PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 87, 21 July 1910, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Dr. Valintine, Inspector-General of Hospitals, was present at the Taranaki Hospital Board's meeting yesterday. Mr. W. Hutehings, an old and respected resident of Wellington, died at his residence, Sussex Square, on Saturday morning. Mr. H. W. Jackson, late of Pa via, and at present headmaster of the Taoroa School, has been appointed special assistant at the Eltham D.H. School. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Revjll, who are about to leave Eltham to i«ke up their residence at Taunriyi, were the recipients of a urcsenLwi .111 fiom their Eltham friends on Monday night. A Brisbane message records the death of ex-Senator Dawson. Before entering Federal politics deceased was prominent in the State Parliament, once occupying the position of Premier for three days. A London cable states that Captain Matthews, of 'New Zealand, and Major Bruche, of Australia, had a conversation with the King at Aldershot. Colonel and Mrs. Davies lunched with the King and Queen.

Mr. W. H. Jackson, who last week completed his '2lst .year (is headmaster of the Masterton District High School, has been presented by the committee, pupils and friends with an illuminated address in recognition of his long and faithful service.

The Rev. Father Clancy, S.M., has been appointed to assist the Rev. Father Ainsworth in the administration of the parish of Hokitika. Father Clancy was until recently in charge of the 'Nelson parish, and has latterly been engaged in the Wellington diocese in the work of collecting in aid of the Stoke Orphanage.

At the conclusion of the monthly practice of the Fire Brigade on Tuesday evening the following service decorations were awarded: —Custodian G. Lambert, five years' medal; Secretary H. Ford, two years' bar, completing nineteen, years' service; Lieutenant A. Boon, two years' bar, completing thirteen years' service.

The Rev. G. P. Davys, M.A., near of St. Peter's, Wellington, has resigned l is position, and will leave for Ei.glund in November next. He has Inboord in New Zealand for fourteen years, succeeding the Rev. W. C. Waters as vicai of St. Peter's about eight years agf. .air. Davys intends taking up his permanent residence in the Old Country.

The Mayor of Dunedin (Mj. T. Cole) has received a letter from ®brd Islington's private secretary stating that His Excellency will be in the Soutii Tsnnd during the second week in August, End is desirous of taking the earliest opportunity of paying an official visit to Dunedin. His Excellency proposed leaving Christchurch on Tuesday, August 10, arriving in Dunedin, at 4 p.m. on the same day. He will stay in Duruiin vntil Friday, August 12. A Press wire from Palmerston says that the death is announced from Foxton of Mrs. Robinson, relict of the late Captain Robinson. Deceased, who was 84 years of age, arrived in New Zealand in the ship London in 1840. She was married in Wellington in 1840, and went to Foxton to live. She was noted for her genial disposition and hospitality offered in the early t! iys. Among her guests during that p riod were Lord Robert Cecil (the late Marquis of Salisbury) and Sir George Grcv. There is much shuffling of staffs on the Wellington daily papers. Mr. P. C. Freeth has vacated the editorial chair of the 'New Zealand Times, Mr. F. Kirby, the assistant editor, taking his place. , Mr. G. F. Hendry, of the reporting staff, has accepted a position on the Auckland Herald. Mr. F. Thompson ha 9 resigned, from the reporting staff, and Mr. Qfl» mour, of the Dominion, has joined. Be- * sides Mr. Gilmour. the Dominion loses Mr. Alexander, Parliamentary reporter (who takes the editorship of n Timnru paper); Mr. E. V. Hall, a sub-editor, who goes to the Auckland Herald as chief reporter (vice >l\ I. Youlin Birch, the well-known pl:t .vviaht); and Miss Isitt, the lady editor, who leaves for England. Mr. Charles Weston has had to be placed on the sick-list. Mr. F. Cliorlton, of the reporting staff of the Evening Post, has left to take a position in Marlborough, and Mr. Ilill. son of Mr. S. Hill, until recently of this town, has joined as a junior reporter.