PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 182, 19 December 1912, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Bishop Cleary, of Auckland,' was in New Plymouth yesterday, «n route to the Waikato by motor car. A Sydney cablegram announces the death of Mr. John Hughes, a member of the New So itli Wales Legislative Council.

A Sydney cablegram reports the death of Sir William Durrant, sth baronet, who has for some time been a resident of Manly. He leaves no heir.

Mr. E. ti. Allsworth, town clerk of Ohakune, lias tendered his resignation. Mr. Allsworth was formerly a resident of Stratford and New Plymouth. The Education Board yesterday granted eight months leave of absence' to Miss E. Pcarce, assistant, at Waitara, to enable her to visit England and America* At yesterday's meeting of the Education Board the following appointments were confbned:—Miss May Moir, sole teacher, Mangaehu; Miss W. Jemison, assistant, T'ariki; Miss F. L. Smith, head teacher, Kaimiroj Mr. R. C. Lnrsen, head teacher, Okato. The Hon. Whitelaw Reid, whose death occurred the other day, was born at Xenia, Ohio, in 1837. He was of Scotch Covenanter origin. Mr. Reid's career began in a little town in the Middle West, where he graduated at college, and became editor of the local newspaper. Thence he went to the State capital as a legislative reporter, and thence to (Jincinatti, which was then the chief city west of Pennsylvania. His work for.'the Cincinatti Gazette took him to Washington. From Washington he went to New York. In 1808 he became a leading editorial writer for the New York Tribune, in the followingyear was made managing editor, and in 1872, upon the death of Horace Greely, became the principal proprietor and editor-in-chief. In 1905, Mr, Reid relinquished his active editorship of the Tribune, but retained financial control. He declined an appointment' as United States Minister to Germany in 1877, and again in 1881, but served as Minister to France in 1889-02, and in 180-2 was the unsuccessful Republican candidate for Vice-president on the ticket with Benjamin Harrison. In 1807 he was Special Ambassador of the United States on the occasion of Queen Victoria's Jubilee; in 1898 was a member of the commission which arranged the terms of peace between the United States and Spain; in 1002 was Special Ambassador of the United States at the Coronation of King Edward- VII., and in 1005 became Ambassador to Great Britain. He was elected a life member of the New York State Board of Regents in 18/8, and in 1902 he became Vice-Chancellor, and in 1004 Chancellor of the University of the State of New York. Mr. Reid's , career was hewn out by his own exertions. lie had followed divers callings. In his early days, besides filling almost all the important positions in a newspaper office, he was at one time or another a school teacher, a cotton-planter, clerk to a. Congressional Committee, and librarian to the House of Representatives. He published several books, one as long ago as 1807. He married an heiress, Miss Elizabeth Mills, the only daughter of Dennis Ogden Mills, a prominent financier.