PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 113, 28 September 1912, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mv. I\ J. ]!urge„s, SAL ami Warden of the Thames Gojdlields, i s on a short visit, to Xew Plymouth.

Mr. Fred Kirby, associate editor of the Xew Zealand Times, lias purchased the Northern Advocate, Whangarci.

Sir Joseph Ward carries his years so well that it will possibly come ur? a surprise to some to learn that at the gathering of pioneers im Wellington 1 on Mon-v day he claimed to be a ))ioneer because he had been over fifty-three years in Xew Zealand.

Sir George Clill'erd, a member of the London Hoard of Directors of the Taranaki (New Zealand) Oil Welte Company, Limited, who lias been visiting Xew Plymouth on business connected with- thf Company, leaves for South by this morning's mail train.'

The death occurred at Kaponga -yesterday of Mr. A. Buchlcr, schoolmaster at Te Kiri. He was proceeding to the I law era Hospital in a cab at the time of ■bis death. Deceased had a long and successful career as a teacher. A son (Mr. Owen Buchler) is headmaster at_ Ashhurst and another son is in Stratford on the stair of the school. ,

The Rev. John Hutchin, of the Lond'on -Missionary Society's .Station, at Raratonga. died in Wellington yesterday afternoon. 'He had been a resident of the Cook Islands for thirty years. Owing to ill-health he came to New Zealand in the Aorangi on her last .trip, accompanied by Mrs. Hutchin. He was fifty-five years of age.

Commissioner Henry T. Howard, who lias been appointed chief of the staff of the Salvation Army in succession to Mr, Bnumvell Booth, lias been an officer of the Army for thirty-one years. He progressed rapidly as a man of sound ideas and quick executive capacity, and in 1884 was appointed Commissioner for Australasia, a position he retained until 1892. He then became Director of Field' Work in Great, Britain and principal of the Army'.s International Training College at Clapton. Though not absolutely definite as yet, it is anticipated that His Excellency the Governor and Lady Islington will leave the Dominion finally on Monday, December 2, sailing from Auckland on that date for Sydney, where they will connect with the Orient liner Osterley. His Excellency will leave the steamer at Colombo, and proceed io Calcutta, to take up his duties as Chairman of the Commission that, is to inquire into matters affecting the Indian Public Service. Ladv Islington will proceed on to England, probably accompanied by Captain MacdougalL A.D.C. The Hon. Joan Dick-son-Poynder. daughter of their Excellencies, is to leave for England in November. Mr. Guise /private secretary) and Mrs. Guise will leave for Home shortly before Christmas.