PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 187, 6 February 1914, Page 4

PERSONAL.

A Loudon cablegram state* that Karl (-riey will accompany the King oa bin to Paria. Mr. It. 0. Kllis, county clerk, left yesterday tor Auckland on his annual leave of a fortnight.. Mr. Xewton King, who met with an accident on Monday morning, was able to get down to his office yesterday morning. It is generally understood that Mr. J. G. Wilson is to bu offered tho position of President of the B«art of Apiculture, The Rex. Frank Halts will not return to New Plymouth for Sunday next, owing to Mrs. Hales being dangerously ill in Wellington. Mr E. Olson, of WangMnut, and formerly of Inglewood, has been appointed clevK to the Inglewood Borough Council. There were 24 applicants. Mr 11. 0. Clarke, who has been associated with municipal wor'c in I'ateo. for about 16 years, has resigned from.the liorough Council owing to ill-health.

Tho Rev. F. Walker, vicar of Bllers'tie, and formerly curate in charge of the Fitzroy district, has accepted the living of -[.eaton, in the diocese of Gloucester, Fjiglttnd. During the past year Mr. Walker has been travelling in England, and he will not return to New Zealand. Dr. Bowie, the hero of the recent fearful eruption on tho Island of Anvbrym, accompanied by Mrs Bowie, has arrived in New Zealand. He has come over here to recruit his health alter the tryin,; experiences he. has gone through, and will require compl te rest from all Active work.

After forty-nine years' service in the employ of the proprietors of the Nelson Evening - Mail, Mr. J. McEachen is retiring from work. He was made the recipient last week of a presentation from the office staff and a cheque from the proprietors. Mr. McEachen assisted in the ma king-up of the first issue of the paper.

Mr. 0. Warwick, an old and respected resident of Wellington, who died at his residence, Adelaide, road, last week, aged 73, landed in Wellington by the Alma on May 15, 1857. He then transhipped to Wanganui, and served in the Maori war, returning to Wellington in 187U, where he resided till his death. He left a widow, five sons and two daughters. An English newspaper records the death at Wigan of Mr. John Finch, a great-uncle of the late It. J. Seddon. Mr. Finch, who was ninety-one years of age, and came of a particularly longlived family, had spent most of his life in various occupations connected with the Lancashire mining industry. His eldest son is sixty-eight years of age, and his father died when within a few days of 100 years. The C'lutha Leader has the following: —Re the rumored probable resignation of Mr. T. Buxton, the Liberal member for Temukit, mentioned in last issue, we learn from a reliable, source that the member's difficulties have been satisfactorily overcome, and there will be tu> by-election. Our informant, however, states that it is unlikely that Mr. Buxton will stand at next general election. Recently one of Taihape's oldest citizens, Mr. Joseph Waller, celebrated his eightieth birthday. Mr. Waller was present at the relief of Lucknow with the 14th Light Dragoons. He was also one of the little band which gazed on the victims of the Gawnpore massacre. He fought in upwards of 40 engagements , in the Mutiny, and received a medal for conspicuous bravery in the field. lie received his discharge after I" 1 /, years' service. Mr. Waller landed in New Zealand in 1874, and was for some years in the, Ilawkes' Bay Constabulary. He has resided in Taihnpe since 1004, and is still hale and heartv.