PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 March 1919, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Auckland reports the death of Canon Nelson, late Registrar of Auckland University.

Master Ronald Syme, of the New Plymouth High School, although he gained a junior scholarship will not be able to avail himself of it through being under age. He is of the right age now, Hi,, but as the examinations were held a couple of month* ago he waa then under age.—Argus.

The Rev. J. Napier Milne, who has | been appointed to succeed the Rev. W. !A. Sinclair as superintendent of the New Plymouth circuit" of the Methodist Church, will take up his new duties la ■the second week in April, as the Kev. W. A. Sinclair has to attend a conference of the Board oi Foreign Missions, to be held in Sydney on April 11, Lieut. A. R. Standish has cabled that he expected to leave Glasgow on March 10 on the steamer Bhamo to return to New Zealand, via Panama. Lieut. Standish, who is a member of the legal linn of Standish and Anderson, New Plymouth, lias been away from New Zealand with the Expeditionary Force for about two years. The Education Board accepted the resignations of the following teachers at yesterday's meeting: Mrs. M. Dowling (West End), Miss I. Cameron (Douglas), Mrs. MeCutchan (Hurimoana), Mr. M. J. Smith iPitone), Miss M. White (Okau), Miss I. Jones (Egmont Village), Mrs. Cowan (Denbigh), Miss K. Eustace (Lincoln), Miss U. Strack (Hawera), Mrs. Kirkpatrick and Mias E. D. Leech (Technical College). Leave of absence was granted to Mrs. McNeill (Rawhitiroa), and Mr. A. Huse (Tokorima).

In the Horticultural Society's big marquee at Normanby about fifty residents gatnered on Tuesday evening as a tribute to Mr. William Rowe : one of the oldest settler* in tha district, and one of the keenest support, ers of thf snow from its inception, t,« bid him farewell, hj» k»viisg left the district for New Plymouth Eulogistic ref. erence war mud* fcT Mveral spankers to the good work rendered by Mr Rcwe, on behalf of the Horticultural Societv 'and other mov*mer.ts.

At yesterday's meeting of the Education Hoard the resignation of Mrs. Dowling, as head teacher at the West End School, was accepted with regret, and a resolution was passed placing on record the board's appreciation of her long and laithful services, which extend over 2.5 years. The chairman stated that the board and the residents of the district recognised the value of the services rendered by Mrs. Howling, and other memhers supplemented the remarks of Mr. MVters. It wa , dpci(1o(1 f0 nßt - Mrs _ Howling t„rce months' leave of absence on full salary.

In December last the death occurred mi Johannesburg of General William Burger, Aeting-Presidenl of the Transvaal after the flight of Kruger in September, 1900. . I„ consequence of his participation in a rebellion in Natal the sum of £3OO was offered bv the British Government for his capture.' In spite of his active part in warfares le was rather a politician than a Sol'lior A man of ability, he was never l,r r ° n " i""?- At t!,e Presidential election of 1953 . Kruger's partisans S l U^.tte-votin Jt .-«n,ltU™a 'anger of e lv ,l war between them and cl " f noral '""I**: wl? S Burger, a confessed art, cIZ» oi J ; ubert - f ri>sided »««■ «■<■ n,» < •>• ° f invosti sation, and, his Z* f\r S ' g ' lVe his «»«"» vot* in favor of Kruger. Had it been elvon l;'t r ™ v - *<>"*»* ™„M have he»me Pres.dent, and prolwhlv neith.r the Jameson raid nor j|.o Afri™n war would have omiWll 1T( / „,,, the ]ead,ng member of „,„ hn Commission which ir-,,nii-.»i j,. to ( y. grievances of the Uirlandcr'-. af',- »i„'. ™>< l, and came to the concision' th,t those grievances were well f o ;„„, t ,,i , I(l was declared a traitor by k...,„„,.' fr „. putting his name to the report As Vice-President of the Transvaal Republic, he opposed the South African war, and warned Kruger of the calamities which would follow, hut. on the out, break of hostilities he .joined j,is coma tew of the Boer auccessag.