PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 249, 30 March 1915, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Mr M. Myers, of Wellington, left Auckland by the Niagara with Mrs Myers to make a tour of Canada and t).v. United States.

It is understood that Mr F. M. I!. Fisher, of Wellington, intends to visit England and will travel by way of America, leaving Wellington" for \San Francisco by the Marama on April Ist. At the cricketers' gathering last night Mr. E. Whittle, on behalf of New Plymouth Club'. 3 past and present players presented Mr. W. C. Weston with an electro-plated tureen, suitably inscribed, on tire occasion of his recent marriage' In doing so, he referred to Mr. Weston's Jong career on th e cricket field and also to the work he had done in promoting the general interest of the game Mr. Weston suitably responded, and expressed his pleasure at seeing so many High .School boys present, as it was to them that he looked for the future success of the game.

Mr AY. Sheridan, M.H.A., representing the city of Hohart, who is an old Taranaju hoy, is at present visiting New 1 lymouth and staying at the Terminus Hotel. Mr. Sheridan was for some years sheep-farming on th e Egmont fioad adjoining trie Mount Egmont forest reserve, ana was a member of the M,oa Road Board. He was afterwards storekeeping in the Hawera district. After disposing of his business he took up h ; s residence in Tasmania, and was elected soon afterwards (1900) to the Parliament of that State. In 1010 a vacancy occurred through the death of thu Speaker (Sir George Davies) for the Hobart scut, which Mr. Sheridan succeeded in winning, thereby..giving' his party t'.ie necessary majority in forming the first Labor Administration. A constitutional crisis took place when the new Government met the House, the Assembly, resenting by, a resolution the action of the Governor (Sir Elison Macartney) in attempting to dictate terms to the incoming Ministry, After several months' delay the Secretary of State for the Colonies decided in favor of the Government, and against the action of the Governor—a decision which now practically lays down a precedent that the Governor of a self-governing State must accept the advice of his responsible Ministers. M. Sheridan will remain hero for a few days -before talking his departure for Auckland.