PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 259, 12 April 1915, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr. C. A. Wilkinson, M.P., was in New Plymouth yesterday. Mr. W. F. Jenkins, of Waitara, lias declined' nomination for another term " as Mayor. No trace has yet been found of Constable Shaw, who has been missing from Napier for several days. Mr, CI. 11. Buekcridgc has aeceded to the request of a strong requisition to stand for the Eltham Mayoralty. Mr. W. J. Chancy recently .underwent a serious operation. Last evening he was doing as well as could he expected. Chief-Detective Bishop has been transferred to Duuedin, Chief-Detective Herbert, of Dunedin, taking his place tit Christehui'ch. —Press telegram. The death of Mr. S. Mcllardy took place, in Hastings on Thursday evening last. The late Mr. Mcllardy carried on farming pursuits in the Grey Valley for a number of years. Rev, A. H. Colvile (vicar of St. Mary's New Plymouth) will leave to-morrow for Stratford, where he will spend tin days. He will be accompanied bv Airs. Colvile. The Prime Minister denies the rumour current that either the Hon. 11. I). Bell or Mr. V. M. B. Fisher may succeed Mr. Thomas Mackenzie as High Commission. —'Press telegram, > Nominations for a seat on the Now Zealand University Senate closed on Saturday. Professor James Hight, the retiring member, was the only nominee, and he was declared re-elected, says a Christclmrch telegram. The Thanes Star announces the death of Mr. John Mclnnos, a pioneer ol the Thames, aged seventy-one years. He was born in the Wuikato, where his father married a sister of the late Tawbaio, the Maori King. At Wai;r- ft recently Miss Birdling, only daughter of Mr. a mt Mrs. W. Birdling, was married to Mr. Norman Johnston; eldest son of Mr. Mark Johnston, of New Plymouth. The bridegroom is a member of the Fourth Reinforcements. The Rev. F. Rands, who has been in charge of the Kaponga circuit of the Methodist Church for the past three years, was entertained at a farewell gathering last week. He and Airs. Rands were the recipients of presentations. Mr. C. B. K Douglas, of New Plymouth, who for the last few vears has been in (lie. United States, anil latterly in Mexico, where he practised as a mining engineer, has been given a second lieutenancy in the North Staffordshire Regiment. Miss Marion Ciodfray died at Waipawa on Saturday, as the result of injuries received through being thrown from her horse at Wapukurau on Tuesday. She was found unconscious on the road, and never retrained consciousness. Miss Daisy Chapman j of Wliakatane. has received word (say's the Wliakatane Press) that she has the honor of being awarded the. first scholarship (music) given by the trustees of the Johanna Lohise bequest. Cliristclmrch, entitling her to €IOO per annum in New Zealand or eiTif) abroad for three years. Miss Chapman will be leaving next month to commence her musical studies in connection with the scholarship. The death of the Right Rev. James Moorhouse is announced from London. The late prelate was born in 182(1, educated at John's College. Cambridge, and was appointed Warbur- . lonian leclurer in IST I: chaplain-in-ordinarv anil Prebendary of Caddingtou Major in St. Paul's Cathedral from 187-1 to 187(1. From IS7G to 1880 he was Bishop of Melbourne, and from 18Sfi (o lflon Bishop of Manchester. He has published many work's on theological and biblical study. British newspapers pay a tribute to dcceasorl'g \vork in Australia. '