PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 174, 22 January 1914, Page 4

PERSONAL.

The Rev. John Wilkinson (Auckland) 's spending a few days in New Plymouth. *• Sister Xicoll has resigned her position on tlie nursing „tall' 0 f the Xew Plymouth. Hospital. Mr IS. Cock, who has been suffering from piomaine-poisouiiig during the last few clays, is now making good progres* loivaids recovery. A Vancouver cablegram .says that the Premier of Saskatchewan, the Hon. W. Scott, is wi route to Xew Zealand for a lengthy holiday. A London cablegram Hates that Captain Hamilton Uordon, the Karl of Aberdeen's cousin, in command of the tor-pedo-destroyer Thrasher, was found dead in his bunk, The Koyal Society of Arts has awarded the Swiney Prize 0 £ fiOO und a cup valued at £IOO to Professor SalmoniL Sobcitor-lieneral in New Zealand, for work in jurisprudence. The names of .Misses Florence Wilson, of Levin, and Miss K Ilnmblyn, of Bell Block, have been added to the list of those awaiting appointment as probationers at the Xew Plymouth Hospital. Nurses Chong, Kidd, and Birdling, ol the Xew Plymouth Hospital sUff, have passed the final examination 'or the ! nursing profession. At yesterday's meetI ing of the Hospital .Board it was de. cided to increase their salaries accordI iiigl}'. | A Wellington telegram says that at I the Basilica yesterday the marriage of Mrs Maearthy, widow of the late T. G. Macarthy, to Mr Walter Held, too'j place. The bride was given away by the Premier. Sir Joseph Ward was also a guest. Mr. Albert Bruntell, formerly member of tho Xew South Wales Legislative Assembly for Annandnlo, who has been findill'erenli health for some time, 4s visiting Xew Zealand. Mr. Ilrimtell was formerly a captain' in the Salvation Army, and he has worked for tho Prohibition cause in Xew Zealand. Mr If. Livingstone, who is resigning his position as headmaster of the Kainuita School, which lie has held for 12 years, in order to enter the ministry, has been presented with an address and a purse of sovereigns from the committee and residents of the district. Mr. Geo. Capper, diairnran of the committee, made the presentation. Sir William Lever is a remarkable niani (says the Sydney Sun). His name is on the telephone books of twolva countries. He may not be at a partieular olliee when you ring him up, but the wonderful thing is (hat he may be, for the managing head of Lever Bros., soap manufacturers, Ts a very active member of the firm, and he has the habit of looking in lo see how bis business is getting on iu diU'crent parts of the world. Ensign Gibbs, olficer in command of the local corps of the Salvation Army, , is one of 30 representatives from New Zealand who will attend the. Salvation ■-' | Army's International Congress, which takes place at the Poyal Albert Hall, London, iu June. With the others, he will leave for England early in April, after tho Xew Zealand Congress has concluded. During his absence, about six months, Mrs (,'ibbs will have charge of , tho local corps. Sir Ismail Sirry Pasha, Minister of | Public Works for' Egypt, who was recently created K.C..\[.(.i., visited London, last month, and tells an interesting story of how the King received him, ''l can tell you'honestly," he said, "that the anticipation of meeting so great n monarch did not make me feel epiite at ease, especially when I knew of the great honor he would confer on me. [And then I was not introduced in tho ordinary way. His Majesty simply sent word that he would receive me at V a certain hour. [ went to the Palace and sent up my card to the Lord Chamberlain, who' immediately came down to the gates and conducted me to Jiis Majesty. The King is not only thoughtful and tactful, as this dispensing with i all ceremony showed, but is most cWm. ing. By his frank and simple manner 1 immediately lost all stage fright. Tho audience lasted exactly eight minute* —a very long audience considering what a busy man the King is. He showed extreme interest in Egyptian affairs, and spoke most highly 0 f Urd 'Kitchener, who, be said, was n personal friend of his as well as of his late father." Sir Ismail experienced one great disappointment during his recent visit to England, lie was invited to the State ball, ami was eager to go because be desired verv much to meet tll« - ' Queen. I'nfortunatclv he had no Court uniform. ••[ limited all over Londo* and Paris," he said, "but the best thingthey could find me on such short notie» was a stage uniform which would liav» passed muster from the piti but scarcely ■' at a Stale ball. Next time Igo to England I shall lake care to pack a uniform with mv collars."