PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 289, 29 April 1913, Page 4

PERSONAL.

A Sydney cablegram records the death of Canon Hough, a prominent Anglican, clergyman.

The Governor has reappointed Mr. A. P. Atkinson as a member of the Victoria. College Council.

A Melbourne cablegram reports the death of Mr. Godfrey Watson, starter' of the Victoria Racing Club. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Weston left yes-' terday for Wellington, en route to England per the s.s. Rotorua.

At Inglewood last week Miss Papps, late infant mistress, was presented by her former scholars with a gold bangle and by members of the Anglican Church Choir with an autograph album.

Mr. J. M. Nelson, schoolmaster, at Mohaka, is dead. Mr. Nelson was a nar tive of Yorkshire, and was 59 years old. He arrived in New Zealand' 3(i years ago, and had since been engaged in teaching.

Mr. John F. Ewen, of Dunedin, has been appointed a director of Sargood, Son and Ewen, Ltd. The other members of. the directorate are Messrs. R. Sargood (Dunedin), D. A. Ewen (Wellington) and M. Laing (London). Mr. G. E. Jago, of the New Plymouth * branch of the Bank of New Zealand, has. been transferred to the Eltham office, where he will fill the. position of teller.' Mr. Jack Glen, of the Auckland office, and formerly of Manaia, will succeed Mr. Jago.

Dr. Kenneth Mackenzie, F.R.C.S., son of the High Commissioner for New Zealand, who has been in Edinburgh and London for some years, and has disthv guished himself ill surgery, returns to New Zealand in May, and intends ttt practice surgery in Auckland.

Mr. A. Healy, of Mr. Newton King's staff, who is leaving to start farming at Otaki, has been in charge of the machinery department. Quite a number of people are under the impression that it was Mr. W. Healy, manager of the Warehouse, who was referred to.

The death occurred at Day's Bay House, Wellington, on Friday of- Mr. James Embling, at one time general manager of the Bank of New Zealand. The deceased gentleman—who had been in the service of the bank for a great many years before his retirement—had been ; n frail health for a long time prior to his death.

."I nm sorry to know," remarked Mr. F. P .Corkill,' nt lust night's meeting of the Central' School Committee, "that at the end of this year Mr. J. R .Sullivan contemplates retiring from *school work, in order to join the ministry." Continuing, Mr. Corkill made appreciative referent to Mr. Sullivan' 3 work, especially In connection with the Boy Scout,troop.

Mr. William Scott. Milne, a well-known resident of Taita, died there last week in his eighty-ninth year. The deceased wan at one time active in public, affairs, and was formerly a member of the old Wellington Provincial Council "during ' th» time that the bridge was built oyer the Hutt River at tli# Lower Hutt, a structure that was only removed a few years ago to make way for the present bridge. Mr. Milne was much esteemed by all who knew him.

Mr. J. C. Webster, local agent of the Northern S.S. Co., has decided to retire from that position after twenty years' connection with the company at this port. His successor, Mr. David Penman, the company's agent at Russell, is expected here in a day or two to assume the duties. Mr. Webster's unvarying courtesy and efficiency have made him a most popular official, and he will carry with him in his retirement the best regards of the whole community.

Mr. Horace Williams, of the local telephone exchange, who has been transferred to Wellington, was yesterday pre- x scnted by the members of the staff, with a comfortable travelling rug. The presentation was made by Mr. Geo. Clinch, who referred warmly to Mr. Williams's ability as an officer, and expressed thft sincere regret of himself and the other members of the staff at Mr. Williams'*, departure. In the evening Mr. Williams was entertained by a number of friends, Mr. E. Connelly, of Wellington, occupying the chair. The guest of the evening was made the subject of eulogies enough to make even n civil servant blush. A long list of toasts was honored' and musical and other items were given' by Messrs. B. Allen, L Smith (Auckland), It. Robson, H. Patterson. R. MeGonagle, W. Turnbull and E. Husc.