PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 164, 10 January 1912, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Sir John Findlay announces his intention of resuming practice in Wellington next week. Miss Sophia Jex Blake, Dean of the School of Medicine for Women at Edinburgh, is dead.—London cable! Archbishop Wright will sail from Sydney for New Zealand early in February on a month's holiday tour, states a Press telegram. A Wellington wire states that the Hon. T. Mackenzie, Minister of Agriculture, went aouth by last night's steamer. ' . A Napier telegram reports that Miss Rose. McDonald has been appointed matron of the Napier Hospital. She is at present matron at the Dunedin Maternity Hospital, and was previously, for six months, acting-matron at the Dunedin general' hospital. Dr. Milroy, who has 'been with Dr. Walker during the past few months, leaves in the course of a few days for Eltham, whe-re he is entering into practice with Dr. Harrison. Dr. Harrison is shortly leaving on a trip for England, and during his- absence Dr. Milroy will have charge. i t The London correspondent of the Wellington Times writes under date Decern-, ber I:—Maggie Papakura must to-day j be the best known wojaan in the Old Country, by name at any rate, for notices more or less correct concerning her engagement to Mr. Staples-Brown have appeared in well-nigh every newspaper published in the Kingdom. But Maggie's features will not be so familiar as her name, for though some scores of papers have published alleged portraits of the ' beautiful and accomplished Maori maiden," they have, in all innocence no doubt, confronted their readers with a picture of Iwa "all smiles." It is a charming portrait, but, of course, bears no resemblance whatever to its alleged original. By the way, according to some English papers, the marriage of Maggie with Mr. Staples-Brown is to take place in l'iji, and it is stated that the couple will settle in England.

Mi\ Kinsella, late Dairy Commissioner for New Zealand, whose death is just reported, was 42 years of age and unmarried. A Canadian by birth, he came to New Zealand twelve years ago as an instructor in the dairy division of the Agricultural Department, and did such valuable work that he was highly esteemed by those engaged in the dairy industry. He entered the service of the Transvaal Government for about 18 months, and then returned to New Zealand, being at once reappointed to the dairying division. The opportunity then came to render service to the industry in a wider sphere, Mr. Kinsella being commissioned by the Government to travel in England, America and Europe to investigate matters connected with the production and marketing of dairy produce. The result was an extremely able report of great value in placing the Xew Zealand industry upon a footing to compete with its rivals in the world's markets Mr. Kinsella was appointed to the head of the dairy division, and held that position until his retirement four years ago, Mr. Cuddie being his successor. He obtained a. position as dairy expert under the West Australian Government shortly afterwards, but relinquished it two years ago to enter commercial pursuits in Sydney.