PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 332, 20 June 1911, Page 4

PERSONAL.

A Berlin cablegram. states that the Kaiser has conferred the second-class Order of the Crown on Sir Ernest Shackleton.

The Hon, Oeo. Fowlds,, Minister for Education, will assist South Taranaki next week, and will lay the stone of a new church at Kaponga on the 29th inst.

Mr. and Mrs. D. Herlihy. on the occasion of their leaving Kainiatij for tlic King Country, were entertained by the local settlers anil presented with two easj' chairs and a purse of sovereigns.

The Hawera Star announces the death of Dr. f!. H. Brown, of Hawera. He had not been very well for sonic, little time, but the progress of the disease from which he was suffering was at the last rapid, and he passed away early on Sunday morning. He leaves a widow and two children.

A Palmerston Xorth wire states that Lord Islington paid his first special visit to that place yesterday afternoon, when he wais accorded a civil welcome. To-day he opens the Winter Show and lays the foundation stone of the new Wesleyan Church, and attends the annual dinner of the English Public School old boys.

The estate of the late Mr. E. J. Riddiford has been valued for probate at £300,000. Large landed interests of the deceased were covered by a deed of partnership with his sons executed in 1907, and under this deed stamp duty amounting to £12,238 was paid. Deceased's interest reverts to his surviving partners, his three sons, Edward, Daniel, and Eric, who now control 92,420 acres under the partnership deed; 69,904 acres of this are freehold. At the annual meeting of St. Mary's Church, Timaru, the Venerable Archdeacon Harper, referring to his resignation, said that his decision to retire was not come to in a hurry. He had decided to resign, because he felt such was necessary, and he was acting under good advice. He had the misfortune, or perhaps fortune, of looking younger than he really was. Sound advice had made him take the step he had taken. He left sometimes that he could not, was scarely strong enough, to manage the work. As the step had to be taken sooner or later, he considered it better to do. so while everything in the parish was in so good a state. Mr. Joseph Earle, an old citizen of Wellington, died on Sunday, aged eighty years. He was a native of London, where he learnt the business of lithographer. As a young man Mr. Earle left England for Australia, some forty years ago, and after a residence in Melbourne and Sydney, came to New Zealand under engagement to the Government to take charge of the lithographic branch of the Government Printing Office. He remained in the Government service for many years, until retirement through advancing age. The deceased was a member of one of the first volunteer defence corps formed in Wellington, and he was also a membei of the Masonic craft. Mr. Earle, who was a fine .type of citizen, was widely known and esteemed. He leaves a widow and four sons—Messrs. Charles (editor of the Dominion), Fred, (subeditor of the Tost), Joseph (Wellington), and Harold Earle (Christeluirch),and Mrs. Duncan McKay (Wellington).—Times.