PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 66, 27 June 1910, Page 4

PERSONAL.

The Dannevirke Advocate says that Mr. S. Williams, of the Bank of New Zealand staff, is under orders to proceed to Opunake.

•Lady Chermside's death in Switzerland was unexpected. Her husband, tie late Governor of Queensland, was absent on business in England at the time. Mr. W. T. Jennings, M.P. for Taumarunui, left for Wanganui on Saturday afternoon, for the purpose of meeting settlers from Karioi and other parts of Waimarino on road and other public matters.

Tin; balance of the money raised as a testimonial to Mr. Jtossey (Leader of the Opposition) in < appreciation of that gentleman's service to the party, WW handed over at Auckland on Friday, and brought the total close up to £ISOO. The successor to Mr. Peter Heyes, as Commissioner of Taxes, has not yet been actually decided by Cabinet, but there is every likelihood that Mr. G. F. C. Campbell, formerly Valuer-General, and now in charge of the State Fire Insurance Department, will be appointed Commissioner of Taxes. A Christchurch telegram states that Mr. Frank H. Hart, one of the best known journalists in the South Island, died suddenly on Saturday. He was apparently in robust health on Friday night, but on rising about middny he had heart- seizure, and died before 1 o'clock. He was the eldest son of Mr. George R. Hart, of the Christchurch Press, and latterly one of the' sub-editors of that journal. A few days ago it was announced that he had been appointed to the editorship of the Timaru Herald.

An old resident, in the person of Mr. Charles Tait, passed away at New Plymouth last week. Mr. Tait was one of the oldest settlers in Hawera, and his son Thomas, the local Star understands, was the first white child born in Hawera ten-acre settlement. Previously to that Mr. and Mrs. Tait had been living in Wanganui, and they drove up in a dray, sleeping the nights on the journey under the shelter of flax bushes. On arriving in Hawera Mr. Tait was engaged in contracting for some time, and among other things carted the telegraph posts for the line between Hawera and New Plymouth. Later on he went into business, and he was one of a company of four who carried on bakery and butchery business. When the Waimate Plains were opened Mr. Tait bought several small farms, and no advance in ,

price tempted him to sell. He took them up for "his boys," and never parted with one. Increasing age led him to go to New Plymouth, and he has lived there for some considerable time. For the Inst two years, however, he had been in indifferent health, and the end was not unexpected. He leaves a family of four boys and three daughters.