PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 179, 28 January 1914, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Sir Joseph Ward is expected to visit Te Aroha on Thursday. Mr. anil Mrs. J. G. Swan, of Wauganui, are to leave 011 a trip to the Old Country in April next. Mr. Everard A. Weld has been appontcd by (lie Coventor to be u member of die Marlborough Land Hoard. death is announced from London of the Rev. Owen Jones, the original "Slogger William:-," of "Tom Brown's Schooldays." Mr. E. Maxwell, of Opunake. bus been retained as ns.-ies-<or for the New Plymouth Korough (' ouni'il in the dispute concerning the ballast p:t at Skinner road.

During his recent visit to Kngland, Professor Scott, of Canterbury College, met Sir Ernest Rutherford and Dr. Deridy, who are both coming to New Zealand this year, after attending tlie meeting of the Ilritish Association in Australia.

Messrs. J. S. Connett and V, Watson have been appointed to represent the Taranaki Agricultural Society at a conference with delegates from the Stratford and llawera societies, at which » represenltative 011 the Board of Agriculture will be appointed. A Wellington message states that the executive of the Public Service Associatim; Is supporting the candidature of fieorge Allport, Se<ret,an- of Marine; Mr If. \V. Bishop, S.M., of ( hristchuich; and Mr .1. W. MacDnn.ild. solicitor to the Public Trust Office, Wellington, for election as members of the Public Ser- • Superannuation Hoard.

Major-General Codley is at present at Hamilton, where he will act as judge of the stall' tour of Territorial ollieers, to be held this week. This "Dominion drive,'' as it is called, will be carried out on a war footing, except that the troops will be absent. There will be two armies, the Tied and the Pdue, and the operations will extend all over the d'strict between Hamilton and Cambridge. Over 100 officers will attend the operations, which will continue over several days.

A Wellington telegram reports that the Rev. 'Barton 11. dinger, .Methodist minister at the Unit, (lied last evening after an illness which had lasted some time. He was about 53 years of age, and had been 25 years in New Zealand. He leaves a widow and four children. "Ml" dinger formerly belonged to the Bible Christian Church, and then joined the Methodist Church. Yor some time past he had been ministerial treasurer of the Children's Fund of the Methodisl Connexion. When the New Zealand cricketers return to Wellington to-day, thev will ■bring with them Piki. tlie clever ltngbv football .half-hack, who was injured in Australia last winter during the tour of the Maori team. lie has spent 23 weeks in the Prince Alfred Hospital. Sydney, with liis fractured leu', but is at last aide to get about with the aid of crutches. Mr. W. W. llill escorted ■liim to the Sydney Cricket ('.round to see the New Zealand cricket match. During his long spell in the hospital Piki has been looked after by Mr. .1. JR. Henderson and Mr. J. 11. Clayton. Piki bad a very T>ad time, as the hone was .splintered, and a number of small pieces bad' to be irium'ed. Hut lie I'eciS that all will come right, though, be is. of course, finished \iith football.