PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 200, 13 January 1913, Page 4

PERSONAL.

A cablegram from Vancouver states that the Duchess of Con naught is out ot danger.

The Bev. J. W. Burton will leave by the mail train this morning for a ten days holiday in the Wairarapa district. Mr. Mcßride, Minister of Railways for IZ t >a ' !u B been aPPowted Agent-Gen-eral for three yearn. Mr. fiaillieu will act as Minister in the interim. A London cablegram savs that Sir Geor ge Reid ig investigating the possibilities of Australian trade with Germany. He will proceed to Paris on Monday.

A Wellington telegram says it is understood that Mr. A J w nL„! t the Education Depart ent a ° p to the Public %&

noli s f pV^T I stllta3 that the Hon. J. R. Sinclair, New Zealand's representative on the Empire Commission, s a last night for Wellington.

Mr. Carvel Evetts, at one time a teacher at the West End School, was mained on January 2 to Miss Annie Fraser, eldest daughter of Mr. Angus Fnwer, of Ratapiko, and late of Master-

A cablegram from St. John's, Newfoundland, announces the death of Sir Edward Dalton Shea, the oldest active Sut'T* 1 HewasPrS! CmLT Legls,atlvc Co,,ncil of *«-

Mr. IT. Whitcombe, for ,i number of J ears * member of Mr. Newton King's Mr \ I rn 06 " I' 1 P n "»«™Wp .with «i start on Ins own account in the land agency commission business.

Mr f] w. Bishop, S.M., at ChrNt<'huroh, (he condition of whose health Has been givin ff bis friends some anxiety recently, successfully underwent an operation on Saturday, and Yesterday was reported to be progressing favourably. The Prime Minister, who went North on Saturday, left the train at Otamilm. In the afternoon he was entertamed at a garden party at Papakura by the electors. Mrs. Massey was also present. The function, was most enthusiastic. Mr. Massey will tour the Auckland province for about a fortnight

A large and representative gathering was present at the reception given to the Hon. W. D. Johnson on Saturday. The remarks of the various speakers tended to show that the trend of opinion was in favour of co-operation with the Commonwealth in the defence of the Pacific. The guest of the evening referred to the wonderful progress made througbout the Dominion during the last 20 years in glowing terms, and expressed himself strongly in favour of uniting for Imperial defence.