PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 139, 21 September 1910, Page 4

PERSONAL.

A London cable announces the death of Dr. Maclagan, who was Archbishop of York from 1891 to 1909.

Captain Albert Y. J. Lockie, son of Mr. James Lockie, of Wellington, has been elected a member of the Transvaal Parliament.

We understand that it is the Rev. E. Allanson's intention to settle in Tasmania, and he will leave for his new home next month.

The Rev. M. Warner, formerly Home Missioner in Taranaki, and latterly vicar of St. Thomas', Auckland, is shortly leaving for England.

Mr. W. iParkes, who many years ago was engaged in business in Masterton, died m Pahiatua on Friday night at the age of seventy-one years.

Mrs. H. Norfolk, an old resident ot Kangiora, died suddenly yesterday morning of heart disease, states a Ohriatchurch Press Association telegram. Captain the Hon.- N. C. GathorneHardy, now attached to the Rifle Brigade in England, has been posted to the Third Battalion at Longmoor. T' ie G. C. Cruickshank, Church of England Home Missioner in Taranaki, has been appointed vicar of Whangarei. He will take, up tie position in a month's time. 1

Archbishop Redwood, who has been attending the Eucharistic Congress at Montreal, is expected to return to Wellington about the end of November or early in December .

A private cable received in Wellington brings news of the death in Switterland of Dr. F. B. Hutchinson, formerly of Wellington and Taranaki, aged 03, reports a press wire from Wellington. Before coming to the Dominion helivea in North America and Honolulu. He was a great advocate of physical culture and an authority on botany. He lived in Switzerland some year® before hi* death. Dr. Hutchinson was a former resident of New Plymouth.

Mr. Tong Uag Tung has been appointed Chinese Consul-General for in succession to Mr. Liang Lan Hsun, who has asked to be relieved of the duties in consequence of ill-health. The new official has held several high office* in the service of the Pekin Government, among which was that of Consul in Korea. It is announced that Mr. Tong will leave for Australia during October. Mr. Dow, who has been associated with the teaching staff of Cambridge University will be the new. Consul-General's English secretary. Since his defeat at the Woolwich election Mr. Will Crooks, ex-M.P., has taken to lecturing for a livelihood. So many requests came from all parts, of the United Kingdom asking for him to address meetings that he placed himself in the hands of an agent and has been busily engaged in fulfilling a big programme of lectures and addresses. In this way he has solved the anxious problem which faced him after his Woolwich defeat—the problem of a livelihood when no longer in receipt of £2OO a year as a Labour M.P. It is expected that Mr. Crooks will stand for Woolwich at the next election.

The Rev. Father Cognet, the popular priest of the Otaki Parish, and who was ordained 25 years ago, was right royally entertained by his congregation, and others on Wednesday, to celebrate the silver jubilee of his ordination. There was a large gathering, including the Very Rev. Father T. O'Shea, Very Rev. Archdeacon Devoy, and the Very Rev. Dean Regnault/ all of ■ Wellington, Fathers Lecroix (Taihape), Mendard (Opunalce), Barm (Wanganui), Vibaud (Jerusalem), fund MaiHard (Raetihi). AH the latter have been Father Cognet'a 4 assistants, and the meeting caused a great rejoicing: Presentations were made to Father Cognet, these taking the form of very valuable and handsome presents, including a gold chalice, standing some fifteen inches high, elaborately engraved. This, together with a purse of sovereigns, and a set of handsomely bound books, was given on behalf of the congregation, while the girls of the congregation, not to be outdone, presented a nicely bound Missal and other books. Mother Columba and the Sisters of St. Joseph's Convent (Wanganui) sent for presentation a richly hand-painted stole, which was greatly admired, while an elaborate address, suitably and nicely worded, and accompanied by seven volumes of the Catholic Encyclopaedia, was presented by the branches of the parish.

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