PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 193, 23 January 1915, Page 4

PERSONAL.

A London message states that a son had been born to Lady Edwina Lewin, daughter of Earl Roberts.

Professor MacMillan Brown has been re-elected by the University Senate to be tli'o University representative on the General Council of Education.

His Excellency the Governor and Lady Liverpool will leave Cliristchurch to-day to pay an official visit to the West Coast of the South Island.

At Patea on Wednesday, the marriage took place of Miss Mary Wytourne, second daughter of Mrs Wybourne, of Whenuakura, with Mr Algernon Gower, of Eltham.

Captain Richardson, the group office' in Hawera, is an inmate of a private hospital, lie underwent an operation this week, and is now making an excel lent recovery.

A Christchurch telegram states that the University Senate continued its sittings yesterday. Sir Robert Stout was xe-appojnted Chancellor and Sir Chas. Bowen Vice-Chancellor, on Ithe motion of S>r Maurice O'Rorke. The Chancellor, in returning thanks, said this would probably be his last, term ih the position. He felt he needed a rest. At the annual meeting of members of the New Plymouth' Surf and LifeSaving Club, it was resolved to forward to Mrs it. Tai>or and Mrs Geo. Tabor a 'letter of sympathy in their loss sustained by t'he death of the late Mr Goo. Tabor, who had been actively associated with I|he club since its formation, and whose death left a vaoancy wMch members considered would be extremely difficult to fill.

Mr H. D. Bedford, solicitor, and lecturer on Economics at the Otago University, has received notification of lii-i election to a Fellowship of the Royal Kconomic Society, of 'Greatt Britain, being one of nine Fellows admitted at the iceeting of the (Society held in November. Mr Bedford has devoted a great deal of t; " to the study of political economy, :< r, 1 the distinction conferred upon him is " il deserved, remarks the Otago Daily 1 imes.

The death occurred in England on January 15th of Mr. William Shepherd Allen, M.A., of Annandale, Piako. Mr.' Allen resided *in New Zealand for the greater part of a period of twenty-nine years, and was well-known both in the Old Country and in the Dominion. He was a native of Manchester, having been born in 1831, and educated at Wadham College, Oxford, where he obtained his degree of Master of Arts. In 1865 he was retifined to the House of Commons as Liberal member for Newcastle-under--1 Lyme, and occupied the seat until 1836. s Mr. Allen was unable to agree with the leaders of Ms party on the Home Rule question, and becanre a Unionist. It was (remarks the New Zealand Herald) in 1885 that, he first visited New Zealand with his family, and he then decided to settle here. In 1890 he made his entry into colonial politics, and was returned for the Te Aroha electorate, but was unseated owing to an irregularity." He afterwards contested the Parnell seat, but was unsuccessful. He occupied a seat on the Piako County Council for some time, but resigned on returning to England for a trip. In reference to Mr. Allen's connection with English politics, it is interesting to note that his eldest son, in 1897, represented his old constituency, and had the distinction of being, at the time of his election, the youngest member of the House of Commons

The Rev. F. Stubbs, F.R.G.S., arrived in Auckland by the Kiverina from Sydney on Monday last. A decade ago Mr. Stubbs was a Presbyterian minister at Rotorua, but he relinquished the charge for health reasons, and has since travelled extensively in various parts of the world. It is four years since he was last in New Zealand. At the time of the Indian Durbar Mr. Stubbs was acting as special correspondent in India for the Auckland Star. He was recommended by the Indian Government for the Durbar medal, which he duly received. A further and more recent honor has been his election as a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. Mr Stubbs intends remaining for some time at Rotorua before setting out on further travels.