PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 277, 31 December 1909, Page 2

PERSONAL.

Mr. J. ]!. Mine, M.l\ for Stratford, is spending a lew days m New Tlymouth. Mr.-F. P. Corkill received cable advice, yesterday from Home of the death of his father. Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Stcuart and the Misses Stcuart (2) arrived in New Plymouth by Wednesday evening's express. Mr. Shailer Weston, of Wellington, and Mr. U. T. Weston, of Christchurch, are on a short visit to New 'lymouth. Mr. Angus Maekay, one of the oldest and most respected residents of Dannevirke, died on Tuesday at the advanced age ot DO years. Mr. Hall-Jones, High Commissioner for New Zealand, is, states a London cable, progressing favorably, and hopes to res'iime his duties in January. The lion. R. MeKciizic left Wellington fur the South, last night en route lor the West Coast to enquire into the grievances of the State coal miners. Professor J. Mncmillnn Brown, who has been travelling in South and Central America and Mexico, is expected to return to Christchurch about the end of next mouth. Captain A. Dorrien-Smith, who has been on a tour id the Dominion, including the Chatham Islands, left Wellington for London by the Athenie yesterday afternoon. A London cable states that 6ir Robert Stout, Chief Justice of New Zealand, is leaving London by the Moldavia, which reaches New Zealand on the 27th February.

An old resident of Wellington, Mrs. A. K Smith, died on Wednesdav at Kilbirnie. She arrived with her'lirst husband, Mr, Thomas Jones, in Port Xicliolson in 1857 in the ship Alma. At Feilding on Mondav the wcddiii" was Solemnised between" Annie, third daughte,. of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Harford of Holding, and Mr. Phillip 11, Victor third son of Mr. and Mr*. C. Harding,' of InglewooaV ' Colonel Edward Gorton, the best known and one of the best respected men on the West Coast, died at 7,10 o'clock last ■night at Bulls. He had been sull'eriiig for a long time past Colonel Gorton is, states a Palmerston wire, to be ac.oo.vdwl a military funeral. Dr. Harold A, Cooper, son of M.\ Justice Cooper, who has been studviii" medicine in London and Dublin, was a passenger by the Corinthie which arrived in Wellington last week. 11 0 is on a visit of three months to Xcw Zra-1 land, and will return to take up an appointment at Xewcastle-on-Tvne

Mr. H. H. Pitcher, of Kltliain, passed as associate at the examination, held in October last, under the auspices of the Incorporated Institute of Account, Now Zealand. Mr. A. |,. Kim,,., of New Plymouth, obtained a partial pass as fellow, and Mr. N. J. Crabbe . f llnwern. passed as assoeialc at the examination under the auspices of the New Zealand Accountants' and Auditors' Association,

. A double wedding ceremonv was held jn the Stratford Wesley Church on luesday. The contracting parties were Mr Ihoroas E . Bell, third son of Mrs. Bell, of Belmont House, Stratford, and •J' 1 **I'™™ 1 '™™ Florence Riley, youngest daughter of Mr. J. Bolton Rilov, of Bell Bock; and Mr. Walter Geo. Pope, of Shannon, and Miss Ellen C. Bell, of \ M . Mont House. The first-named bride's Mm! was given in marriage by her father, and that of the second named by her brother, Mr. George ,T. Bell of /,™v..i T «° '"' i,,os WPrp »landed' hv two little flower girls, nieces of Mr. and Miss Bell (Misses Ella and Ethel Orchard 1 who looked pretty in creme deam,, frocks and Leghorn hats. Messrs Edmund S. King (Home Missionary, of Toko) and Mr. Frank R. Bell attended as groomsmen. Both brides looked .enarm.n". dressed in cream, with hats to mnleli. their travelling costumes V»ig n-vv him, tailor-made. The wodning I'l-eikfa-t. sumptuously spread in he ~V -ir„ nnl( , >laU by Mrs M]< wi? largely attended and was most enjoy,nble.—Post. •