PERSONAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 119, 13 October 1914, Page 4

PERSONAL

A cablegram from Rome reports the death, of Cardinal Fcnufca,

A Btydneji cablegram reports that the Rev, Mr. Hammond Is a jjissenger by the Maramia, He will take part in the prohibi'ilion campaign. The position on the Oanbertary College professorial staff made vacant during the absence of Professor Stewart, while he is on active service, ha« been accepted by Mr 11. D. Broadhead, an old Christchurch boy, who received his early education at the lions' High School and Oanterbuiwi College. later IMr Broadhead had a successful career at Trinity College, Canahbridge. Dr. Harold Williams, who was referred to a few days ago in the war eablcs as the author of a message from Petrograd, whidh he forwards as special corrtupondent there for nhe Scotsman* is a wellknown New Zea.land«r, He is the 6on of the Rev. (Mr Williams, a well-known Methodist minister, and at one time was a valued member of the Polynesian Society. He is well vetoed on the people of the Souilh Seas, and at one limo edited a dictionary of the Savage Island language or dialect.

The death is reported of Mir Richard Stanley Bean, one of this early settlers of tho Aahburton country. Deceased, who was seventy-eight years of age, arrived in New Zealand in the year 1858. He made, his first toaae in Kaiapoi, but about 1876 he went to Ashburton, where he was in business for a number of ydaro. After his retirement from aetivo business he was appointed Inspector of Factories by the late Mr keddon. This post he relinquished on account of advancing rears. He left a widow, three sons, and five daughters.

I Mr Chjw. E. Bean is the journalist who has been appointed to accompany, as war correspondent, Mie Australian Expeditionary Force winch i» to be sent to the front. The matter of sekoting a man was left to the central executive of the Australian Journalists' \Aasociation, Whose headfyuartcrs aTe in Sydney. A lons 'tat of nominations for the post was submitted and balloted down. The choice was finally narrowed to two—Mr Charles 15. \V. Bean, of Sydnoy, Mid Mr Keith A. Murdoch, the Melbourne representative of tihe Sim. 3Sventua% Mr Bean was selected. Mr Bean is a native of Bathumt, where his father, the Rev. Mcßean, waa principal of All Saints' College. When ho waa nine years pf age, however, tho family went to live in England, where Mr Bean was educated. He graduated at Oxford University and was subsequently called to 'tho I».r in London, returninj? to Australia about seven years ago. iFor a time ho practised law, aniTwas associate to the late Mr Justice Owen. All ■through this time, however, Mr Bean was dabbling in journalism, and at '.length" the cull of news become too strong and h e joined the reporting staff of a Sydney newspaper, allowing Budh aptitude for newsgetting that! he was speedily traasferrd to anuVbet- depart- ! ment.

I The Jato King Ohsrlca 1., ef Rounrnnia, waa .the* son of the lata Prince Karl of Hohcnzollern-Sigmaringen, and was born on April BOth, 1839. He ascended the throne in 1960, after .the expulsion of Prince Alexander Johns, a ruler with whose reign began ttle modern development of tho country. All of liis measures were of an enlightened democratic character, but a conspiracy forced him tb abdicate, and Prince Cliarles was elected to tha iiirone, Princa Oharies in 1869 married Princess Elizabeth Von Wcid, kno>wa to literary circles under tho peeaidonfipni of "Oarmen Sylva," who hoa exercised «reat influence on the literary and ftrfistio de velopment of Roumani*. Prince Oharies was crowned Ring itt 1881, the crown being forged froaa the guns captured at Plevna. The lata Ki»g Oharies has been represented lately b* pro-Geir-nmn, in direct antagonism Ha the tendencies of the pnople, who a*e more inclined to side with Britain France and I* Russia in tho present etrcggle. The heATprcsemptive is the nephew oi tbe late King, Prince Ferdinand voa. HolietnEollern, who iis married to Pr&we»» Marie J of Edinburgh.