PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 339, 15 March 1910, Page 4

PERSONAL.

The late Dr Alfred'A'gassir, of Sydney, whose estate was proved at £6727, left "Mary," a New Zealand aboriginal, £25 a year.

Mr. and Mrs. H. Ward were passengers to Auckland by the Rarawa last night. Mrs. Ward is en route for the Old Country. Dr Dawson, Government Medical Officer at Raratonga, arrived by the Tahine at Auckland on Thursday, on a holiday visit to the Dominion. Mr L. Winks, of the Falls, Normanby, left for the Argentine on Thursday, wliere be joins his brother John, wno is a large estaneia holder there. Sergeant Barnard, who has been in charge of the Hawera police district for nearly eleven years', will retire from the force under the age limit at the end of March. Mr L. !W. J. Morton, assistant town clerk and accountant in the Invercargill Corporation, •has resigned his position on account of ill-health, and intends seeking a dryer climate. He purposes leaving Invercargill lor Napier. The Governor arrived at Reefton on Sunday and was welcomed by the County Council chairman. There was a church parade of cadets and volunteers in the morning, and a reception waa held yesterday on the racecourse. Mr Clarke having resigned tlie position, Mr James, lately of the Paparoa Coal Company, 'has been appointed mine manager of the Blackball Coal Company (says' the Greymouth Star). Mr Patereon, recently from Scotland, has taken up a similar position with the Paparoa Company. «|\

A London cable announces the death of Mr James O'Connor, Nationalist M.P. for Wioklow since 1892. Deceased was elected unopposed, at the recent election. The late Mr O'Connor was a journalist, and during his career he was connected with several Irish papers. He was seventy-four years of age. The officers of the Audit Department yesterday made presentations to two retiring officers, Messrs. J. K. Warburton, late Auditor and Controller-General, and ,Mr. J. B. Heywond, Assistant Controller and Auditor. On behalf of the former gentleman, who was unable to be present owing to illness, Colonel Collins, the new Auditor-General, received a valuable silver coffee-pot and a salver. To Mr. Hey wood, who leaves shortly for England, was given a photograph of the staff, a cigar-case, a sovereign-cise, and a rug. Sir Joseph Ward presided.— Press telegram.

On Saturday evening Mr T. L. Hall, of the local railway staff, who has been transferred to the position of wharfinger at Wanganui, was entertained at a social evening by his fellow workers. Mr W. W. Thomson, who presided, in proposing the toast of the guest of the evening, regretted that the staff were sustaining a loss that they could ill afford. Mr S. G. Smith, on'behalf of the whole staff, presented Mr Hall with a case of pipes as a token of their esteem, jand also asked Mrs Hall's acceptance of a handsome handbag. A couple of hours were spent in harmony, interspersed with toasts. Messrs Tillby, Scott, Elder, Preshaw, Hooker, Smith,' Hall and others contributed items. Mr J. Scott (oi Eastown) presided at the piano.