PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 277, 15 April 1913, Page 5

PERSONAL.

The English Primate is suffering from a severe attack of influenza.

_M. Poincare, the French President, will pay a visit to King George in June.

Mr. K. Webster, of New Plymouth, leaves on a trip to America in a lew weeks' time.

The Rev. J. B. Brocklehurst, Vicar of Hastings, who has been spending his. holidays in New Plymouth, returns to-' morrow (Wednesday). According to a London cablegram Mr. Burt, the veteran Labor member of the House of Commons, has retired from the secretaryship of the Northumberland Miners' Union, owing to hi& advanced age.

According to a London cablegram the Duchess of Connaught is progressing well, and will go south in a few weeks' time. She -will not accompany the Duke of Connaught on his return to Canada in May.

Colonel Wolf, who recently met with an accident whilst inspecting # rifle range at Hawera, has recovered sufficiently to leave the private hospital in which ho has been confined, and return to Wellington.

A London cablegram states that there was a picturesque, wedding at Westminster Abbey, when Lord Salisbury's' daughter, Beatrice, was married to the Hon. W. 0. Orinsby-Gorc, member for Denbigh. Kin? George, Queen Mary and Queen Alexandria sent presents. Dr. Benjamin Bayliss, late of the Cotfe Regiment, died at the hospital on Tues-' • day evening, in his 83rd year. Mr. Bayliss, who was a native of Worcestershire* enlisted in 1851, and served throughout the Maori war. He had been a resident of the Veterans' Home since 1905. Private cable advice has been received of the death in Sydney of Mr. Walter ' Sydney Jackson, formerly a well-known representative Association plaver in Wellington. He went a way a few weeks.' asro on a holiday visit to his who resides in Sydney. ■*

The Anglican Bishop of Auckland. Dr.. Crosslev, left on Wednesday niglii: -for a fortnight's tour of the Great Barrier, where he will conduct services jtt, ,various places in the island. This is the first visit of an Anglican Bishop to-theGreat Barrier since the days of Bishop Selwyn. x

The Hon. James Allen will probably leave Liverpool for New York by the Cunard liner Caronia on April 10. I» Canada, the Minister of Defence will confer with several prominent politicians, and he will join the Makura at Vanvouver on May 14, for Auckland, He is due to arrive in the Dominion about June 8. While in London, Mr. Allen recently spent a week-end with Lord Roberts.

The new General Manager of Railways is not to come from the service in the Dominion (writes the Wanjranui "Herald's" Wellington correspondent)! The Prime Minister indicated on Thursday that the selection has been made, and it will be au English-trained expert who will take control of the undertaking, with its 1,1,000 employees. "We have, -aid Mr. Massey, "decided on the man. but we cannot announce his name or do anything further, until some documents arrive from England, or perhaps cabled information may suffice. It might take some weeks, or it might onlv be a day or two. The gentleman selected is one of outstanding ability and oxnerience. He holds a responsible position on a big English railway, and has a flue record. There is no question a'bout it." .

The licv, b. Buchanan, who recently died at the manse, Frankton J,motion, was a native of Ireland, his birtholace being Bromhedge, near Lisburn, ' Ireland (says the Auckland "Star"), He Irft for Xow Zealand on Xovember 24, 18(i4, and arrived by the ship Dauntless in 18(i.>. He studied for the ministry under Dr. Cook, and preached his trial sermon at the asje of 1(1, He came out with the full intention of entering the mission work liove. but owing to the war not beiijtf settled, Ik* gave up tii(* idea, and wont into business at Russell, .Hay of Islands, whero he remained for J? 7T. rs " ' Buchanan was identified with (lie Weslovan body for mnnv years, but afterwards decided to thrown in his lot with the Presbyterian?. ami remained > n the work till he died. He di-d at the age of (58. loved and respected bv all who knew him