PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 252, 3 April 1915, Page 4

PERSONAL.

The health of the Hon. J. A. Miilar, who )4 at present residing in Auckland, is causing his friends some anxiety. ifr. (J. A. Bcere, an old and respected resident of Gisbornq^.dieda few days ago from heart failure.

Air. W. 0. Macgregoiy of Dunedin, lias accepted the position of Crown Solicitor in Wellington, vice Mf. H. H. Ostler, who intends to practise in Auckland.

Mr. Denis Kelly, in tidvanco of the* evergreen ''Charley's Aunt"; comedy, ii in New Plymouth making arrangement.! for the production Jiere next Friday night.

London reports the death of Lhut. lilackmore, an of the New Zealand volunteers"in 18"jl. It is stated that he assisted in braking up the , "Kelly gang."

Mr. 1!. Languiaiiju, o£i Westown, ow> oi the earliest settlers uf Taranaki anj, ,a prominent miyn,her, ctf the Veterans Association, is at; present seriously ill. Sirs. Langman is also, confined to bed.

A London reports tlig death of Lord liot;mij)iiid, the first baron, at the age „of .7a,u'ars. Lord Roths-" child was educated. at Cambridge University and us. a Liberal in"Parliament for He owned 15»400. acres, vyftg, Lord-Lieutenant for ' Uiickinghamsh.ir.e. Mr. VV., Mor.rjfHtti, of Maxwelltfljni, who nil successfully contested ' tea seat in. the Liberal against Mj,-. <&. V. I'earce, M.P., ' general clefitiotts in December last, was tendei;fiij; * eomplimentary social at Waverley,. or* Wednesday night. There was a large gathering, there bqjng representativiMt from various partj of the Mr. Morrison was„ presented with: a purse of sovereigns., 1

The tour names to which t£e 46 ap. plii atjfiaa for tho position of war correspofldnut were reduced by t'je advisory commiAtco of newspaper proprietors ; hc'.vq: tho following.—Mr. F. Doidge, chief' of staff, Star, Mr. r J5. V. Hall, editorial stall, Evening A'Mi, Wellington; Mr. Malcolm Bow, •special correspondent, Wellington, and |M'r. S. Waters, siib-sditorial staff, r Press, Christchurch. As previously re-* i' Ren ted, Mr. Boss waa agj&oipjjefl.