PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 215, 1 April 1913, Page 4

PERSONAL.

■Mr. John Stalworthy, cx-M.P. for Kith para, is lying seriously ill at his resid« enee at Aratapu. J

Mr. C. P. Donn.-lly. of Hastings, pro. poses leaving for n six months' trip td England early next mouth.

Yedalh Bertram, knowu to mane pie. ture patrons as Broncho Bill's (Mr. (i Anderson's) leading bidy, died in >fo»w York in December last."

The Ohakunc Times states that Mr. Jennings has been touring the King Country recently and has received a very warm welcome in all the centres visited.

A telegram from (lore reports the death of Dr. Donaldson, aged OK years,, after a long illness. He arrived in Wei lington forty years ago, and had been in (lore thirty years. At a special meeting of the Borough Council last night Mr. K. Black, M 1.K.K.,. was appointed consulting engineer in connection with the electrical tramway* system in New Plymouth. The King and Queen, met the Duke, and Duchess of Connaught at Euston ou their return to London. Many other royalties and notables were present. Large- | and enthusiastic crowds welcomed them.

A Sydney cable message states that the Rev. George Smith, a retired army chaplain, who was a participant in the famous defence of Rorke's Drift, has arrived there, and departs for Auckland on "Wednesday.

A cablegram announces the death of T.ord Archibald Campbell, at the age of 07. He was a brother of the present Duke of Argyll and a partner in the great hanking concern of Messrs. Coutts and Co., London.

I The Rev. S. fi. Compton, M.A., left J Levin last week, on route for South Africa and eventually England. He has been incumbent of St. Mary's, Levin, for some four years, and before leaving was presented by the parishioners witli a purse of sovereigns. Tlic death is reported by cable of thfi J Earl of Pembroke, aged GO. Jle was a | member of Parliament for many yean, J being a Lord of the Treasury in Mr. ; Gladstone's first and second administrations. The Earldom was created in 1551, and the late Earl wis a direct descendant of the first Earl. He is survived by a wife, two sons and two daughters.

It appears that, after all, the ways of the politician is hard—sometimes. * For instance, Mr. Daniel O'Connor, ex-Post-master General of New South Wales (says the Sydney correspondent .of the Melbourne Argus), is now an inmate of the Liverpool Asylum, which is .practically a poor-house. Dan O'Connor, of all men!

Mr. W. T. Wilson (president) and Mr. Mack (general secretary), of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants, left New Plymouth ye'sterday for Marton. Woodville, Danncvirke. Walptikiuau. ami Napier. There are fortyfive branches of the society in the Dominion, and it is their intention to visit all on this tour.

A message from Rome states that Mr, Pievpont Morgan has taken no nourishment since Wednesday, He is now prostrated, and his condition is critical, A later cable states that Mr. Picrponfc Morgan has not developed organic {rouble, but acute indigestion of an alarming nature. The doctors refused l to allow him to be taken to London, fearing his collapse. Mr. and, Mrs. C. H. Weston will leaveAuckland on April J I by the P. and 0. liner Macedonia en route to London. They will be away five months. During Mr. Weston's absence his New Plymouth office will be managed by Mr. H. R. Billing, of the firm's Jnglcwood branch, who, in accordance with an arrangement made shortly before the death of the lute Mr; T. S. Weston, has been admitted as a partner in the firm of Weston and Weston.

The wedding of Mv. James Burns, son of Colonel Burns, Gowno Brae, Purralimtta, and Aliss Yida Mills, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs, David Mills,, Rosilyi), took place at St. Mark's, Darling Point, Sydney, recently. As the bridegroom's father is the head of the well-known shipping firm of Burns. Pbilp■ and Co., and the bride's father and her uncle (Sir James Mills, of Dnnedin) are I heads of the Union Steamship Company, their friends laughingly refer to the alI liance as a "shipping combine." i A presentation of a gold badge was made to Mr. S .G, Smith at a gathering j of railway servants on Saturday, in recognition of his services on the executive council of the A.S.R.S. The pre- | sentation was made by the President of I the Society, Mr. W. T. Wilson, who | spoke highly of the yeoman service done for this branch, and also for the society generally, by Mr. .Smith. He expressed the wish,that Air. Smith would again* seek election to the council, where lie bail proved an invaluable member, and where his ability had earned him the respect and admiration of all the executive officers. Mr. Smith, in responding, intimated that it was not his intention to seek re-election to the couneil. feeling that younger members should occupy the positions. There is much speculation among some of the leading public men in Australia as to Air. Alfred Deakiu's future (says the Melbourne Herald). It seems to betaken for granted that after retiring from the House of Representatives in a few weeks he will not be content to rejoin the great army of private citizens, but will, after several months' rest, take some part in public affairs as a speaker, administrator or writer. Certain public men holding high positions both in the/ United Kingdom and Australia think that Mr. Deal:in will be olt'ered a peerage. Previously he has declined all marks of Royal favor. It is now suggested that the acceptance of a peerage —a viscountcy is mentioned—would open up a new career for him. since as a member of the House of Lords he would be eligible to become a British Cabinet Minister.