PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 124, 3 September 1910, Page 4

PERSONAL.

The Hokitika Harbor Board yesterdayappointed Captain Xaylor, late of the lost steamer Penguin, harbormaster and secretary. ,

At a pulblic meeting at Hokitika, Mr. Ross, the Mayor, presented the Humane Society's bronze medal to William De Bak'ker for saving life.

Mr. Harry S. 'Salt, one of New Plymouth's most promising instrumentalists, is leaving this morning for Dunedin, where he has accepted an engagement with Messrs. Fuller and Sons, as violinist.

Mr. A. T. Dickens, son of the great novelist, Charles Dickens, has just comarrangements through Messrs J. and X. Tait for an extensive lecture tour. on his father's works, commencing in* October next.

The Rev. Father Menard, in charge of the Opunake parish, is about to take Ms second novitiate, or period of rest, at the' Island Bay house established for that purpose. His duties for the next six months will be carried' out by the Rev. Father Herbert, of the Thorndon parish. Peter Bowling, who is now serving a term of imprisonment in Australia for participating in the Newcastle strike, is to be invited by the New Zealand Federation of Labor to visit the Dominion immediately on his release. Mrs. Bowling is also to be invited to accompany her husband.

Among the New Zealanders in the procession of suffragettes in London on June 18, was 'Miss Hilda Nixon, of New Plymouth, who assisted in carrying a bright blue silk banner with "New Zealand" inscribed on it in white. Lady Stout carried the New Zealand flag in front until relieved of it by. Mr. Fitzherbert, late of Feilding, one of the New Zealand men who joined in the procession. ' The first New South Wales student to participate in the scheme of international exchange of teachers which was arranged by the Sydney University some time ago, Mr. Robert F. Harvey, 8.A., returned by the R.M.S. Omrah. Mr. Harvey has taken courses on French phonetic and French literature in Paris, and has interested himself in educational matters generally. During the last year he spent a considerable portion of th» time at the-Lyeee Banville, Moulins.

Private advices received by the lta*t English mail say that the health of Sir William Hall-Jones is anything but satisfactory. It is said to be an open aeere* that Sir William is only holding office till after the next Premiers' Conference, and if his health does not improve hj» may be obliged to lay down the cares of official life much sooner. If that contingency should happen he has no intention of re-entering public life in New Zealand, his desire being to lead a retired life in New South Wales.

The death is announced of Mr. John Frame Mcßeth, of Wanganui. Deceased entered the postal service in 1864, and was connected with it till some three or four years ago, when he resigned, after a long and honorable official career. In 1867 Mr. Mcßeth was appointed Postmaster at Gfeymouth, a position he held till 1878, when he was transferred to Wanganui, where he held the postmaster-, ship for about about twenty years. He was then transferred to Christchufch, where" he was Chief Postmaster till he retired some three years ago, since when he resided at Wanganui. j The Hon. G. Fowlds spent about four years in South Africa, when a young man, before coming to New Zealand. He was resident in the vicinity of Kimberley. Mr. Fowlds will leave Wellington on the 16th inat. for Auckland. Three days later he will leave for Sydney, where he will spend a few daya before ■ embarking on the Medic, which sails on the 29th, and is due at Cape Town on October 30. The opening of the Union . Parliament is fixed for November 4. Mr. ; Fowlds will be accompanied by Mis& I Fowlds and Miss May Fowlds, and hik private secretary (Mr. W. Crow). Mr. A. G. C. Miller, barrister and solicitor, of Heriot, who died on Saturday in Auckland, where he went for the benefit of his health, had a brilliant scholastic career in Otago. Deceased in "his younger days won both a junior and a senior Education Board scholarship. He subsequently gained a Junior Unlvefeity scholarship. In 1898 the late Mr. Miller won the Macandrew scholarship at the Otago University, where he in 180 f t: graduated as an M.A„ with second-class honors in political science, and in 1002 qualified for the L.L.B. degree. He was for a time relieving teacher at the Otago Boys' High School. On being admitted to the bar, deceased practised his profession in Dunedin, subsequently went t» Tapanui, and thence to Heriot.