PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 April 1920, Page 4

PERSONAL.

The Premier is to go north at the end of this week to meet the Prince of Wales on his arrival at Auckland, The Premier announces that the portfolio of Internal Affairs has been given to the Hon. E. P. Lee.

The death occurred from heart failure, on Thursday last, of Miss Blanche Stoddart, daughter of Mr. J. Stoddart, of Inaha, at the early age of 2l> years. Dr. .J. Hight, Professor of Economics at Canterbury College, has been appointed president of the economic section of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, which will meet in Hobart on January 15." Mr. 11. H. Chadwick, of the Hawera post oflice staff, who lias been transferred to Wellington, was (states the Star) farewelled on Saturday evening and presented by the staff with a travelling bag,

On the eve of his departure for America, Mr. L. S. Tarrant was (reports the Star) farewelled by a small circle of intimate friends, and was' the recipient of a purse of sovereigns. Those present all voiced the esteem in which Mr. Tarrant was held in Hawera and wished him God speed and a safe return. Mr. N. Blackmore, who has resigned the position of manager of the Bank of New Zealand (Palmerston North branch), was presented with a pair of binoculars by the clients of the bank, and Mrs. lilackmore with a silver tray, tea service, and silver condiment set. In view of the forthcomiiig visit of the Prince of Wales, the GovernorGeneral and the Countess of Liverpool left Wellington last night for Auckland, where His Royal Highness will be the guest of their Excellencies at Government House. On. April 27th, their Excellencies. will travel to Rotorun, where they will be joined the same day by His Royal Highness. On April 29th their Excellencies will leave Rotorua en route for Wellington. Mr. Henry Death, of the.Fraser Road, met with a painful accident on Saturday evening (repous the Argus). He had been spending an evening at Mr. R. Boyle's, and when leaving missed his footing and iell down over the cutting on to the road, some twelve or fifteen feet below. He sustained a broken wrist and jaw : .1 was taken to the hospital. Subsequently he was able to proceed to his home. Another of the Auckland pioneers, Mr. William Stirling, died on Tuesday last at the age of 82. Mr. Stirling, who arrived in New Zealand in the ship Bluejacket in ISGO, took part in "the transport service in connection with the Wairoa in the early 'sixties. He took a keen interest in the volunteering movement. He held the rank of color-ser-geant in the Royal Engineers. He was n consistent rifle shot, and was a provincial champion quoit player, as well as a well-known caber-tosser and wrestler.

At Hawera, on Saturday, Mr. >S. G. Daniel, the popular postmaster, who has been transferred to Hastings, was farewelled, the Mayor (Mr. 15. Dixon) stating that Mr. Daniel had been the most obliging official Hawera had ever had, and as a reminder of the good feeling of the people of the district, he asked Mr. Daniel to accept a gold-mounted fountain pen and pencil. In the evening Mr. Daniel was farewelled by the staff, presented with a handsome dressing case, and congratulated on Ilia promotion.—Star.