PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 270, 15 April 1914, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr. h. C. Eggleston, of Melbourne, and formerly of Waitura, is at present on a visit to Tarannki. Mr. and Mrs. Grayson and Miss E. Chatterton will leave Xew Plymouth on a trip to England next week.

Mr. Theodore King, an old New Plymouth resident, _ now olliof postmaster at lnvercargill, is on a short Visit to New Plymouth. I ■ilr. 'A. E. Sylces has been appointed chairman ol ilie Jiumi Carnival Committee during tihe illness- of tlic Mayor (Mr. G. \V. Browne.) lhe liight lion. Nydncv Buxton has been ereated a Viscount. ' The new Viscount is (i() years of age. He is president of the British Board of Trade, and played a conspicuous part in settling the railway strike in 1911. As Post-master-denial in luj.)-1!)10, he establish-' ed the penny post to Australia. Mr. Marry Childs, a popular partner 111 the progressive firm of Messrs Mcßnin and Cliilds, of Stratford, has been elected a member of tho managing committee of the Xcu- Zealand Xational Association of Coach builders and Wheelwrights. Mr. Chi Ids has the honor i.f being the only niranaki representative Oil the executive bod v.

A Sydney cablegram imports that a distinguished party of tourists. comprising the Duohess d'Aosta, iliss llicks-l!i'ii;-h (<hilighter of A T iseount St. AHlwyn, I letter known as sSir Michael Hicks-Beach) and the .\lari|iiis I'isriella. arrived by the \ an Cloon from Hatavia and will probably extend their tour to New Zealand and the South Sea Islands. The duath occurred at Waitara last week of Mr. .1. Ferguson. Mr. Ferguson. was at one tunc manager of the Colonial Hank at Ueofton, and when that bank dosed ilie became manager the Jlank of New Zealand, first at Itoefton and subsequently at Orevniouth, whence be was transferred to Waitara. Some time ago ■ nil just prior to his transfer from . mouth the deceased was injured by . motor-ear accident while on a visit .t-o Auckland, and from this he never properly recovered.