PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 323, 9 June 1911, Page 4

PERSONAL.

MY. J. H. Stevens, Inspector Of..?S?t Office?, is oil aa official ylslt to this district. """*'''" '** ' ' The death is reported, in a Paris cablegram, of M. Kouvicr, ex-Premier of France. .-» „ (~«•"' A London-cablcgrani states that Mr. John Dillon, M,P., who was injured in a motor accident, is recovering. Lord Northcliffe entertained 300 overseas Ministers, visitors and journalists at Sutton Place.—Press cable.

A London cablegram .reports the death of Mr. Henry .Hayman, who had large business interests in New Zealand.

The freedom of the City of Bristol has been conferred on Mr. Fisher, Premier of the Commonwealth, reports a Press cable. , ,„, •.. ......• _

A press message states that thfe "Prince and Princess Tushimi, Admiral Togo and General Nogi received an ovation on their arrival in London:

The Hon. R. McKonzie, Minister of Public Works, spent the whole of yesterday in Christehnrch attending to Departmental work, leaving for Wellington in the evening.—Press wire.

Mr. J. C. Scanlon, head gaoler at Dun- \ edin, will relieve Mr. S. G. Millington (formerly of New Plymouth) at H.M. Prison, Wellington, during the latter's period of absence through ill-health. Mr. William Price, member for Albany in the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, is on his first visit to the Dominion. He. is a brother of Mr. Charles Price, of Wellington, and has also a brother farming at Ractihi. Mr. Price proposes visiting the Main Trunk and the King Country before returning homo.

Mr. W. Ambttr.v president of the Taranaki Agricultural'Sni'iety, yosterdd.v received the fallowing telegram from the Hon. 1). Imddo at Stratford: "Many thanks for all your kindness. T leave Xow Plymouth with the most pleasant recollections of the progress of the district and the kindness of the people. .Host wishes."

The late Mr. Geo. Boulton was born in Lancashire sixty-four years ago, coming to the Dominion in 18(1!) in the ship Halcione. He settled at Xew Plymouth, and was for twenty years with the late Mr. Mitchinson, nurseryman, afterwards starting the business in Devon street which he conducted up to the time of his demise. He leaves a widow and a family of nine, five boys and four girls, live of whom are married. Tho funeral takes place this afternoon at -2.30.

It is probable that there will soon bo another vacancy to be filled in the ranks of the Anglican episcopate in Xew Zealand. The Bishop of Xelson (Dr. Mules) is at present confined to his bed in Woodvillc with an attack of lumbago, and it is rumored that he will resign his Wshoprie at an earlv date. Some time ago it was understood that l)r. Mules, who is how 74 years of a»e, intended to retire, but was waiting until the new Bishops 0/ Auckland and Wellington had been appointed. On Wcdncsdav night, the Scoutmasters and boys of the local battalion of Boy Scouts, presented Mr. M. Rudd, who will leave Xew Plvmouth on Monday, with a handsome silver-mounted and inscribed walking-s-tick. as a mark of their appreciation of the services he has rendered as inspector to the battalion. The presentation was made bv Scoutmaster Sullivan. Mr. Kndd's son. who is a sergeant in the Scouts, was presented by his comrades with a beautifully bound copy of Wordsworth's poems, this presentation being made bv Scoutmaster McTsaac.