PERSONAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 115, 4 November 1911, Page 4

PERSONAL

A London cablegram reports the death of Lady Colin Campbell. The Hon. J. A. Millar left Wellington for the south last night,—Press Association. Mr. Allan Wallace, 8.A., of the Auckland University College, has been selected, as the Auckland candidate for the Rhodes scholarship for 1912. A cable message announces that Miss Leila Doubleday, the young Australian violinist, scored a great success at an orchestral concert in Vienna. The Professorial Board of Otago University has selected Mr. Montague Ongley, 8.A., as the Otago candidate for the Rhodes scholarship.—Press wire. The Prime Minister (Sir Joseph Ward) left Wellington by last night's steamer for the south. He leaves Christchurch on Monday, and will speak at Gore on Tuesday evening.—Press wire.

An old settler in the person of Mr. John Kendall, of Mahoetahi, near Waitara, died at his residence yesterday. Mr. Kendall had been in indifferent health for some time, but his demise came rather more suddenly than was expected'. He leaves a widow and o-rown-up family. B Mr. L. G. Hill, secretary of the Xorth Twranaki Cricket Association, and also the well-known Star and Taranaki representative footballer, is severin" his connection with Messrs. Roy and Nicholson, 2\ T ew Plymouth, at the end of the month, having accepted an appointment in Hawera with Messrs. Welch and McCarthy.

At Korito on Holiday evening Miss Steward was entertained at a farewell gathering by .the residents on the - eve of her departure for Hillsborough, where .she lias been appointed headmistress of the local school. She was the recipient of a dressing case from the settlers nn album .from the church, of which she \va* orgvvnist, and a fountain from the school children.

During the journey to Auckland bv the 'Main Trunk train on Wednesday night, Mr. W. F. Massey, leader of the Opposition, sprained his ankle in alighting from the train at one of the wayside stations. As the pain was very .severe, on his arrival at Auckland Mr." Martin, the Opposition organiser, ranrr up for Dr. Marsack, who, after an examination, stated that Mr. Massey's health, through overwork and the additional trouble "of a sprained ankle, made it absolutely necessary that he should take at least two or three days-' rest,