PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 December 1920, Page 4

PERSONAL.

A London cable states that the Australian, Press Association understands that Mr. J. R, Collins has been appointed acting Official Secretary to the Commonwealth in London.

Mr. W. 11, Wright has been appointed the Egmont County Council's representative on the Taranaki Progress League.

Professor Hunter, of Victoria College, Wellington, who has been on a short visit to New Plymouth, and last night spoke to the Boys' High School scholars, returns to Wellington this morning.

Mr. N. H. Murray, of Alton, who has been chosen as one of the team of New Zealand cricketers to play a series of matches against New South Wales teachers during the holidays, leaves for Sydney to-TJay. Mr. William Anderson, M.A., of Glasgow, has been appointed td the chair of philosophy at Auckland University College, from eight applicants, and Mr. P. W. Bnrbidge, M.Sc, (N.G.) PA. (Cantab), to the chair of physics, from live applicants.—Press Association. A well-known pioneer and Greymonth citizen, William O'Kaine, died yesterday. He had been over SO years on the Coast. He was formerly a Borough Councillor, chairman of the Grey Building Society, a director of the Foundry Co., and a prominent turf supporter. He leaves a widow. The only son, Gerald, died at Wellington lately.— Press Association.

A Press Association message announces the sudden death, from heart disease, of the Hon. J A. Tole, Crown Prosecutor at Auckland. It is stated that the deceased gentleman was out driving on Sunday. Mr .Tole was born in Yorkshire of Irish parents, who brought him out to New Zealand at an early age. He was educated at St. John's College, Auckland, and at Sydney, where he matriculated in 1805. Three years later he graduated B.A. at the Sydney University, and entered the legal profession, being admitted to the New South Wales bar in 1871 and to the New Zealand bur in the following year. He entered public affairs, and after serving on various local bodies was elected in lSrii to the House of Representatives as member for Eden. In ISB4 he entered the Stout-Vogel Ministry as Minister of Justice, an appointment which he held till ISB7, when he was defeated at the general elections. In ISO;! he was appointed Crown Prosecutor, at Auckland, a position which he has held ever since. He was also latterly a member of the Senate of New Zealand University College Council, Governor of the Auckland Grammar School; and a trustee of the Jubilee Institute for the Blind. He was appointed a IC.C. in 1007.