PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 220, 5 February 1913, Page 8

PERSONAL.

Air. (.'. ('arlit left yesterday fur \\cllington. ]le will be away ten days. Mr. J. Wells, of the Valuation Department, is on a visit to New Plymouth. A cablegram from Delhi ist.itcs that Lord Hardinjre is progressing satisfactorily. A London cablegram states that ViceAdmiral Sir W. H. May has been appointed an Admiral of the Fleet. A Sydney cablegram says that Air. Speaker Willis has arrival, and was wellpleased with the cordiality of his reception in New Zealand. An Ottawa cablegram istates that it is practically certain that the Duke of Connaught will not return to Canada after the summer, in consequence of the state of the Duchess's health. At Eltliam on Monday, Mr. IT. Rochfort, manager of the Bank of New Zealand, who is being transferred to Wilding, was farewelled by the citizens and presented with a silver tea and coffee service and a set of pipes. Mr. W. Gee, for three n-onths acting Chief Postmaster at New Plymouth, left 'toy the Rarawa last night i'i G'der to pay a visit of inspection at the Thames, he having resumed his former duties as Inspector of Savings Banks.

Mr. and Mrs. C. Arnold -Tomv, of New Plymouth, who have been on a trip lo England, returned to New Zealand bv the Remuera on Monday evening, and came on to New Plymouth by the mail train last nicht.

Mr. .T. Cordon Delanev has resigned from the editorship of ihe North Auckland Times. Dargaville. Air. Delanev has been on the literary stafl' of the Times for close on twelve months, and previous to that he was on the Eltliam Argus, to which post, he came from Australia. Air. Delanev's present intention is to spend a few weeks in Auckland before he goes home to Australia.

Sir Samuel McCaughey, of New South Wales, is visiting Auckland. Sir Samuel is a wealthy pastoralist. and is a member of tlie New South Wales Legislative Council. A famous breeder, especially j ot the merino type of sheep, he has set 'Australian pastoralists a laudable lead in the improvement of his extensive properties. On his Coonong station is one of the world's celebrated llocks of sheep of the Vermont strain. Sir Samuel McCaughey is on a holiday, and intends to visit Rotorua and the other tourist resorts in New Zealand. 1 Advice has been received by the Auckland office of Tlios. Cook and Son that Sir Rider Haggard, who is a member of the Imperial Trade Royal Commis(sion, was to join the P. and 0. steamer Medina at Colombo oil Saturday for Melbourne, which city he will leave for the Bluff on February 29. After touring the Dominion with the Commission, he will leave Auckland for Sydney by the Malieno on March 24. Mr. J. Tatlow, another member of the Commission, is >»lso coming by the Medina, accompanied by Mrs. Tatlow, and will make a similar 'itinerary. ' The death lias occurred at Nottingham 'of Trooper Matthew Holland, formerly of the 11th Hussars, who took part in the charge of the Light Brigade. Born in London. Holland, when a little boy, went to Nottingham with his parents. .He enlisted in the lltli Hussars and I fought in the Crimea and through the 1 Indian Mutiny. He received the Crimean medal with clasps for Alma, Balaclava, Trikerman and Sebastopol, and the Turkish medal. Holland used modestly to attribute his participation in the charge of the Light Brigade to his horse. He declared there was no trumpet sounded on the occasion. They advanced down (he valley, and the pace increased until they came to the charge. Holland whimsically added, "My old horse took me to the bottom, then took it into his head to come back, and naturally I came with him."