PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 263, 29 March 1913, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr. Gordon Sal way, of Bell Block, fa seriously ill with appendicitis. Cr. T. L. Buxton has definitely decideed not to seek re-election as a Borougbi. Councillor. Mr. Fred Hooker has reached Fremantle, en route to New Plymouth,., where he is expected towards the end of August. Mr. W. McDonald, of the clerical staff of the local Railway Station, will leave on Monday on a six weeks' holiday trip* to Australia. On dit, that the Hon. Thomas MeKcnzie, High Commissioner, will receive a knighthood on the occasion of His Majesty's birthday. A Rome cable states that there is uneasiness among the Vatican authoritiesregarding the Pope's condition. Doctors deny a persistent rumor that he has had a relapse. "Excellent authority," which by the way, is not always reliable, states that Sir Joseph Ward is likely to be offered the Governorship of one of the smaller British Crown colonies. The Southland Education Board last night appointed 11 iv A. Bell, at present secretary of the South Canterbury Education Board, to the position of secretary of the Southland Board at a salary of £550. A London cablegram reports that theguests at the Foreign Office banquet included Prince Louis of Battenburg, Mr.. Asquith, Lord Haldane, Lord Crewe, aiuL other members of the Cabinet, Mr. Austen Chamberlain, Lords Lamington,. Plunket and Tennyson, Sir George Reid and Mr. Thos. Mackenzie.

Dr. Hutson, son of the Rev. Mr. Hutson, who until recently was pastor of" the Stratford Presbyterian Church, has been 'appointed house surgeon at the Taihape Hospital. There were three applicants for the position. Dr. Hutson for some months has been acting-super-intendent of the Wanganui Hospital. Mr. W. B. Seandrett (Mayor of Livercargill) and Mrs. Seandrett, who celebrated their golden wedding on Thursday, were entertained at a banquet at lnvercargill last evening. The members of the Town Council presented Mr. Seandrett with a sovereign case aud Mus. Seandrett with a gold watch. A presentation of an address and silver tea and coffee service was made on behalF of the citizens. The death occurred at the residence of his daughter, Canterbury (Victoria) last week of Rev. William' Poole, aged eighty-five. The deceased, who was a native of Bristol, arrived in Australia in 1853. He entered business, but later was appointed a minister of the Baptist Church. In 1879 he joined tiie staff of the Herald, transferring two /ears later to the Age, on which paper lie occupied the post of sub-editor for five years. Relinquishing the sub-editor's chair, he returned to the pulpit, and in the c-un'se-of time was appointed to the pastorate of the Baptist Church at South Brisbane. He took his passage to the northern State in the ill-fated steamer Lyeemoon, which was wrecked off GreenCape. Mr. Poole assisted in the saving of several of his shipmates. He occupied the pulpit at the South Brisbanechurch for thirty years, relinquishing the work there just about two years ago owing to failing health.

Opportunity was taken by the chairman (Mr. T. C. List) at the Veterans' banquet to refer in eulogisic terms tothe valuable services rendered to the province by Mr. W. H. Penn, editor.of the Taranaki Herald. They owed, he said, a great deal to Mr. Penn, for what he had done in promoting different works for the betterment of Taranaki, particularly the northern portion of the province. Because he (the speaker) happened to be at the head of the other local paper it gave him all the more pleasure to express, at this the first opportunity he had had of doing so publicly,, his appreciation as a citizen of the great work Mr. Penn had done and was doingon behalf of the settlement and progress of this district. Xo man had the interests of the province more at heart and had greater knowledge of the conditions and the position of the province than Mr. Penn. They owed as a people a great deal to Mr. Penn for helping through his paper all the schemes that had made for the progress of this progressive province. In brieftV r?*nondin£, Mr. Penn expressed his thank=, hut said that he had only done h's dufv as a journalist, the same as M*. List himself was doing in his capacity as editor of the Dailv News.