PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 130, 23 November 1911, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Messrs Paul Willcox and T. Fleming have been appointed school commissioners at Rahotu, the committee having recently resigned. Captain Stevens, of the New Zealand Stall Corps, and lately of the Royal Fieiu Artillery, will take charge of the New Zealand cadets upon the departure of Major McDonald for England.

The Right Rev. John Carroll, D.D.. Roman Catholic Bishop of Lismore (X.S.W.), arrived at Auckland from Sydney on Monday by the Maheno on a short holiday trip." He intends to visit Rotorua.

A London cable states that The Times has been permitted to publish the full text of Sir Joseph Ward's invitation to Queen Alexandra to visit Xew Zealand; also Sir D. X. Probyn's reply, intimating Queen Alexandra's regretful inability to accept it.

At yesterday's meeting of the Education Hoard Mr. W. C. Cargill forwarded his resignation as a member of the Board owing to his departure from the district. The resignation was accepted with regret, and Tuesday, January 2, was fixed as the date for the election to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation.

The Governor opened the People's Day of the Xelson Show (his afternoon, and was entertained by the A. &. P. Association at luncheon. The attendance at the show was a record. In the evening Lord Islington was entertained at a banquet by the citizens. He leaves for the West Coast to-morrow morning.— Press wire.

The death occurred suddenly at Blenheim on Monday evening of Mr. David (iirdwood, commission agent, at the age of 70 years. Deceased.arrived ill New Zealand in ISGO, and established a business at Dunedin. Subsequently he became a leading importer at- Greymouth, whence he came to Blenheim over twenty years ago. At the time of his death he was one of the leading commission agents of Blenheim.