PERSONAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 380, 4 May 1910, Page 5

PERSONAL

Mr. W. 11. Hawkins hns stated that he will be a candidate for the Pahiatua seat at the next election. Mr. 11. S. Fiizheil.'rl. ~\M„ is reported to be making a good recovery from the effects of the operation performed upon him at Wellington a few days ago. A Waikauae correspondent says the health of Mr. Burling, the centenarian, still continues good, lie enjoys life, and is full of bright reminiscences and anecdotes. A cable ha- ju-t been received by Mr. F. Brown, of nwlewnod. stating' hat his father ha- .-ikt'-.sfuflv nude- one an operation in London, and a ;ek and perfect recovery is anticipated. Cabinet have unpointed Mr. 11. 11. Ostler, barrister and solicitor, of Wellington, to tiie stall' of the Crown Law Oflice. Mr. Ostler at present holds tile, important, ollice of editor of the Xew Zealand law reports. It is reported that Mr. A. Stewart, of the Hawera District High School, has been offered the headmastcrship of the Rawhitiroa school, in succession to Mr. W. H. V. Bindon, who has been appointed to the charge of the Manaia school. Mr. Pearssn, chief locomotive engineer for North Island railways, arrived in New Plymouth last evening in connection with the proposal to utilise petroleum as fuel on the Government railways, and will visit the bores in company with the directors of the Taranaki company this morning. ■Mr. Leonard Kcid. of the Crown Law Oflice, has resigned and been appointed a Stipendiary Mr. Kcid will arrive in New Plymouth on Monday evening and will take up the work of Mr. Fitzherbert. He will afterwards be appointed to the charge of the Wairarapa district. Mr. C. 11, Anderson, who has for eome months past Idled the position of conductor of the Taranaki Garrison Band, has severed his connection -with the band. Mr. .). Richards is acting-band-master, pending the arrival of the new conductor, Mr. Cumniin'.'s. now of Feeding, and formerly conductor of the Lvttelton Marine Banu. * The Warea school committee has appointed Mrs. M. c. Barak as head teacher of the school. Mrs. Barak, who has a Cz certificate, has excellent testimonials and reports for the -whole of her twenty-one years in the teaching profession. Mr. F. V. Maunder, D 4, has received the appointment of sole teacher at the Kahui school. Mr. Thomas Sexton, of Ohakune, the well-known chess-player, is dead. Mr. Sexton was one of the first Rangitikei settlers, arriving there fully thirty years ago from helanl. Since then he has been a resident of ilalcombe, Makino, Ashhursi, and Woodville. Deceased is survived by his wife and fourteen children, all of mature years. Lord Phiiiket arrived in PalmerstoH North from Tokaanu by train last night, and has (says a Press wire) been placed in a private ho-pital. as Lbe result of a severe chill from which he lias neen suil'ering for a week. It is hoped that he will be able to fnllil his Wellington engagements, the Borough Council has decided to banquet him on Friday, May 13. Archdeacon Moxon, Vicar-General of the diocese of Grafton and Armidale, New South Wales, died last week after a long illness. "Decent J, who was fortyeight years of aire, was a native of Bangalow, India, where his father was an officer of the Army. lie was a scholar and brilliant speaker, and was one of the best-known clergymen in the north. of the State. In addition to being the Vicar of Chrjsi Church Cathedral, the Archdeacon took a large share in the administrative work o! the diocese, that of the coastal portion being practically under his care. Mr. John Dunne, who was re-elected Mayor of Balclutha, holds somewhat of a record in municipal honors (says the Clutlia Leader.). He has been eletetl Mayor no less than fourteen times. He was first elected to that position in 1870, and was re-elected in 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 188."), and 1880. In 1887 he was defeated by Mr. John McCorley, but in 18S8 he was again given the honor, and again in 11103, 1005, 1008, 1900, and 1010. He was first elected a member of the Borough Council in 1873, and continued a councillor till he became Mayor in 1870. He has sat at the council ta r ole as councillor or Mayor practically continuously since 1875. Miss May Yohe, the music-hall artist, who was divorced from Lord Francis Hope after eloping with Captain P. Strong, whiJii: she subsequently married, and who the cables the other day stated had secured a divorce from Strong at Oregon City, was the daughter of an ironmoulder and a dressmaker at Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and she caused quite a sensation when she first went to England in 1804. -whe she appeared in "Little Christopher Columbus." In November of tne si me year she married Lord Francis Pelliam Clinton-Hope, brother and heir-presumptive of the Duke of Newcastle. The marriage, however, was dissolved early in 1002, on the petition of Lord Francis Hope, the co-respondent being Captain Strong, of the Xew York Militia. Subsequently she married Captain Strong at Buenos Ayres. Miss Vohe is slid to be contemplating auo: her matrimonial venture with Canadian lumberman in a big wav of business.

A Wellington correspondent write*:— The iiir here is ayain thick with ru, -rs of the near retirement of Sir Jo oh Ward from political life, coincident on. his taking over the High Commissionership in London, it being nn onen secret that the state of the Hon. Mr. HallJones' health renders his retention of the office for anv time impossible. Never a .physically robust man, his recent accident and the rigors of the English climate, added to his enfeebled state oil retiring from miblic life in Xew Zealand, Mr. Hall-lones is now understood to be utterly unable to bear the strain of office, .and is ready at any moment to relinquish his duties. It is therefore argue.' that there is no other man in the D< million *o fitted in every way for the. position as the Premier. a;nl that, in the growing interests of New Ze?' nd he should take it. I hear also ''at strong pressure is being brought to . ear on him in the family circle to go to London. T think it 'is something you mijht safely wager oh. BABY BriiXT WTTII BED-MOT LRON. Mrs. Crotx. Little Denison street, Carrington. X.S.W.. writes: "My little baby giri. Bita. burnt, both her hands until thev were nearlv raw, picking up a redhot iron. Nothing relieved the nain until T got Rexona. This helped her at once, and took away the pain. We have continue! to use it'since, and it ha* curel the terrible burns in a wonderful manner." Rexona. the Rapid Healing Ointment, is sold in triangular pots at Is fid a"-' Ms. Obtainable nt Bullock and Joha-:'.on's. .. ~, '.fISFIFTW