PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 208, 11 February 1915, Page 4

PERSONAL.

' Dr To r y. of Kapongi. is leavi'i; :»• ' front. Sir Geo, Clifford is on a visit to New i Plymouth. Mr I!. .A Callander, who is now stationed at Ongarue, is spending a holiday in New Plymouth. Mr E. Snowball, who has been on a ■ world's tour, returned to New Plymouth by. the Raiawa on Tuesday. Rev. Father Menard, formerly in charge of the coastal district, is on a visit to Opuuake. lie is now stationca at Ohakune. Mr L. .T Lolir, formerly a well-known iheatrioal manager throughout Australia and New Zealand, is at present an inmate of a private hospital in Melbourne, and is reported to be in a serious condition. During the past month, a large number of Australian visitors have arrived in New Zealand, their desire being to get away from the hot weather being' experienced in Australia this summer. A recent visitor is Professor Fawsett, of the Sydney University. He says that lie does not see why everyone who can Bhould not come over here in the summer, it is such a fine climate. Professor Robinson, Professor of Organic Chemistry, is also on a visit to New Zealand. Writinc from London under date December liitli (says the King Country Chronicle), J.if. lit Jennings, formerly of New Plymouth, mentions that lie met Miss Rosins. Buckman and Miss Hannah Sweeny, of New Plymouth and Wellington. the latter being well known in musical circles in the Empire C'ity.- Miss Sweeney has now become the wife of Mr. Keating, a British M.P., and Miss Kuekman has developed quite a prima donna's appearance, and is gaining in public favor. An arrival in Sydney by the steamer Nikko Maru last week was Mr. T. Tsueliiya, formerly editor of the wellknown Japanese daily newspaper, "Asahi," published in Osaka. Mr. Tsuchiva's mission to Australia is to study the problems and prospects of trade with a view to embodying his. investigations in a serious of articles. It was considered in Japan that a journalist would handle the subject in a more comprehensive and business-like way than Government officials, as they are i said to be too fond of departmental statistics and routine methods.

Mr W. T. .Jennings M.P. f or Taumarunui, arrived in _.ew Plymouth last l u-ning, 011 ousine.ss in connection with the eiect-.on petition against his return* J'Uriiifr a lour in the King Country, tha member took part in the official ccralin.nr, wit.ii the Hon. M r Hurries, on 'I uesdav last, of declaring a bridge open for traffic over the viaipa, river at Kawa. Tlie bridge ami approaches cost .£4.051), ami is an important link beI « een the Kawhia and -Main Trunk line, and will !i« o- great hoiioJit to settlers in tlii- district, Mr Jennings has been invited hv the settlers to open the Ifaro-l-opa wluirf, which has just been com'f.Vted.

News lias reached the French Consu--lute-General at Sydney of the death under' sad circumstances of M. Charles Dcsehars, who, when the war broke out,. Mas Comriorei.il Attache at th.» French Fmbassy at Berlin, and who occupied th<: position of Deputy-French Consul at» Sydney during tlk years IflOfw. M. Descliars, who was serving in the French

.'•rmy as interpreter, with the rank of lieutenant, was wounded on August 22nd at Kthe. Belgium. The following day, whilst in an ambulance at Gcmmery, he was parleying with a German officer for; the protection of the ambulance, when the latter drew hi 3 revolver and treacherously ghot M. Descliars dead.

After over forty years' service SeniorSergeant Goodhew has resigned from the police force of Xew South Wales. In 1874 lie joined the force under Captaitt ■McLivie, his first appointment being on the gold escort escort from liathurst to Sydney. At the time of the Kelly gang scare he was sent to Cootamutfdra as an attack was expected there. He; was also at Cootamundra when Moonlight stuck up the Wantabatigery staitian, and narrowly missed being pre* sent at the capture of Moonlight. But he assisted Inspector Carroll in escort-, ing four of the gang to Sydney. Ori numerous occasions Senior - Sergeant Goodhew displayed great ability in dealing with stock-stealing cases. He secured £7O out of £IOO given "by the Queanbeyan Stock-Stealing Prevention Association for the capture of the Watson brothers. He also spent three weeks searching for- the Driro Dora blacks.