PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 226, 30 January 1911, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Sir Newton Moore, ex-Premier of Westralia, is proceeding to London as AgentGeneral.

A London cablegram Tcports the death of the Rev. Samuel M'Farlane, a New Guinea missionary.

A London cable states that Miss Marie Hall, violinist, has married Mr. Edward Baring, her manager. Mr. J. Farrell, in advance of Mr. J, C. Williamson's Katherine Grey Company, is in town making arrangements for the production of "The Lion and The Mouse" on February Bth. J Major-General Godley arrived at Christchurch on Saturday, and attended a church parade of the garrison on Sunday morning, afterwards visiting Lincoln College.—Press Association. i Under the new" defence scheme four officers will go to England each year to undergo military instruction. Capt. R. J. S. TSeddon is one of the four selected this year and will leave at an early date. The death took place on Saturday of Mrs. Giles, wife of Dr. J. Giles, at the advanced age of 80 years, after a short but severe attack of influenza. The deceased lady was a direct descendant of Admiral Drake, and came out to New Zealand with her husband in the sixties/ and after living in various parts of the Dominion they settled at Mt. Eden, Auckland, over 25 years ago. Mr. F. T. Bellringcr narrowly missed the appointment of town clerk of Dunedin, at a salary of £OOO per annum. In the first ballot the two out of the selected eight applicants receiving the smallest number of votes fell out, and thereafter the candidate receiving the lowest number; of votes was counted out. The final ballot was between Mr. Lewin, of Lyttelton, and Mr. Bellringer, and Mr. Lewin had the majority of votes.

It is the intention of the Prime Minister during his stay at Auckland on Monday to present to Mr. H. W. Northcroft, ex-S.M., (die New Zealand Cross recently conferred upon him for acts ot bravery during the Maori War when he was an ensign in the Pntea Rangers. In October 18G(i, during an attack on Pungarebu (Taranaki) he resetted from the enemy, and at the risk of his own life, a man who was mortally wounded and helpless. At the attack upon Tiritiri Moana in the following month he bravely held his ground until help arrived, and tints prevented the mutilation of the body of a private and the capture of the latter's arms.