Sir Philip Fysh took his seat in the Federal Parliament last week for the last time. During the day opportunity was taken by a number of members on both sides of the House to bid farewell to the veteran member. Mr. Deakin wished Sir Philip a long life of leisure, which he had so well earned, and congratulated him on his useful public service. " I hope," said Mr, Deakin, " that when I am seventy-live years of age 1 will preserve as much of youthful vigoi as Sir Philip has done." Sir Philip Fysh made a feeling response. He has left for Tasmania.

Writes the Wellington Times' London I correspondent:—" The Hon. W. HallJones, 1 regret to say, had a serious heart seizure ou Saturday—not so severe as. the one he had in New Zealand, but sufficiently serious to make any attempt at work for some time to come out ot the question. lie was very ill for several days, and although at latest advices his condition, is easier, the High Commissioner has asked to be temporarily relieved of his duties, being quite unfit foi work at present. There is no provision in the statutes for an Acting-High Com missioner. When'the holder vacates' the post a new High Commissioner has to be | appointed. Accordingly, the New Zealand Government appointed this week the secretary of the London office, Mr. C. Wray I'alliser, to he High Commissioner until such time an Mr. HallJones is well enough to resume his duties. Mr. Hall-Jones has been exceptionally unfortunate t'liis year, for he has ! now .been oe the sick-list for four months, Htfi trouble began, it will be remembered, with oil injury to his knee when entering a cab. Ilis many friends in N?w Zealand will learn with great regret that lie is once more on a bed of sickness."