PERSONAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 369, 21 April 1910, Page 4

PERSONAL

ilrs. Chas. •Gibson, of Klthani, died oil Sunday at the age of ninety years. A Wellington wire states that the Hon. Dr. Pindlay dins resigned his seat on Victoria College Council. The condition of Serjeant Bernard, who has just retired ir<nu the police force, is causing his family, and friends grave anxiety, says the llawera Star. Mrs. Albert Bayly, who wag formerly in charge of the New Plymouth Hospital and Old People's Home for about eight years, has been appointed matron of the Old People's Home in succession to Mrs. A. E. Farrar, resigned. Mr. F. P. Darcy arrived in San Francisco on Thursday morning. This information was obtained from a steward on the Mokoia, who stated that he had •picked up a 'pooket-book on the vessel with a number of letters and other papers addressed to Mr. Darcy. A man answering Mr. Darcy's description was a passenger.

Mr. G. A. Merchant, chairman of the Stratford County Council, has received 1 a telegram intimating that his Excellency Lord Plunket intends visiting Stratford, en route to inspect the railhead, at 8.40 on May 17. He will return to Stratford about 11.10 a.m., and leave at 3.15 p.m. for Inglewood. An invitation is exicitUd to tlie chairman to accompany the party to the rail head. Lady Dickson-Poynder, wife of New Zealand's governor-elect, belongs to one of the oldest families in Scotland, and was formerly lliss Anne Dundas. She > was chaperoned, during her by Lady Granby, and imbibed from her the love of an artistic and picturesque style of dress, for which she is so noted. Lady Dickson-Poynder is singularly artistic, a'.id belongs to what is known as the cultured set in British society. She formerly belonged to the curious sect known as "The Souls."

Captain C. P. Rogers is in New Plymouth. Captain Rogens was at one tone an officer of the Royal Marines, and subsequently joined the 12th Laicers. He Jms seen much war service, and seventeen years ago came to Xew Zealand, where he immediately identified himself with the volunteer movement. He was considered thhe finest cavalry instructor in Xew Zealand at the time of the outbreak of the African war, and was appointed Regimental Sergeant-Major to tik- First N.Z. Contingent. He was responsible for the splendid discipline off tiiac corps. After distinguished service in the field he was detailed as Brigade Sergeant-Major at Bloemfontem in a camp having 50,000 men under canvas. He was subsequently with the Eighth N.Z. Contingent, and on return to Xew Zealand" was promoted and made Chief Staff Officer for Mounted Duties. Captain Rogers' sight failed, and he was therefore bound' to retire from the service on pension, alter an active and distinguished! military career aggregating twenty-eight years.