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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 51, 18 July 1912, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr. Peter Ballantine, of Wanganui, died on Monday at the ripe age of 80 years. A. London cablegram reports the deatli of the Rev. Henry John Pope, the wellknown Wesleyan 'minister. The resignation of Staff Nurse Sinclair, of the New Plymouth Hospital, was yesterday accepted b'y the Hospital Board. Mr. M. Eraser and Mr. Gordon Fraser will leave this morning, en route to Tahiti, on a holiday trip of live or six weeks. At the meeting of the High School Board of Governors yesterday Mr. G, Grey was elceted a member, vice. Mr. N. K. MacDiarmid, resigned. Judge McCormick, of the Native Rand Court, has been appointed to act as Resident Commissioner at the Cook Islands. Captain Email Smith is to be retained in the Wellington office. Mr. G. V. Tate, of Waitara, is at present indisposed, and was unable to attend yesterday's meeting of the Taranaki Hospital Board on that account. Mr. M. J. Meßeynolds was excused for the same reason.

A London cablegram states that Mr. H. C. Belfleld, British Resident in the Malay States, who succeeded Colonel Sir P. Gironard as Governor of the East Africa Protectorate, has resigned. Sir P. Gironard has accepted an important position in Armstrong's. The Taranaki Hospital Board yesterday passed a resolution of condolence with the relatives of the late Mr. E. A. Gray, who, at the time of his death, was Government auditor for Taranaki. Appreciative references were made to the courteous and efficient manner in which Mr. Gray had carried out the duties appertaining to his office. According to the Napier Telegraph, it is generally anticipated locally that Sir William Russell will be offered a seat in the Upper House by Mr. Massey, but whether, in view of his many and decided expressions regarding the conditions under which the honor should be offered and accepted, Sir William will fall into line with such a proposal is quite another question. Another opinion ventured is that, if Sir William accepted, he would take his scat in "The Lords" with the portfolio of Education, an office which lie filled so creditably many years ago when his party was in power. The general sentiment in Hawke's Bay, even amongst Sir William's most pronounced political opponents, is that his loyalty to the erstwhile Opposition and the many gallant fights he put up for the party against big odds, entitle him to solid recognition at the hands of a cause lie has served so faithfully and well.