PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 8 January 1920, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr. Newton King left by themail train for Wellington yesterday morning.

The Hon. W. Lennon, Speaker of the Queensland Assembly, has been appointed Lieutenant-Governor.

Mr. R. L. Mcllroy, who has been at' tending the New Zealand Educational In stitute Conference at Wellington, re' turned by the mail train last night.

A Dunedin telegram announces the death of Mr. Robert Hawkridge, director of the Dunedin School of Art. He was a prominent Mason, being Provincial Grand Master of the English Constitution.

Mr. Jas. H. B. Coates, director of the National Bank of New Zealand in London, returned to Wellington on Monday. He will remain in New Zealand about twelve months.

According to cable advice received at the office of H.M. Trade Commissioner, Mr. R. W. Dalton, who has been paying an official visit to the United Kingdom, was to sail on liis return journey to New Zealand on January 3rd, by R.M.S. Mantua, and should arrive in Wellington towards the end of February. "Let them rumor," was the reply given by the Prime Minister to a Times representative who asked him whether lie had anything to say in regard to the persistent rumors that Sir .lames Allen (Minister for Defence and Finance) is going Home shortly to take up the position of High Commissioner for New Zealand in place of Sir T. Mackenzie.

A telegram from Gisborne says the (loath occurred suddenly yesterday afternoon of Mr. Dan Barry, a prominent business man, and brother of Mr. D. J. Barry. On the previous day Mr. Dan Barry had been advised by a median 1 man to cease work and take a holiday. The deceased took a prominent part in the activities of sports clubs in the district. Mr. (J. B. Purdue, examiner at the New Plymouth Post Office Savings Bank, is retiring shortly from the service, and the officers met and made him a presentation of a handbag and travelling rug. The Chief Postmaster, on making the presentation, wished Mr. Purdue a very pleasant and prosperous future, in any new business which he might undertake. _ Miss E. M. Eobl), supervisor of the New Plymouth telephone exchange, has received instructions that she is transferred to be relieving supervisor of telephone exchanges for the North Island, and on the occasion of her departure the chief postmaster yesterday afternoon plade her a presentation of a travelling rug and a fountain pen, and conveyed to her *we best wishes of the whole of the staff for her future success. The superintendent, Mr. H. E. Fookes, endorsed the complimentary remarks of the chief postmaster, adding that he was satisfied Miss Kobb would successfully <wny out her new duties,