PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 205, 6 February 1915, Page 4

PERSONAL.

A London cable states that the King has become patron of the Overseas Club, Mr. and Mrs. D. Hutton returned to New Plymouth last night from a holiday spent in the South Island.

Mr E. Ferrer, geologist to the first Scott Antarctic Expedition, has arrived in Sydney, en route for New Zealand.

The Ilawera Star reports that Archdeacon Cassell's condition is such as to cause great anxiety. Mr Felix Mcuuire, - formerly representative for Hawera, is on a visit to South Taranaki.

Capt. Lampeii arrived in Egvpt shortly before Christmas '•All-well." Capt. Lampen was in charge of a contingent of !250 New Zcalanders who volunteered at Home.

Mr Morris Fox, actuary for the Government, Life Insurance Department, died at his residence, Brougham street, Wellington, early this morning. H e was 57 years, of age, and had been ill for some time, but hi-i illness did not take a serious turn fc'rll a few davs ago. He is survived by his widow. A London cable states that the Hon. N. Primrose succeeds Mr. F. Dyke Acland as Under-Secretary at the Foreign Office, and Mr. Cecil Harmsworth succeeds Mr. Ellis J. Griffiths at the Home Office.

Among tile passengers to New Plymouth by last night's express were Miss Eise, the new art instructress at the New Plymouth Technical College; and Mr. 11. G. Sergei, agricultural instructor and lecturer for the Taranaki Education District.

At the annual meeting of the Taranaki Rifle Association, Colonel Gkey was unanimously re-elected President. Cnlikc many presidents,' Colonel Okey Hoes not regard the position as merely an ornamental honour, but works hard in actively forwarding Wie interests of the Association.

1 M. Henry Sienldewiez, the famous Polish novelist, author of "Quo Vadis," has been elected an honorary member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, which in almost a unique honor for a Pole. M. Sienldewiez refused to sign the anti-British, protest at the time of the Boer war, and published an open K'tter on the matter.

Mr TI. Muiiro. who has been in themploy of Mr C. A. Wilkinson, Eltham. lor some time past, and who served in the South African forces during, the Boer war, has been offered and has accepted a commission in the Union forces for service in German South-west Africa. Mr Munro expects to leave for Swakopmund jn about a month. Captain W. J. Newton, formerly harbourmaster at New Plymouth, is leaving the Dominion for Home. Captain New-' ton has taken a very active part in the formation of the New Zealand reserve for men over military age. He is now proceeding to Britain at his own expense, in one of the transports, to offer his services to the Home authorities in any capacity.

Mr J. Brailsford, until recently editor of the Central China Post, who has been spending a week or two in Mastwton, leaves shortly for, the Nelson district, to endeavour to recuperate hia health. Mr Brailsford accompanied the Japanese troops to Tsing-tao, but his health broke down, and he was compelled to return shortly after tlie bombardm'nt commenced. "

A London cablegram reports the death of Miss Braddon, the novelist. Miss Brtiddon (Mrs Maxwell), who was torn m 1837, was one of the most popr ular end prolific writers of novels in the latter half of last century. Her first success was gained in 1862' by the publication of "Lady Audley's Secret," and' this was followed by "Aurora Flovd," and fifty or sixty other novels, "Be-. yond These Voices" being published in WlO. Miss Braddon always provided a well-conceived -plot and an endless supply of melodramatic- incidents Her son, Mr W. B. Maxwell, is a well-known novelist, and is at present acting as war correspond mt.