PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 231, 28 March 1912, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Mis. Harry Goldwater, who is going to Sydney, will leave New Plymouth on Monday. A The Hon. T. Mackenzie is to be banquetted by his Manaia supporters on 9th April, Mr. B. Dive, ex-M.P. for Egm/ont, left on Tuesday for Wellington, en route for - Australia. „'' Mr. C. A. Benbow, district manager for ',; the A.M.P. Society, is at present laid ' up with a severe attack of p'leurisy. Mr. P. W. Martin, first assistant at •'■' the Hawera District High ■ School, has been appointed headmaster at the Linton school.

At Hawera, on Tuesday, Rev, Mr. and Mrs. Boyes, wlio are leaving for England shortly, were farewelled by the local Methodists and presented with a travelling rug and fountain pen. , " Mr. 0. V. Cisson, senior letter-carrier ■ at the' New Plymouth post office,- was on Tuesday presented with a small tok«n < of esteem by his fellow-employees, on the occasion of his recent mairiage. Mr. A. P. Dryden resumed his duties' as chief postmaster at New Plymouth yesterdays Mr. #f ST,Stevens, w,ho has been acting in Mr. Drydcn's stead, left the same day for Palmerston North. Mrs. Thomas Wiggins died at her reei- 1 dence, Kuratiwhiti Street, Greytown, on Friday evening, aged 7© years. The late Mrs. Wiggins was born in County Cavan, " •' Ireland, in 1833, and came to the colony some 3S years ago, and has resided in Greytown for 30 years. A Palmerston North telegram reports . that a gathering of representative citizens there presented a solid silver tea "" service to Police Inspector Norwood, who i has been promoted to the West Coast district. A purse of sovereigns was also presented to Mrs. Norwood. Eulogistic , reference was made to the inspector's services. Special permission was obtained from the Commissioner of Police to make the presentation.