PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 280, 29 April 1914, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Captain (illy Gaunt has been appointed British naval attache at Washington. A London cablegram reports the death of Sir (J. Doghty, Unionist member for Great Grimsby. It is the intention of 11 r. C. A, Wilkinson, M.P., to address his constituents ill the maiji centres of his electorate before Parliament meets.

.Sir. J. Downs, formerly of the local prison stall, is re-visiting New Plymouth, lie will be in charge of a prison roadmaking camp in the Waimarino district. Air. P. S. Whiteombc. secretary of the Education Board, who has been indispmed for some time, left by last night's steamer on a holiday visit to the north. From inquiries by an Auckland Star's special reporter, it is understood that Mr J, C. Alurtin, of Russell, hag no intention of entering politics, as has been suggested.

llr. C. Goodson, of Hawera, who is lecognised as one of the successful growers of ehrysathemums, will be an exhibitor at the horticultural show to morrow.

A Sydney cablegram 'reports the death of Mr. John Bennett, the oldest theatrica! manager in Australasia. He bin < many theatres, including that at Thame; JNew Zealand. ' '

111'. Aitken, general manager of the Union Steamship Company, arrived in waited on to-day bv a deputation from till! Chamber of Commerce, the Harbor |>oard, the Employers' Association, and importers and exporters, with reference to till! unsatisfactory running 0 f boats from southern ports to -Vow Plymouth, llr. 11. M. Kimmonds, managing director A ( ~ a' n ! "i US ' Tauril "S«> Ltd., died suddenly at lauranga on (Sunday afternoon. He was a well-known ligurc in the sawmilling trade, ior fourteen or fifteen years he resided in Pahnerston North, wiieie lie was manager for (,' \ man and Co. Last August lie removed to lauranga.

)lm''it a "' er Loug. who, during UK. past tweve months has been aetin" FitW'M^ ,e,IS at , I,ahiatua for I.ithei MeKenna. has received notice of tiansfer to Wcstport. The Catholic congregation, as some recognition of his 1,0 work during that period, made <i t0 Fatl ""' Uns R,ter