PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 150, 4 October 1910, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Dr. Blomfield, a well-known medical practitioner, died at Dunedin on Sunday afternoon. A Sydney cable records the death of: tMr. John MacCormick, for many yearsa prominent railway contractor'in Xew Zealand. Their Excellencies, the Governor and? Lady Islington, entertained a ministerial: party at dinner at Uowrnment House on ijaturday night. Admiral Sir Reginald Henderson, who. is reporting on naval matters in Australia, has, says a press message, arrived at Sydney. Canon MacMmrray, the Revs. Calder and Longu.it, and Mr.« A. P. O'Leary were amongst the passengers, per si Rarawa, for Auckland last night. Mr. A. T. Clarke, the Kaiapoi Woollen Company's wool expert, is spendinga few days in Xew Plymouth, being ou.' sick leave. Mr. Clarke intend* to visit, the Stratford High Sfrhool during the week, as he is keenly interested in. high school work, being a member of. ilie Kaiapoi District High School ComHi'tlee. and one of the original members of the Technical Committee of that, district. On the occasion of Mr. R. J, Eames severing his connection with the editorial staff of the Hawera Star he was. met by thje proprietor (.Mr. W. A. Parkinson), and, in the presence of the: literary staff and a representative of the mechanical department, presented!, with a valuable travelling bag {with, dressing case combined) as an evidenceof goodwill. Mr. Parkinson expressed' appreciation of Mr. Eames' ability ag a journalist and of the good work he had done during his seven years' connection with the Star. He was sure that in hisnew undertaking Ma 1 . Eames would beable to render a good service to thecommunity. (Mr. Eames is about t» write a series of articles ou the stapleindustries of New Zealand, which areto appear in a number of newspapers). The retiring journalist was also met by tsie members of the reporting staff aid presented with a gold-mounted fountain pen and a pipe, earnest expressione oi good will being extended. The 'Rev. E. Allanson yesterday tendered his resignation as a member oK the Taranaki County Council, on aecount of his intended departure from New Zealand. In doing so, he tendered his thanks to his colleagues far theie courtesy and, he said, for the patient manner in which they had borne witk him. The work had been quite an education to him. Be had filled all sorts of positions, including that of chaplain to workhouses, hospitals, gaols and lunatic asylums, and latterly he had been a sort of chaplain to the. County Council. When he joined the Council he had heard of a remark by a councillor thai he supposed the meetings would now have to be opened with prayer. It land not come to that, but even county councillors were worth praying for. Thechairman gave expression to his keen personal regret at the resignation, for he was convinced that the Rev. Allanson had in him, the makings of a very good councillor. There- was one thing; that he liked about the rev. gentleman,, and that was his open confession thai he knew nothing about roads', and he had never claimed to know anything, kt response to an interjection by Mr. Hiiß, the chairman said that other people were not ready to own lip t > it. Ho moved that the Council place on record its appreciation of Cr. Allanson's ser* vices, and the hope that the change would be beneficial to him. Several councillors added their tribute, Cr. Carter testifying to the Rev. Allan aon'B honesty of purpose, and Cr. Tate complimenting him on his outspokenness, which had reduced the number of "tangles" in his part of the county. The motion was carried.