PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 257, 20 March 1913, Page 4

PERSONAL.

The lie,-. B. Hutson and his son, Dr. Hutson. are on a visit to Stratford Miss Florence H,,n | ms resigned herint buls High Sehoo , has til-™ ~", i duties. Mh.cn tin .her yenrsonMomlav * age ° fe, « ht y >in SI wm tai- V"' ° f ** and evensong on Good Friday C ° Pita! tl.a Hos1 s «t»aeirv nf v Dv - Le atham m Ho.pffl t,t i r °^X.. e V 'ft the , stead.. ' Hall Wlll «t in his *t.ff in Wvl \ ' V™ °" t,,e s »"-ey anda^tl^out 111 AVaiiganui- a „i . > ° l,t thc town of 0 t0 "'" CoU)ltr * woks been ver £,,„'• '' se . veral glad to learn t rat he b * tnends wW be ger. C )s now 01,t <»f Jan- , The undermentioned members 0 f tlm Hollis, .ucldand; Kemi)j Napier ;aUon^^r Rn T m f of Cfl Ptain iw.N.lv., at London, for manv vou« master in the P. and 0. line I heat h necessitated his retiremen t°*ml lows Eof iff cal r essor ™»« " e '. and was a n, ™bsr of the Titanic Inquiry Board. + M oi °' /' McK enzie, resident engineer Mam lumk Jme on official business a* the ,l,t- J " gt ° n ' WhMe IIS take * Up iubJic Works Department, relieving Mr. '• W. Furkert, who leaves on the 28th inst. on an extended visit to En-land and the United States. "'o'-uia The Auckland Star says: "We have it from authentic sources that Sir Joseph Ward has been offered no less than three seats during his stay in Great Britain—two m the Imperial "Parliament and one in the new Irish Parliament. Ajl though such inducements to enter the wider field of Imperial politics must be very alluring to a man of Sir Joseph's ability and outlook, it seems clear from what can be learnt of his intentions that he has no idea of deserting New Zealand by remaining at Home, for he has definitely expressed Ms resolve to return' to the Dominion."

The -death occurred in Palmerston Aorth recently of Mr. William McKay George, who, in the course of a longHifc of some S3 years, saw much, of the"stirring times associated with the early days in Australia and New Zealand. Hs was born in Caithness, Scotland, in 1828. At ' an early age he decided to go abroad, and accordingly he set sail for Australia in the ship Blue Jacket. Arriving there, he became aide-de-camp to Governor Le • Trobe. Later he occupied a responsible position as a member of the gold escort from the diggings to the coast, when much apprehension was felt as to bushrangers. Mr. George was a mounted police officer at one time, and one of his adventures was, the arrest, singlehanded, of a notorious outlaw named 'Fitzgerald, and another bushranger, who were musing much aircietv liv their exploits. Mr. George devoted" much attention to mining, and became a mining expert. He came to New Zealand some thirty years ago, and had been a resident of Palmerston for 12 or 14 years.