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PERSONAL.

Lieut. Alexander Campbell Craig, of Auckland, was killed while mountaineering on lien Nevis, Scotland. According to a London cable, the Daily, Express states that Sir R. Borden (Canadian Premier) lias been offered the Am« bassadorship at Washington.

At the annual meeting of the Coal Mini Owners' Association, Sir Geo. Clifford was elected president, Mr. G. Joachim vice president, and Hon. E. W. Allison, Messrs W. Recce and T. Sh&ilel Weston members of the executive.

A London cablegram Bays that Vwcount Grey, formerly Secretary for Foreign Affairs, has lost his sight entirely and is learning the Braille sy6lem. A later wire states that though Viscount Grey is unable to read, he is not totallyblind. He can walk abroad unaided.

Advice has been received that Riflm, A. Smith, son of Mrs R. Smith, Devon street, is returning by the Matatua, which is expected to arrive about 19th met. Rflm Smith left with the 33rd Reinforcements, and has been a prisoner of war in Germany for about three months.

Mr Asquith's elder brother, who las just died, was as great • reader as the ex-Premier. Almost every afternoon at his alifb he would take a new book to peruse, and his tastes were eclectic. After a life spent in the study of the classics, Mr W. W Asquith enjoye* the latest ftetion. He WM a gentle, unoMnisive man, and his friends had a real admiration for him and his gifts.

At yesterday's meeting of the Taranaki Education Board it was decided to adopt the recommendation of the Manu:sl and Technical Committee, that Mm E. E. Ward (Auckland) he appointed ait instructress, and Miss B. Earl (Napier) domestic science instructress, at the New Plymouth Technical College, It. was decided to offer the appointment of commercial instructor for the Str&b ford classes to Mr H. W. Instill, Walton* Auckland.

When, Air E. Parry was about to give evidence before the Parliamentary industries <Jonmiittee on Friday, the chairman, Mr 0. A. Wilkinson, said that the coinmiUe was very sorry that New. Zealand was about to lose the services of bui-,h a mail as tbe Chief Electrical JCnguict'r, especially at such an important stage of the Dominion's development (reports the Wellington Post). Mr; Parry thanked the chairman for bis kindly references- He took the opportunity of thanking his colleagues and the Ministers under whom he has served for their cordial co-operation with him. Ho was not leaving New Zealand because he was dissatisfied in any way, b4t ho hud reecived such very great inducemeiAs to go to London that he could not l'srcgo them- The New Zealand Government had made him a very generous offer to stay, but at that time as was practically committed to the London engagement.

Mr at \ illy is the best-known man inthe railway service, and as ,he dealc , wn!i an siaif matters during Air Hiley'a term ol oluse, lie was more or less regui'dcu as euiei during Uutt time by the men of the service, lie has been in Uie service for the whule of his working life, itud has worked prodigiously hara ior Ins employer.-:, the Government of -New Zealand, lie had uu euoy path to in= pa-scut high position, lor ne had i to work through all the grades until he became diiti clers under Air T. Konayi.e, who was manager before Mr hiley ■ | was upp. inted. Wneu Air. Hilay arrived I here lie found that Mr M'Vlliy was in effect Assistant General Manager, and ho lold tiic Government this, recumuieuuing at the same time that he b« given the rank and the pay. The Government accepted the advice, and for the past live years Mr .U'Villy has had the title of Assistant General Manager. It is admitted that no one in the service knows more about the Department than Mr ! -U'Villy, and that it the Government hud determined upon the policy of appointing a General Manager from the present service, there was no one who had a claim comparable with that of Mr M'Villy. There was a circumstantial story published some little time ago to the effect that it was intended that tho position should go to Mr R- Trlggs at present Public Trustee, and formerly Assistant Public Service Commissioner. Tho Minister of Railways gays that this story was a pure fabrication, and that Mr. Trigps' name was never mentioned when the appointment was being considered by Cabinet. No applications were called for the position.—Dominion.

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Taranaki Daily News, 13 February 1919, Page 4

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PERSONAL. Taranaki Daily News, 13 February 1919, Page 4

PERSONAL. Taranaki Daily News, 13 February 1919, Page 4

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