PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 311, 10 February 1910, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr. E. Radford, of Petone, is on a brief visit to New Plymouth. Amongst the Rarawa's passonge.-s latst night wore Commissioner and Mrs. Hay and party. The Rev. H. A. Favell, vicar of Stratford, is expected to return to Stratford from Auckland this evening. Lieutenant-Colonel R. D. Wynyard arrived in Wellington on Tuesday by the Ruapehu from London. One of the oldest and most highly .respt-ctPd citizens of Oamaru. Mr. A. ,1. Meadhiki, died on Sunday night. A Press Association cable states that Hie British Premier (Mr. 11. H. Asqnitli) has returned to London from France.

One of the Albertland pioneers di.'d at Auckland on Sunday in the person of Mr. dolin Shepherd, at the age of 77 years.

The Ohura settlers are tendering Mr. W. T. Jennings, M.P. lor Taitmarunni, a banquet in the Mangaroa Hall i.n Tuesday evening next.

A Stockholm cable announces that the King of Sweden, who recently underwent an operation for appendicit/s, is progressing excellently. Miss Jessie M-oore, 8.A., M. Sc., of Dunedin, has bean appointud to the position, of mathematical mistress at the Napier Girls' High School.

The wife of Mr. W. C. Dudley, of Opunake, died on SuHday. The funeral took place on Monday and was one cf the largest seen in the district. It is understood that Detective Eawle, tormerly ot the Wellington detective staff, and now stationed at Gin■borne, is aliout to lie transferred bat-It I to Wellington. Mr. J. R, Campbell, superintendent :n the United Kingdom lor the U.S.S. Co., arrived in Amckumd last Thursday by the Xavua, which connected with ihe Vancouver boat at fcMva.

The Hasting# correspondent of the Daily Telegraph says the Ministerialists of the district are about to make a strong effort to induce Me. R. M'Nab to contest the Hawke's Bay seat at the next elections.

Mrs. Selina J. Armstrong, wife of Mr. Armstrong, a well-known engineer, formerly of Xew Plymouth, died suddenly at Jitzroy yesterday. Mrs. Annstrong returned to Xew Plymouth but a few weeks ago. Rev. John Bain Mac Donald, M.A., who has been sent out from the Church of Scotland to the Xew Zealand Presbyterian Church, and for ten weeks relieving at First Ciaurch in Dunedin, is staying for a few days in Xew Plymouth.

It is understood that Colonel E. .1. Coliina, who has been appointed Audit-or-General, will be under the nocess'tv of resigning his position on the Coimoil of Defence, as it is previded that the Auditor-General shall hold no other office of emolument or trust under the General Government.

j Mr. L. A. Abraham, of Paimwst..n. ! lion, secretary to the Manawatu 6o!f Club, has received word from llmcc that two professional players—James MeEwen. late head professional at Queers Park. Bournemouth. and James Johnston, an assistant to the famous James Braid—are eoniing out to the Dominion from England, and eifii/r may be~ engage' 3 as coach for a tern during the coming season. Miss May Beatty and Miss Alice Pollard, who are pleasantly remembered by Xe\v Plymouth playgoers as prominent members of the original l'olhnl Opera Company, are doing well in England. -When 'the last ma'l left, Miss Beattv was appearing a? principal hoy at a London theatre in the; pantomime "Dick Whitllngton," while Miss Pollard was meeting with much success .is principal girl in pantomime at Brist)!. It had been decided Mat Miss Amy ©aslles should proceed to New Zealand on the conclusion of a short season ip Tasmania: bm it has now been arvanjf- | ed that after singing in Tasmania she shall return to Victoria and gire 111- | other series of twenty concert's in the I country towns there.' Afterwards Mi'-s Castles -will journey to New South | Wales, where she is also booked to iv- ! appear, and will then embark for he.r j tour through New *3ealair»k. | Dr. P. IT. Makgill, the Government Bacteriologist, who is to become District Health Officer at Auckland, in [ succession to Dr. J. S. Pnrdy. appointed Chief Health Officer for Tasmania, will leave for the north iuv\t wei'i;. j The Pathological laboratory in Wellington will he under the immediate charge of Mr. Hurley, but Dr. Makgill will continue to act as its superintendent, antf will visit Wellington whenever the necessity arises for hks presence there. Cable advice has been received in Melbourne that. Miss Tittell Brnne, the American actress, has scored another success in London. With Mr. IT. B. Irving's company she has' made a successful appearance in the production of ''Dr. Jekyil and Mr. Hyde," a dramatised version of the remarkable story ] written by the late Robert Louis .Stevenson. Miss Brunne plays the character of Lady C'arew, and in the Newspaper criticisms of the successfHl production of the play, her acting is' warmly commended.

Captain John Joseph Dunne, wlio-e de;t tli was roported in yesterday's cables, was horn in Queen's Conntv, Ireland. in 1537. Tie was educated niiiiniy on tfic Continent and at Jesuit, schools, since which period he served his country, and travelled the world over. Tie war wounded during the Maori in<<ivreetion in ISC3-05, and was for a time a governor in Tl.il. prison servi<». A great writer, he contributed to innumerable periodicals both at Home and abroad, while he was also an .artist, painter, modeller .Mid black and white worker.