PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 4 November 1919, Page 4

PERSONAL.

A table from Tokio reports the death of General Akasiii, the Governor of Formosa.

Captain Wilkins, photographer, haß been appointed chief of the scientific staff in Mr. Cope's Antarctic expedition.

It is rlported to be the intention of the Anglican Bishop of Christehurch (the Right Rev. Dr. C. Julius) to attend the Lambeth Conference, which has been in abeyance during the war period. He will probably leave for England towards the end of Februarj'. Mr. B. P. Lethbridge, who was contesting the Bangitikei seat as the Reform Party's candidate at the general elections, has retired, and his successor in t-hc Reform Party's interests will be Major W. S. Glenn, M.C., the former All Black footballer, and formerly of Manaia.

Residents in the Manaia and Hawera districts, states the Wanganui Chronicle, will regret' to hear of the death at Aramoho on Monday of Mrs. A Martin, late of Manaia. In addition to her husband. she leaves one daughter, Mrs \V. Barnes, of Plymouth Street, and two sisters.'Mrs A. Melville, of Kaponga, and Mrs \V. Bigham, of Hawera. The Rev. C. 11. Craht Cowen, of Hawera, hag been offered and has accepted St. Matthews' parish, Auckland, one of Ihe most important charges in that city. He has therefore sent to the Bishop of Wellington his resignation of tlie cure of -St. Mary's, Hawera, but does not propose to leave Hawera until about the end of February, says the Star.

The 1851 Exhibition Scholarship for this year has been awarded to Mr. Eric Arnold Rowe, of the New Plymouth High School. Rowe, who is a son of Mr. T. W. Rowe, barrister and solicitor, of Christehurch, came up from Christ's College to Canterbury College in 1914 with a junior university scholarship. He passed the first section of the B.Sc. examination in 1915 and qualified for the degree in 191G and 1917. He obtained the degree of M.Sc. with honors iu chemistry, presenting theses on colloidal particles and on certain properties of alkaline salts. It is'understood that Mr. Rowe will devote his scholarship research work to the subject of colloidal chemistry, and will shortly proceed to England for that purpose. Mr. M'Kinney, who for four years has been in charge of the preparatory school at the New Plymouth Boys' High School, is leaving shortly for Awakino, having been appointed organising teacher under the Taranaki Education Board. He has been the recipient of some very handsome farewell gifts, the staff of the Boys' High School presenting him with a wristlet watch, and the boys with a set of silver-mounted brushes.

The Hon. W. H. Triggs, who has been thirty-five years in the service of the Chris'tchurch Press Co., during twentyfive yeara of which he held the position of editor of the Press, has sent in his resignation to the board of directors, sis ho is desirous of more leisure and freedom from anxiety than is possible to an editor of a journal like the Press. The directors have accepted Mr. Tries' resignation with great regret as he has carired out bis duties continuously during that long period with efficiency and to the entire satisfaction of the board. Mr. M. C. Keane, who has held the post of assistant editor since 1913, and who has been acting editor during Mr. Triggs' absence in Europe, lias been appointed editor of the Press.

The members of the Hawera Law Society met last week for the purpose of making a presentation to Mr. S. Adamson, for 16 or 17 years bailiff of the Court, and who recently retired on superannuation, on the occasion of his leaving Hawera to residS in Auckland. Mr. B. McCarthy, president of the Society, said the profession desired to show their appreciation of the tactful manner in which Mr. Adamson bad always carried out his duties, which at times were awkward and onerous, and they asked him to accept a cheque as a mark of tlicir appreciation and a - token of tiioir esteem, with best wishes for his future. Mr. P. O'Dea and Mr. Tj. A. Taylor also endorsed the remarks of the president. Mr. Adamson, in reply, thanked the Bar for their presentation and the kindly thought which prompted it. He. had always tried Jo do his duty with humanity, and no one could say that he ever misjudged human nature. He had had an excellent instructor in years gone past in Mr Trimble, who iiad always advised him to use commonsense and humanity. He was leaving Hawera after a residence of 51 years, and was sorrv to do so. He was one of the founders of the Egmont Racing Club ?,S or 3!) years ago, and the first race was run oil the site of the present borough pound. He bad also assisted in the formation of the Hawera Football Club and the Taranaki Rugby Union. He would always remember the kindly, relations between the Hawera Bar and himself.—Star.