PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 66, 8 September 1911, Page 4

PERSONAL.

A Perth cablegram states that Judge Palmer, of the New Zealand Native Land Court, is a passenger by the Orontws.

It is now officially stated that Dr. Wakefield, Dean of Norwich, succeed* Dr. Core as Bishop of Birminglnun.--Press Association.

A Sydney message re|»orU tlmt the Rev. Mr. Taylor, .secretary of the British and Foreign Bible Society, is u jKissenger by the Maheno.

Senior-Sergeant Dart is absent at Mokau 011 police business, and DetectiveSergeant Iloddam is in charge of the New Plymouth Police Station temporarily.

A London cablegram reports that Katherine Thurston, novelist, was found dead in bed at Cork. Mrs. Thurston was the author of some clever novels, the i>est known of which are "The Circle," "John Chileote, M.P.," "The Gambler," "The Fly on the Wheel." She married Ernest Temple Thurston, a novelist and dramatist, but recently obtained a divorce from him.

Mr. Hugh Wylie, an old resident of the Lower Waikuto, died 011 Sunday, aged 77 years. Shortly after arriving in Auckland by the ship Black Eagle in 1801 he joined Colonel Nixon's defence force, then located at Drurv, and served (hiring the Maori war until the close ol hostilities. He then took up a ifann at. Buckland. on which 110 resided until the time of his death.

Wrote the London correspondent oil! the Wellington Times on July 28: —Mr. G. P. Armstrong, of Taranaki, leaves for New Zealand, via New York and Cmnada, on the 20th by the Lnsitania. Mr. Armstrong has been in England for the past year, and during that time has seen something of Scotland, Ireland and Wales. Ifc spent six weeks in Europe before his arrival in London. Tie expects to arrive in New Zealand about the middle of October.

Mv. Walter L. Vernon, F.l'.l.ll.A.iwlin lias been fiovernment Architect, for Xew South Wales. since lSflO, arrived from Sydney liy the Wiirrimoo this week, to adjudicate upon the competitive plans of the new Parliamentary Buildings i,ii Wellington, for •which the Government, has offered three substantial prizes. Mr. Vernon was articled to his profession in London, and came to New South Wales when 20 years of age, to reprint the (inn to which he had been articled.. Returning to England, lie practised hi< profession in London and Hastings, Imt in 188.1 he decided to settle in Xew South Wales. Tn 181)0 the (lOvernment induced liini to give up private practice and devote himself to State works. Among the buildings in Sydney Mr. Vernon designed are the National Gallery, in the Domain, the TJovnl l'l-inee Alfred Hospital, the Mitchell Library, the Fisher Librarr. droll ia House, and the Kenmore Hospital for the Insane. He is n colonel in the 2nd Australian Light Horse Brigade.

Anion;* Hip most recent iiav.il appointments is Unit of Captain ,T. A. Tiikc to lie Rear-Admiral. Captain Tnke, who is nil older brother of the vicar o;f St. Augustine's, Napier, lias (says the Telegraph) seen war service. As >1 sublieutenant he landed from the Pioneer (Inring the Niger expedition of IS7S), unit accompanied the column tliat, proceeded to the Kmir of Xus-i. Tie again landed during the operations at the bombardment and destruction of the town nf Xntclia. and for liia gallnntrv was mentioned in (l(\s-patches. As a lieutenant of the N T orlhnml»crhind he took part in tlm Egyptian war of 1882, receiving thn Egyptian medal and Khedive's bronze star. On the occasion of the .great coronation naval review in I<H)2 Cantain Tuke was appointed AHa'tpr of the Fleet, «o high is his reputation as an organiser. Prior to his promotion he held eonunand of the battleship Victorious in Ihe Wire division of the TTome fleet, (tnd later succeeded Rear-Admiral Omniiiney as Kind's harbourmaster at Devonport.