PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 307, 5 February 1910, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Rev. Father Alacnianus returned from Wellington by last night's mail train. Air. J. Johnston, Government grader, is at present on a visit to Wellington. He returns on Tuesday. Mr. J. F. M. Eraser, Crown Prosecutor at Dunedin, has lieeii appointed one of hits Majesty's King's Counsel. Dr. Frank Dunlop, the first pastor cf Knox Church, Invercargill, lias decided to accept a call from the Glebe congregation, Sydney. -Mr. Stewart McGuinness took his seat ai, a member 01 the Clifton County Council yesterday, and was welcomed by the chairman. Detective G. 11. Williams has tendered his resignation from the police force after eleven years' service, having taken over the Masonic Hotel in Blenheim. Miss En Thomson, who has been studying with Madame Melba, returned by the Marama on Monday from .Melbourne for a .short holiday with her family at Stewart island. A Press wire states that the Prime Minister has been somewhat indisposed during thy last two days, but improved sufficiently yesterday to transact a limited amount of business. His proposed southern vi.->it lias been po .t----poned. At St. John's Church, Feilding, on Wednesday, Mr. John Gardiner McGregor wafc married to Alise Agnss Olive James. The bridgegroom is the third son of Mr. Tlios. McGregor, of Bulls, and is on the postal stall' at Xe,v Plymouth; and th;> bride is the youngest daughter of Air. and Airs. Thomas James. The Anglican Bishop of Wellington (Dr. Wallis) had received a cablegram from England stating that the General Alission to New Zealand will comprise the following clergymen:—The Revs. 11. V. Stuart, E. A. Stuart, Fitzgerald, Rees, 11. Lillingston, Iloran, TupperC'arev, Hepher, Staeklcv, and three others. TEe death of Air. Sam Bladon, at Rooty Hill, Sydney, aged eighty-one, >emoved the most notable coursing man Australia has ever kno<\\\ He had owned many of the beat dogs the country ever saw, and he rarely entered one for even a. Waterloo Cup without the fact creating a scare among other owners. It was not that Air. Bladoifs kennels sheltered better bred dogs than were to be found elsewhere, but lie' possibly knew more about training them than nine-tenths of oilier owners (says the Telegraph). His secret probably died with him. He was a line, sturdy specimen of manhood, who, though 'o far advanced in years, looked, when last seen on the Rooti- Hill pluinpton, strong enough for another dozen birthclays. The following fifty members of the Taranaki branch of the Royal Xew Zealand Association of Veterans have notified their intention of proceeding to Wellington on the occasion of the inspection of the troops by Field-Marshal Lord Kitchener:—W. Bill, T. Furlo'ig, W. King, J. Cro;;v, G. Roch, R. hangman, W. Eva, T, Kvie. Capt. G. Coc\. C. 0. Oxenham, T. Inch, T. Williams, J. Mynott, C. TunHrMge. Tho.s. Clare. T. P. Li.iter, Sergt. W. 11. Pearn, Sergt. H. Newland, Lieut. C. AI. Kyngdon, Lieut. J. C. Davies, W. B. Davie*, Col. Ellis (president). J. Black (secretary), W. Nichols, W. Moon, Capt. J. S. McKellar, -J. Andrews. J. E. Harvey,Thos. hangman, W. Giddy, hient. R. Wells, Sergt. J. Crozicr, Cup:. Stamlisli, \V. Billing. A. Binnie. Seru't.-Major J. DtirI'm J. 11. Walker, Lieut, M. C'arrick, •>. 0. D. Quigiey, I'. Lambert. \\\ Hood. P. Cutty, 11. Julian, W. X. Jenkins G. Adlani. AI. Kenvon. W. iJ. Webster, Alorshead, Capt. Alaee, and Capt. W. Xewland.