PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 89, 23 July 1910, Page 4

PERSONAL.

A London cable states that the Sovereigns are proceedings to Portsmouth on a week's cruise. The Kin<* and Queen will pay an informal visit" to the fleet dockyard.

Messrs. J. B. Connett, Newton King and E. Maxwell, who were a deputation from the New Plymouth Harbor Board to the Minister of Marine upon the provisions of the Harbors Bill, returned to New Plymouth last night.

Messrs. C. Carter and D. Berrv. members of the Taranaki Petroleum Company's deputation to Wellington, returned ' to New Plymouth last night. Mr. C. E. Bellringer staved the night at Stratford. Mr. Carter informed' us that the deputation was very favorably received by the Ministry and member's of Parliament, and that there is a strong possibility of a Parliamentary party making a week-end visit to Moturoa during the present session. j A London correspondentT wrmng hh •Tune 10. savs:—Lady Islington and the Hon. .Tnan Diekson-Povnder on their vov-! aire to New Zealand will he accompanied hv Miss Cotton, governess, and Captain Hamilton, AD.C/ The State rooms, which Lady Islington and suite will o<- ; cupv on the s.s. Turakina are now beins specially re-decorated by Messrs Maple.: The Rimuiaka, which sails to-day, Imsamong her second-class passengers, 19 members of Lord Islington's household.' There is being sent out to the Do-, minion a quantitv of valuable gold andj silver plate, much of it belonging to the Ceorgian period. The plate on board the Rimutaka has been valued for; freightage purposes at no less a sum than £IO.OOO. Captain Hamilton. First Orenndier finnrds. who has been ippoint-' ed ext'-a A.D.C. to Lord Tslinghon, hn* oualified in n course of instruction at the London School of Economics.