PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 267, 21 March 1911, Page 4

PERSONAL.

A Sydney cablegram reports tb»death of Mr. J. F. Hums, ex-State Treasurer.

A London cable .states that the King and Queen will sail for India in the P. and 0. liner Medina.

As a memorial, to the late Hon. F, Trask, of Nelson, it has been decided to erect handsome entrance gates to Queen's Gardens, Nelson. Mr. Thomas Blatehford, chief warder nt the Terrace Gaol, Wellington, forme* Iy principal warder at Lyttelton, dlei yesterday morning of pneumonia. Dr. J. Malcolm Maelaren, of London, the eminent geologist, and author of the celebrated book entitled "Gold," is at present on a short holiday vwit to hia birthplace, the Thames.

Mr. Newton- King wag absent from the Harbor Board meeting yestertiay, owing to his illness. Upon enquiry last night we learned that his condition was greatly improved.

Lieutenant lan Standish, formerly of New Plymouth, who is going to England for military training at Sandhurst, will leave by the Corinthic, sailing frdhi Wellington on Thursday. Messrs. W. Archer Redmond, son of the Irish leader, Hazleton, M.P., an 4 J. T. Donovon, the delegates visiting Australasia to appeal for Irish parliamentary funds, have sailed by tlkt steamer Rotorua.

Messrs. Newton King and E. Maxwell will be candidates at the forthcoming election of the New Plymouth' Harbor Board, as representatives of that portion of the district within tho Taranaki and Egmont counties.

Mr. F. S. Johns, who was chosen by tlie Municipal Progressive Association as one of the candidates for the West Ward at the forthcoming borough elections, has, owing to pressure, vof business, been compelled to withdraw his nomination.

A garden party was given at Government House, Perth, in honor of Cardinal Moran and other visiting Roman Catholic dignitaries. An addrew and souvenir memorial were presented to Cardinal Moran. The speakers included Archbishop Redwood. Mr. J. G. Chambers, well known in business circles and as'a member of the Thorndon Bowling Club and Wellington Liedertafel, has been appointed 1 manager and secretary of the Wellington Commercial Travellers' and Warehousemen's Club, in succession t» Lieut.-Colonel Newall.

The Hon. Jas. Carroll, Acting-P«ewier, was expected in New Plymouth all day yesterday from Parihaka, but evidently made other arrangements. He was t« have been waited on in regard to several local matters. It is understood that ha intends paying a visit to New Plymouth shortly if time does not permit on this occasion.

Sir William Russell, writing from Lewes to a member of the staff of a southern paper, after describing some of the public .work he is doing at Home, says that he is in no danger of forgetting New Zealand. "I hav« spoken on n the Dominion generally," he says, "and have been interviewed bv numbers of people, who have been delighted by my account of the country; so I hope I am not altogether useless—l am not 'thf world forgetting,' and I do not wish/to bo 'by the world forgot.'" At the fllffll of writing (January 27), Sir William was "just on" to the South of France," and expected to be'back in London for the season.

The late Mr G.H. Sampson, of Waitara, who died at tho New Plymouth hospital last week, was sworn in for military service in March, 1860. His first experience was being sent to Waitara from New Plymouth in charge of one of the big-gun teams. He had this responsibility for about six months, and during that time was often under severe fire. He was afterwards given a spell carting for the commissariat, but he preferred a nioro exciting duty, and joined the mounted troopers under Captain Mace. He was given the important undertaking of carrying despatches, and in later years was wont to tell of the narrow escapes he had. Once he was in a bad corner, but the horse he was riding was fortunately able to take a five-barred gate, and the ambuscade missed their man. The deceased also served in the Bushrangers under the late Captain Jonas, and in 18(10 he was chosen to go out to the White Cliffs after the massacre. The deceased was born in Tara-

naki. His parents arrived in New Plymouth by the ship Timandra, one of tho first boats. Tt may be mentioned that, besides ine widow, there are six sons and four daughters, and this is the first severance death has made.—Mail.