PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 80, 25 September 1911, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr. A. C. I'earce, c\-Mayor of Karori, died 011 .Friday, after * brief •••!iics<, aged 37 years. A Melbourne cable reports the death of a member of the A>scinb!y. Mr. (iillies. an Independent liberal. Mr. •). M. Johnston, the new diuctor of .the Hank of New Zcß.hi.ml, was at one lime teller ati the local bran.'li of the bank. Mr. 11. Ellison. I.ohdon manager for the National Dairy Association of Now Zealand, left Wellington lor Kngland by the Kuapehu on Friday. J. J. M'eikle, well known iit connection with his attacks upon the <iovernnient, returned to New Zen,'and from England by the Kotorua last jvi-ek. The Opunake Time!- records 1 hp death, at the aye of 00 ye.-.rs, of Mrs. Abraham dough, the oldr-1 resident of that locality, having s-tiled tliero some thirty-live years' ago. Mr. Louis 11. Y'ietory. who has been associated with the literary stall' of thi! llawcra Star fiir Ihe past three years, left for Oaniaru by Saturday's mail train to join the stair of the Oaiuaru Mail, Frio: - to his departure hv was presented by the Star stall' with a. gold-mounted founiain pen as a token of fraternal esteem. Several changes lave been arranged by the Union Company among the managers of their various branches, Mr. K. A. Pearson, Wellington, traffic, manager, leaving Wellington to-day for New Plymouth to take up the position of manager here. Mr. tlorton, of the Wellington office, succeed* Mr. Pearson ns local itrall'ie manager. 'Mr. F. C. Crammond, of Invercargi!'. transfers- to La-nn-ceston. Mr. \Y. V. '.'rnske. of l.vttelton, goes to Strachan. Mr. W. 11. Price, of Nelson, transfers to luvercargill, Mr. ,1. IT. Wilson, of llnkitikn, goes to lilulV as sub-manager. Mr. Smith, of llluflf. moves to Oainarn in place of Mr. 1!. W. Monson, who goes jo Nelson.