PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 261, 2 April 1914, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Air. D. E. Hutton has resigned his position as art master under the Taranaki Education Board.

A London cablegram reports the death of the Rev. William Redfern, Presi-

dent of the United Methodist Conference.

Lieut.-Col. W. G. Malono has been granted an extension of two gears' service as O.C. Xltli Regiment, Taranaki Rifles.

His Majesty the King gave an audience to Admiral Sir D. H. Bosanquet, on his relinquishing the Governorship of South Australia—Cable.

The Right Hon. W. F. Massey waß 58 years of age on Sunday last, having been born in Londonderry on March 29, i 856. He arrived in the Dominion in December, 1870.

Mr James Matheson, touring manager for the George Willoughbv Dramatic Company, Ltd., is in New Plymouth, making arrangements for a two nights' season.

Mr. W. A. Col lis has been appoirftcd secretary of the New Plymouth Expansion and Tourist League, the office of which will in futuro be in Mr. Collis' building.

The friends of Mr John Coyle, who until his retirement recently 011 account of ill-health was gaoler at the New Plymouth Prison, will regret to learn of his death at Wellington yesterday morning.

A London cablegram reports the deutli, at the age of 87, of Mr Timothy Daniel Sullivan, a well-known Irish journalist and Home Rule member of Parliament. Mr Sullivan was the author of the song "God Save Ireland." At Adelaide, vesterday, Dr. Mawson marrifcd Miss Franceska Delprat. There was a- large and fashionable attendance. The decorations were designed to represent the Aurora Australia. Miniature model newruins took the place of flowers. The cake represented icebergs. Dr. and Mrs Mawson left for Europe. Captain G. Lambert, who has been trading to and from the port of Grey for the past thirty years in charge of Union Company's steamers, waß made a presentation by personal friends in Greymouth (states* a PreßS Association message). Reference was made to hie exceptionally good record in working the West Coast harbors. Captain Lambert retired from the service at Wellington yesterday. Mr. M. Meehan, for about thirty years connected with the New Zealand prisons service, died on Tuesday evening at his son's residence at Petone. Deceases, who was sixty years of age, was a native of Wanganui, and spent some time in the old Armed Cnostabulary. He left that aerviee to join the Prisons Department, and after being stationed for Ave years at Devonport, was transferred to Wellington, where he had remained ever since. Deceased leaves a famik of five daughters and uiree sons. Mr J. R. Sullivan, who has entered tiie ministry of the Methodist Church, leaves for Timaru to-day. He hits been widely known in cricket circles and in the boy seout movement, for which latter he has done much good work since lie founded the movement in New Plymouth Ave years ago. He was on efficient and popular teacher at the Central Sk-hool. Before his departure he was made the recipient of presentations from the istaft' of the Central School, from his pupils in Standard V., and from the Central troup of boy scouts.

A very pleasant little fathering assembled atr the Carrinaton Scliool on Monday afternoon last, to say farewell to Miss Ullmer, who for. the past six yt»r& has been the popular teacher of that school, who ia leaving on April 22 for Sydney, en route for Eneland and the Continent. Miss Eileen Cole, t 1 "" youngest pupil of the school, presented Miss I'llmer with a brooch on behalf of past ami present pupils. The chairman of the committee (Mr Beauebarop\ then handed her a travel ling-rug, as a mark of the esteem in which she is held by

parents and residents of the district, of whom a large number were present. Afternoon tea was handed round, and the gathering dispersed after wishing

Mi».-> I'llmer "bon vovace." Mr. D. D. Macl'arlane, of Lyndon, Amuri, Waiau, was brought into Cliristchurclt on Tuesday to receive medical attention, hut died last night from heart failure. The late Mr. Macl'arlane was the son of Sir John MacKarlane, of Coldstream, Rangiora, and was a wellknown figure in publio life in North Canterbury. He was born at Loburn on September 18, 1800. He was prominently associated with the agricultural and pastoral industry in Xorth Canterbury. and was .a member of the Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Association. of which he was president for several years. lie also occupied the position 'of president of the Canterbury Sheep-owners' Union, and was .recently elected by the A. and P. Associations of Cauierbnry for appointment to (he Hoard of Agriculture. lie served on many local bodies, and contested the llurunui seat at last election as a Reform candidate. — Press telegram.