PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 247, 24 February 1911, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr. John Uott, of Wellington, was iu New Plymouth yesterday. A London cable states that Lord Wolverhampton's condition is critical. Admiral Sir R. H. l'oore and Lady Poore departed for England yesterday.— Sydney message. A Sydney cablegram reports that Prince Leopold of Jjattenberg is progressing favorably. Mr. Walter Blair, one of South Taranaki's most prominent and worthy settlers, is seriously ill in a local private hospital. The llov. James Ings, lately of London, but a native of Dunedin, has accepted the pastorate of the Ashburton Baptist Church. Mrs. Carey, a well-known old lady, and an inmate for some time past of the Old People's Home, died yesterday, at the age of 82 years. News was received in town yesterday from Melbourne of the death of Mrs* A. B. Waldie, of Lepperton, while on her way out from Home. Mr. P. A. Wake, proprietor of the New Zealand Shipping Gazette, who has been in New Plymouth for a week or more, left yesterday for the north. Lieutenant H. J. Walker, of Auckland, who has been appointed to the Second Warwickshire Regiment at Bombay, will travel by the P. and 0. steamer Moldavia, leaving Auckland on March 13. A Dunedin telegram says: Lord Islington will leave Dunedin for Christchurch to-morrow morning, and Sir J. G. Ward will also go north to-morrow. The Hon. J. A. Millar will proceed north on Saturday.

•The Hon. Captain Baillie, M.L.C., on Wednesday celebrated his 84th birthday. Captain Baillie has been a member or the Legislative Council since 1861, and was for thirty years its Chairman of Committees.

A Capetown message states that Mr. Leuchars, of Natal, has succeeded MrF. R. Moore, late Prime Minister ot Natal, who lost his seat at the general election to the Federal Parliament, as Minister of Commerce.

Arrangements have been made to tender a public farewell to Mr. E. F. Hemingway, who is resigning the town clerkship of Stratford to take over the Patea County Press, says the Post. Mr. Hemingway has been a resident of Stratford for 18 years, and town clerk for nine years.

Mr. C. E. Nicholas, who retires from the position of postmaster at Stratford within the noxt few days, intends, we understand, to take up work in the Church of England. Immediately upon his retirement he will be admitted to Holy Orders and ordained by the Bishop of Waiapu, and proceed to the parish ot Dannevirkc, where he will act as curateto the Rev. E. Robertshawe.—Post.