PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 September 1920, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr. W. E. Hird, headmaster of Pa lea District High School, haa been promoted to the headmastership of Taihape. D.H.S.

His Honor Sir John Salmond, wlio ia presiding at the New Plymouth Supreme Court session, leaves for Auckland by to-morrow's boat.

The death of Mr. Egerton Castle, journalist and author, is announced in a cable from London. Mr. Castle was a director of the Liverpool Daily Post, Mercury, and Eclio, Ltd. Messrs. W. T. Jennings, R. Masters, W. Powdrell and 0. Hawken, M.P.'s, and the Hon. W. C. Carncross were passengers by Saturday's mail train from Wellington.

The London correspondent of, the Evening Sun learns that the. engagement of the Duke of Connaught to the widowed Lady Essex, formerly Miss Adole Grant, of New York,'will' be announced shortly (says a cable from New York).

Mr. Jas Taylor, manager of the Manaia Branch of the Bank of New Zealand, left on Friday for Rotorua and Auckland on two months leave of absence. Mr. L. C. Friend, late of Fiji, will bo manager during Mr. Taylor's absence.

A cable from London reports the death of the St. Hon. Sir William Mather, one of the principals of a large engineering firm in Manchester. Sir William took a prominent part in promoting technical education. Ho introduced the eight hour day system at the Salford iron works in 1S!)3. He lias sat in the House of Commons as a Libera!.

A Press Association telegram from Christchureh states that Mr. G. E. Blanch, headmaster of Christ's College, died of pneumonia at an - early hour on Saturday. His age was 67 years. He had been in charge of the college for about six years, and was to have retired at the end of the year. The late Mr. Blanch came from Melbourne and leaves a widow and family. It will (states the Star), be of interest to many friends in the Hawcra district to know that late letters from Mr. K. B-. Welsh state that lie and Mrs. Welsh are very well indeed and thoroughly enjoying their stay in England. At time of writing they were staying at. Tudor Court Hotel, in South Kensington, London.

The Taranaki Farmers' Onion Executive on Thursday, passed a vote of condolence with the relatives of the late Mr. M. J. Brennan, of Gpunake. The president (Mr. Dunn), in moving the resolution, said the deceased was a gentleman of the strictest integrity, and was always spoken of with the very highest respect. He had been associated with" co-op. dairy companies for many years, and in other capacities had performed very valuable' public work. His death was a great loss to the community.