PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 30, 29 July 1911, Page 4

PERSONAL.

The death took place of Mrs. W. J. Williams yesterday at her son's residence, Petone.

An Adelaide message reports the death, at the age of ninety years, of the Rev. Alexander Low, father of the Presbyterian Church. i Mr. H. M. Skeet, Commissioner of Crown Lands for the Southland district, was in town yesterday, and leaves again for the south this morning. A Feilding telegram reports that the death took place this morning, pf Mrs. P. B. Fraser, wife of the Superintendent of Home Mission Work of thfeF -Presbyterian Church of New Zealand.'"'

At a late hour last evening the condition of the Mayor,; Mr. G. Tisch, was ,reported' by Dr. Fpokes to be entirely 'satisfactory, and after the operation he enjoyed a most valuable sleep.

■ Mr. T. M. Wilford took his placo in I Parliament on Thursday afternoon, and : was heartily welcomed by many friends, Ho appeared to be still suffering considerably from weakness, but declared himself "thoroughly sound." A press message states -that the following officers have been, transferred from the active list to the reserve list: Col. Collins, Lieu't.-Cafoncl Okey, Majors Kirk and Mcnzies, Captains Somerville, Hall, Dutbie and McDiarm'id. Mr. Frank Hutchens, of Hawera, who during the last few years has gained much distinction bf his musical genius at the Royal Academy. London, returned to Wellington by.theßuahine. Mr. Hutchens, who for the last eighteen months has been a sub-professor at the Academy, is to be accorded a public reception at Hawera.

The following have been appointed Justices of the Peace:—Charles Andrews, Ohafcoj Henry Baversfcock, Tongaporiitu; Michael Fleming, Pimgarehu; Alfred Guy, Kaponga; George Loveday, Ohura; Thomas Stanners, Eltham: Willinim Whitton, Oka-n; Paul Wilcox, Rahotu; William Kelly, Awa-kino; and Alfred ClotSiier, Warca. The Rev. Ooinrie, who was to have preached in St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church to-morrow cvereinsr, telegraphed last night that both he 'and the Rev. Dawson will attend the late Mr. T. R Taylor's funeral in Chxistehuivh on Sunday, and have therefore cancelled their X«v Plymouth engagements. The Rev. B. Hutson will occupy St. Andrew's pulpit in Mr. CVimrie's s\cad. Mr. Hutson, who is now in charge <yf the church at Brookla.nd, Wellingion, was for some years the minister in charge of the Presbyterian Church at Stratford.