PERSONAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 186, 5 February 1914, Page 4

PERSONAL

-Mr (i. 11. Billiard, t omiiii-sioner of Crown Lands, I*-ft for Nelson on Tuesday on his animal ].-avp. •Mr George Kon-IJs and .Mis Kowlils have arrived j„ Sydney by the Sonoma, in route for New Zealand. Air A. 11. Grant, formerly of New Plymonth, and now in the Wellington branch of the Hank of Xew South Wales, is visiting here. Tin; Rev. C. Addciibrookc, who was t.ie victmioi a trap accident in town on lucday afternoon, wherein- he .sustained « grained and bruUini (inkle, is- pryyressmg satisfactorily. .Mr 11. I). Skinner. 1!. A„ I'.lei'heim, has >wn appoirt.il assistant master of Ulmorstnn North High School. Mr Skinner is an old New Plymouth hoy, h"-m» a M.n of Mr W. ||. Skinner. Mr Owen C. Willh-.ms. for ten vcar» manager of I lie chief ,:llie-. of the ilank ol Australasia, is retiring, bavin,, b-cu an officer of the hank for 40 vears He also served |„ \ t , w Zealand'. He is leaving f,„. ~ ~j,, ~,„„„, t|j( , |, Sydney ealile.

Major Undley Alexander, who was ,„-,. vale secrelary for several vears to the r ; «rl of llaiilmly during his Governorship ot \,.w /..aland, has been made a Companion of the Order of St. MHiaol ami St. George, and an Ksqnirc of the "riler of M. .i„hn ~f .lernsalem. >fa" .T. ('. Brook, who has bee,, a member of Mess,-. Itoy and Nicholson's staff for some months, is leaving on Friday week to eoninience practice o„ his „„■'„ account at North Auckland. Mr F Armstrong. now of Messrs. Wilson iri ,d r.roy, staff, joins Messrs. l !ov „,„, Nicholson's s| a IT,

Mr James Mackenzie. Surveyor-Gene-ral, Ims appointed Cndcr-Sccretarv l«i- T-fluds in succession to Mr Strauchon who retires at the end of next month. Mr K. 11. Wilmott, Commissioner of crown I.aml- in Ola"0 is to succeed to the position 0 f Survevo:--General.

Mr ]' A.'Vail,.. who WM „ ,„„„,,.., of the New IMynioiith Survey Ollnstall' abemi 20 years ayo, and \vlio for the pasf four voars ha- fi11..,! (lie positioii of ]aml tv:iii»f,.,- .InnnfliNmii.i ,-,[ Uunedin, lias rejoined the local stall' as land transfer draughtsman, vico Mr K .1. Harrop, who !„, been to Auclslhikl.

The death look place nt n ,,. lorday of a very old settler in the person of Mr William Williams. He arrived Jn Wellington with his parentover 70 years ajio, and saw considerable service throughout the Maori wars hiintimate kmmlodjie of the Maori* and of tlic whole of tiie const making him specially valuable as e. scout. Por some >fiirs lie wa.- in business o\t Pal en. subsequently retiring to a farm at Manai.i. Of late years he has been liyinjr with his sim-indaiv. Mr .1. .!. Patterson. Mr. Maurice llcvan-livown. eldest -mi of -Mr. ('. K. llevail-ISrown. head-nm-ler <•!' the 1b,,-' lliul, School. e!irisuil mre !i, returned i„ New Zealand on Friday bv the Aorau-i. -tat, s the \>w Zealand Tunes. Mr. lievaii-lirown, junr., | u , lieeu awav for lour and a half veals, and has been aitendiiisf faniliridife I'liiveisity, where his eaveer was n snercs.-iol) ol hrilliaui achieveiiienls. 11,. has now been appoint,.,! Vienee master at AVanJianui liov-' eollesje. and will onmmoiK-e his new dlltie- a I Ihe la-innimr «,f tb,' new ("iiii.