PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 136, 17 September 1910, Page 4

PERSONAL.

At Waverley on Wednesday Mtgg. Howie was married to Mr. C. Derrett,. of i'atea. Captain Mace, who recently underwent an operation in Miss Baker's private hospital, is now convalescent, and expects to return to his home within a lew days. Mr. W. P. Sncll, who was submitted to a very serious operation on Sunday, is reported to be progressing favorably, but is not yet out of danger. A London cablegram says that Mr.. Pouting, Captain Scott's artist photographer, is a passenger by the Macedonia. The Rev. J. Guy, of New Plymouth, who is touring the Old Country, proposed leaving: bv tho Otway on October 15, and should De here early in Decern'ber. The Hon. G. Fowlds leaves Wellington for South Africa via Auckland today. He will be accompanied by th# Misses Fowlds and his private secretary (Mr. W. Crowe), Mr. D. Miller, who has been Chief Postmaster at Wanganui for the past seven years, lias been transferred to Wellington, where he will be Chief Postmaster.—Press wire.

The Rev. J. C. Cruickshank, Churell of England Home Missioner in Taranaki, left for Auckland on Thursday night* and consequently the church services arranged for Sunday next at Pukearuh* and Uruti have had to be postponed. Mr. J. Armstrong, late of Tauranga,. but now of Opotiki, has yielded to the pressure of requests from many of th* liberals in.the Tauranga electorate t• contest the seat in the Government interest at the next general election. After a service of over twenty-seven years, Mr. M. H. Laird has resigned th& position of Chief Clerk of the Auckland Harbour Board, owing to ill-health. The .board has granted him a bonus equal to three months' salary. Mr. George W. Tyler, who was a member of the "All Blacks" football team which toured Great Britain in 1905, ha» been appointed dockmbster ot the Auckland Harbour Board. He has for the last fifteen years been employed on dock* ing work. Dr. Graham Bell left Auckland oft Wednesday for Rotorua, where he will spend a few days prior to returning to Wellington. I)*' Bell and his travelling companion, Mr. F. W. Baldwin, have accepted the honorary lifa membership ot the New Zealand Aero Club, which ha» its headquarters ju Annkland. The Hon..Dr. Findlaj leaves lor Auckland to-day to be present at the farewell function to the Hon. G. Fowlds, who is to represent New Zealand at the opening of the South African Union Parliament On his way back the Minister of Justice will call at the Tokaana prison far®. .

A private letter received in Welling* ton states that Major W. R. N. Maddock?, R.A., formerly attached to the staff of Colonel Pole-Penton, Commandant of the Forces in New Zealand, ha» been appointed military secretary to Sir lan Hamilton, Commander-in-Chief ot the Mediterranean Forces and Dominions beyond the seas. Another of the sturdy band of pioneer colonistg passed away last evening hi the person of Robert Lyons (states a 'Palmerston press wire). Deceased landed by the ship Lancashire in 1862, and subsequently resided in Wellington, Nelson, Ashhurst and latterly in Palmerston North. He is survived by three sons and a daughter, namely Rev. T. H. Lyons (Auckland), J. H. Lyons (Matiere), W. A. Lyons (Pahnerston), and Mrs. J. A. McLeavy (Stoney Creek). On the eve of his departure lor England, via Australia (says a Wellington telegram), Mr. L. Rose-Jaggar, late general manager of the Atlas Assurance Co., who has completed his engagement with the company, was presented with a silver tea and coffee service and silver salver (in a Georgian pattern), beautifully chased and.inscribed, from the attorney* of the company throughout the Domin- * ion who have been controlled by that gentleman during his five years' engage ment in New, Zealand. The fire under* writers of Wellington entertained Mr. Rose-Jaggar and made him a presentation of a gold sovereign-case. Mr. and Mrs. Jaggar and family left for Sydney by the Manuka this afternoon.