PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 7 October 1919, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr A. A. Adams, rector of the Grey District High School for 32 vears, lias resigned owing to ill health." _New York cablegrams from The Hague state that the ex-Crown Prince has arrived from Wierengen to visit his father. Two officers of Ludendorflt's staff have also arrived from Germany. -Mr R. J. Pentecost, of New Plymouth, has received Word' that his brother, Quartermaster Pentecost, is returning by the Remuera, due on the 28th inst The Rev. W. Tye, 8.A., who lias been Vicar of Manaia for the last eighteen months, is retiring from active ministerial work and will take his last services next Sunday, October 12. Mr Tye is going farming at Levin, and will, with the Bishop's consent, help the vicar there with his Sunday work.— Witness.

Friends of Mr Allan Spence, son of Mr W. Spence, of Hawera, will be interested to learn, remarks the Hawcva Star, that he has been admitted as a partner with the Auckland legal firm of Stanton and Johnstone (formerly of New Plymouth). Mr Spence, who was at one time with Mr O'Dea and afterwards with Mr Halliwell, left Hawera to go to Hamilton, and l|,ter joined Mr Stanton in Auckland, with whom he had been associated for some yean, Mr. A. H. Johnstone's resignation as a representative of the council on the Library and Museum Committee on account of his leaving the district was received by the council last night. The resignation was accepted with regret, and it was decided to place on record appreciation of his services as a council representative on the Library Committee and also as a member of the Borough Council. Regret was expressed that Mr. Johnstone had found it necessary to leave New Plymouth. One oi Inglewood's oldest and most respected settlers, Mr H. Stimpson, passed peacefully away in his sleep on Sunday morning, reports the Record. The late Jlr Stimpson has been living in retirement for some years, during which time lie has suffered a martyrdom through rheumatics, and though unable to walk about he managed to. wheel himself into town occasionally by means of his invalid's chair. He was'in town on Friday last, and appeared to be in his usual state of "health, though he complained that the cold snap then being experienced was very trying to him.

Mr T. Luxton, who for many years past has been a moßt active member of the Taranaki Agricultural Society, 59 leaving the district, and has handed jn bis resignation. At a meeting of the general committee of the society, held on Saturday afternoon, the chairman. Mr W. B. Grant, referred to Mr Luxton's resignation and said his removal from the district would be a distinct loss to the society. On behalf of the society he presented Mr Luxton with a gold, life-membership badge, and also handed to him a letter expressing appreciation of his services to the society. Mr Luxton suitably acknowledged the compliment, and added that it had always been a pleasure to him to do what he could to forward the interests of the society. " ,