PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 214, 10 March 1914, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Sir Joseph Ward left Wellington lust night for the South. Bishop Frodnham, latj 9 f- North Queensland, lias accepted a eunonry at Gloucester Cathedral, Ihe Prince and Princess lJenjy of thT« a .u° s , ailin « " l,urU > on a visit to the .South American Republics.—Press cable. .Mr 1! Buckley, secretary of the Moa. Farmers Co-operative Da.ry Company, uts been appointed clerk to the Mo* hoau Board. A Wellington telcgum rcporU t , 19 death of the Rev. A. Thomson of St. Davids Presbyterian Church, l'ctone, after a short illncds. A.Sydney cablegram states that th« Methodist Conference granted the request of the New Zealand Conference to ordain the Rev. .Mr. Striven fur the misbion field. A Press wire states that Mr. R !•' Houlihan, officer in charge oi UdegraphJ at (iMborno, and one 01 th* ( >;< lost otficorn in the service, ivtiri-s on pension at an early data, Mr A. ,1. Unghany who injured his back by falling irom a-building in Xew Plymouth some time aco, is now at liotorua, and is making good progress towards recovery. Among tin; passengers by the ltuapehu were Messrs. Gfcorge and Charles Hartley, of Rata, and Air ilumford, of Rangitikei, who have gone llome to claim a share in the Hartley Estate in London, which is said- to be worth several millions. The death is announced from Loudon of David Christian (Jinsburg, L.L.L)., aged 83. He was a, noted Biblical scholar and writer, and was one of the original members appointed by Coin ligation lor the revision- of the English vorsion of the Old Testament. ■Mr .J, B. flino, M.P., b*e received «otification from the Hon. R. Hcatou Rhodes that Dr, Frank ■ Hitchcock, who ' lias bwn appointed to Whangamomotw, left London by the steamer Afric on February 24, and is due in- Sydiicv oiv April 15, arriving in New Zealand u'b'mt a week later. A Christchurch telegram states that by command of His Majesty the King, ,IIi» the Governor, will to- - day invest the Hon. Sir G.>, G. Gowoiu j with the insignia of a Knight of thfr Most Distinguished Order of ijt. Michael ,and Ht. George, and Professor John .Shandy M.A., LL.D., with the'ittignia of a< Companion of the same Moat Distinguished Order. .• The Methodist Conference -lias apI pointed the following ministers dfcfiniteiv to. the Sew Plymouth circuit: Whiteloy MemoriaJ, the Rev, A. B, Qhapnel'l,. MiA'.; s«cond minister, the Re*,. C, 11. Clds. The ]{cv. J. V. Burton jjoes to AustralSn, the Rev. H. J. Liddnll (second; minister) to Tiinaru, and the Ilev. H. Peat to Rotorua. Mr J. R. Sattivaii: gt«>» to Timru, was received ni IV Anua* yesier!;ij- thut ill' McDonald. M.P. fo» i'.ay I of Plenty, whilst journeving to Opptik'i. j j'nit 'll'i /rapo-i. was taken iIL.. The- ; Tc Kali:'. l;»s:ich ca'iia from To Kahii to'I" •'"iau'ii. .teste; jay for a distiiat. r.uTstt proceeded to his assistance. It is understood that MS; Mc.Donaldl is suffering from internalhemorrhage.— Pre«s wire. Mr John: Pkimmer, whose deatfcalt the age of. 84: years is announced from Sydney, was for many year.* prominent iit journalistic circles. He was a ae&edtit cated ' man, pho contributed 4a- hiayoungar days many social and e*on.«im* articles to British newspaper*,, and was one of the pioneers of t(.e- industrial co-operative movement. lle.-assUt--ed in Ibunding and conducting the Lon* don Figaro, and besides editing'severall trade-papers was for 20 years-English.: social affairs corrtwooudcnt oi'tlte ney Morning Herald. He came-to Aus-tral-ia in 1870, and became editor of th<vSydney Illustrated News,' afttrwardabeing connected with leadiiig" puMliMtionsi and for 17 years contributor toThe Year Book of Australia.ajni; atHerr works- of reference.