PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 82, 15 July 1910, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr. O'Mcara was entertained by the - Opunake bowlers last week and presented with a gold bowl pendant. It is expected that Vice-Admiral .Sir Percy Scott will succeed Admiral Poorc, now on the Australian station. Mr. T. Brnish, dairy expert, of the firm of v. ,-:■*. .1. ]s. MacEwan and Co., has been appointed assistant to Mr. J. G. ITarkness. secretary of the National Dairy Association. Mr. J. Ure Murray, of Eltham, wa« given a send-off by his friends on Tuesday and male the recipient of a cooking stove, a kettle, and «. selection of books. Mr. Murray is taking up land in the Whangamomona district. Mr. J. Morton, of the local telegraph staff, has obtained six months' leave of i absence, and leaves on Wednesday for I Wellington, catching the Moeraki for Sydney. He will journey to England bj the Mongolia, via Suez. Archbishop Redwood will attend the Eueharistic Congress at Montreal in September, and will leave Auckland on 3rd August, en route to that city. IPrior to his departure his Grace will open St. Mary's Church, Port Ahuriri, on 31st July. Mr. W. Dinnie, ex-Commissioner of Police, who was recently appointed to be president of one of the Maori Land Hoards, is to have the presidency of the Tokerau district Maori Land Board, in succession to Mr. C. D. Pitt; who has retired, having reached the age limit. At the King's request, Colonel Davies. of the New Zealand Defence Forces, who has been studying military matters in England for some months, was presented to him at Aldershot. The King and Queen and the Duke of Connaught asked him many questions about the New Zealand forces.

At an urgent meeting of the Management Committee of tlieLawn Tennis Association in Wellington it- was decided to hold over Mr. Goldie's letter of resignation and to accept Mr. (J. A. Hurley's offer to act as secretary for a short time. It was also decided to forward a letter of sympathy to Mr. Goldie. The Rev. C. E. Porter, who has been fifteen years in the Wesleyan Methodist ministry, and who was" stationed at Christchureh, Wellington, and other important centres before going to Masterton has resigned from the ministry owing to his being opposed to the itinerant system of the Methodist Church. Mr. John Buchanan died at Auckland last week, aged eighty-seven years. He was a native of Manchester, «nd arrived in Auckland in 1858. For over forty years lie represented the Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance Company, and was iar a number of years also local agent for Reuter's Telegram Company. The death has occurred at Wellingtonof Mrs. T. S. Duncan, one of the early Canterbury pilgrims, aged eighty-two. The deceased was the grand-daughter of the eighth Lord Rollo. Her husband was at one time a prominent barrister in Christchureh, and the founder of the firm of Messrs. Duncan, Cotterill, and Strinarer; and he was for a time in partnership with Mr. Justice Williams and ex-Justice Mr. Martin.—Press message. Mr. Alexander A. Gavin, of Glasgow, who is touring the world, was a visitor to New Plymouth yesterday, and was the guest of Mr. Isaac Morrison. Mr. Gavin is very well known in commercial circles at Glasgow and London, having lar>, r e business connections in both places, and is also connected with the New Zealand Shipping Company. Mr. Gavin is greailv taken up with New Zealand, and speaks of returning in about two years' timr. He considers our New Plymouth Recreation Grounds one of the prettiest spots he has seen. T!i'< death is reported of Mr. David McDo'iaall. who has been associated with the Bl'.'ff from its very early days. Mr. Mc-Dov.imU was employed fitting up a q'v.\ 'ens'T on the barque Flying Mist, which was conveying sheep to New Zealand about 1803.' On arrival at the Bluff the s'lip was wrecked just outside the harbor. He decided to remain in the col on v. and sent Home for his family. Mr. MeDougall was engaged in many enterprises, and among others he assisted Mr. Convers with the railway locomotives c.!! 1 fitted up the machinery of the s.s. A.varua and the Priestman dredge.