PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 5, 30 June 1911, Page 3

PERSONAL.

Most of the Australian visitors to tho Coronation sail from London next week. A London cablegram reports that Sii Eldon Gorst, Consul-General in Egypt, is sinking. An Ottawa cablegram states that Mr. G. Lafontaine, father of Lady Xaurier, wife of the Prime Minister of Canada, is dead, aged 95. A press message states that Lord and Lady Deivman and suite have left London for Australia, via Marseilles. They had an enthusiastic send-off from Victoria Station. A Wellington telegram states that Mr. A. G. Millin'gtoii, gaoler at the Terrace Gaol, died yesterday of an internal complaint. Mr. Millington, up till recently, was gaoler at New Plymouth, where lie had many friends who will greatly regret his untimely death, t Amongst those present, at the saluting base on the occasion of Auckland's Coronation review (says the Star) was a retired officer of much distinction, in the person of Colonel Maillard Xoake. of Crimean celebrity, who liaa not been at such a, function for very many years, lie was attached to Sir Yorke Scarlett's Heavy Cavalry Brigade at Balaclava, wnere be sustained a severe skull wound, and was also present at the siege of Sevastopol, Tic wore the Crimean medal, with the clasp, for the act inns of Balaclava and Sebastapol: the Turkish medal and the medal for distinguished service in the Held. Colonel Xoake also saw service in Central India with the King's Royal Dragoons, besides subsequent service in New Zealand, having been in command of the Wangauui district, and having fought in several actions, for which he was awarded the New Zealand war medal. Colonel Wolfe made it a point to visit him in his carriage after the review, to offer his congratulations to the venerable and distinguished officer.