PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 180, 17 December 1912, Page 4

PERSONAL.

A cablegram from Sydney announces the death of the well-known actor George Eignold. The Hon. Algernon Borthwick, one of the principals of Thos. Borthwick and tons, is visiting New Plymouth. Mr. Lan Grant, of Messrs. Roy and Nicholson, has received word tlut he has passed his final'section of the Law Professional solicitor's examination. ' Mr. J. S. Wratt, Mayor of Motueka, died on Saturday after an exceedingly brief illness. The funeral took place to-day, and was attended by the representatives of most of the 'local bodies in the district. Bishops Sadlier and Mules participated in the burial service. 1 Mr. T. Arthur, who retired from th» position of Railway Traffic Superintendent in ino9, died at hiss residence in Hobson street, Wellington, yesterday morning, after a short illness. The deceased gentleman was in the railway service for about forty yeare. He has left a grown up family. The Right Rev. T). Wooi, Bishop of Melanesia, arrived at Auckland in the Mission steamer Southern Cross on Thursday last. Bishop Wood, who was consecrated at Dunedin this year to succeed Bishop Cecil Wilson, visited his diocese for the first time on this cruise. In the course of an interview with a Star reporter, he expressed himself as infinitely pleased with the work of the Mission as he had seen it. Its system was one which any mission in the world might envy, and lie spoke with a knowledge of the work of missions in many parts of the globe. The fact that its work was carried on by 700 native clergy and lay teachers, under the. superintendence of only twenty English workers, including ladies, showed that the right policy was being pursued, namely, that of laying the foundation of a distinctly native church, to be established when the time was ripe. The Bishop will be in Auckland for a short time as the guest of Bishop Orosslev, and will attend the sitting of the General Synod at Nelsoa in January. He remains in New Zealand till the departure of the Soutliern Cross in April, working in the interests of the Mission. The Rev. IT. Hopkins, who wag a passenger by the Mission steamer, goes on a year's furlough, the Rev. W. H.Sage goes on furlough till April, and the Rev. F. H. Drew and Mr. F. A. Crawford will probably remain in Auckland to read for priest's and deacon's orders respectively.