PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 256, 8 April 1915, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr. E. Whittle, the well-known proprietor of the Red House Hotel; is seriously indisposed.

The health of Mr. and Mrs. R. Langman, of Westown, is still causing their friends considerable anxiety. Captain Unlswoll, of the Highland: Light Infantry, bolder of tho Olympic quarter-mile record in 11)08,'was killed in action.

Mr. \V. S. Hill, horticulturist und plant bleeder at the Moumahaki Experimental Farm, has resigned and intends to reside at I'ukekohc.

Medical evidence at the inquest on Mr. Stoddart, t'ie cricketer, who shot himself, showed that he had pneumonia, which increased his depression. Mr. 11. 0. Kll, M.P. for Cbristchurch,. South, arrived by tho mail train on Tuesday evening and is staying with. Mr. J.']''. Arnold for ft few day*.

Mr A. Blanton, formerly manager of" the Wellington Publishing Company, hag been appointed manager of the West Australian newspaper at Perth, W.A. The death is reported of Mr A. T*hbut, in Auckland, at the age of 70 years. At one time the late Mr Tebbut was a lesident of the Hawera district, bv.t latterly be lived in Auckland. A London cablegram announces that the Right iron. Sir Henry Burton, P.O. r Lord Justice, of Appeal, has retired, and received a barony. He i* succeeded ay the Hon. Sir Thomas Rolls Warrington, a Judge of the High Court, of Justice. It is rumored (states the Alexandra Herald) that the Hon. H. D. Bell will fiuececd the Hun. Thomas Mackenzie as High Commissioner, and that the latter' will return to New Zealand and become leader of the Upper House. Mr. L. M, Moss, 8.A., returned to Nevr Plymouth on Tuesday from Auckland, where he was a representative for Victoria University College in the annual debate between the fonr universities. Victoria College were again successful in winning, the Debating Shield, The friends of Mr. R. H. Rockel, member of the New Plymouth Hig'.i School's leaching stiff, will sympathise with, him in the loss of his brother on Mount Ruapebu, through exhaustion. Mr. Rockel bad not been particularly Well of late, and was apparently not fit for the mountaineering expedition which hfr undertook.

Mr James L. Wilson, a well-known

Lyttelton dentist, died at his residence oil Sunday morning, after a Bhort illness The deceased gentleman, who was thirty four years of age and a son of Mr. Eli Wilson, of the railway service, was wtll known in sporting circles and was an enthusiastic member of the Lyttelton Golf Club" '

Captain A. C. Parker, son of Mrs. Purer, (sister of Lord Kitchener,) is at present on xpeeial service in Kgypt. Captain Parker was formerly in the Now Zealand Defence Forces (South Canterbury) from which he passed into the British Ai-my He served in Egypt for some years, and then joined the Egyptian ciyil Rferviee. He was for ten years Governor of the Peninsula of Sinai. '' \ Mr. John Heslop arrived at Gibraltar on the 18th February in the. P. and 0.» steamer Nellore. He intended leaving her at Port Said for the purpose of spending n week with the New Zealand contingenters in Cairo. He would then catch the Morea for Sydney, and thence home to New Zealand, and ho says on his postcard, "There is no place like home."

Mr. Alfred A. Winslow, who lias been Consul-General for the United States at Valparaiso since MOfi, has been appointed American Consul-General for New Zealand, in succession to Mr. J. I. Brittain, who left Auckland by the Makura this week, to take up his duties as Con-Snl-General for Australia. Mr. Winslow was previously Consul-General at Guatemala, Central America, and at Liege, Belgium.

At yesterday's meeting of the Tarnnaki County Council, the chairman referred to the death of Foreman Holmes, and moved: "That this council place on record its appreciation of the faithful service rendered the council and ratepayers by the late Mr. John Holmes during tto 37 years he had been in the employ of the council, and desire to convey to Mrs. Holmes and familv tho most sincere condolence in their sad bereavement." This was carried. The council then decided to remit to Mrs. Holmes for one year the rent of thehouse she is occupying.