PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 8 March 1921, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr. P. S. K. Macassey has been appointed Crown Prosecutor and Crown Solicitor at Wellington. A telegram from Christchurch reports the death of Mr. AL B. Edwards, one of the best known trotting trainers and drivers in New‘Zealand. Mr. W. H. Skinner was last night appointed representative of the New Plymouth Borough Council on the New Plymouth Scenic Reserves Board. Mr. F. Roberts, postmaster at Hawera, who has been on special duty almost all the time since his appointment, has been appointed chief postmaster at Thames. Bishop Neligan, formerly of Auckland, and now rector of Ford, Northumberland, has had a serious breakdown in »health. The death occurred at Napier last week of Mr. W. Hurst-Davies, who was far a time relieving stock inspector at Waipukurau. He was 62 years of age, and well known in the Manawatu, Wairarapa, and Wellington districts. Commandant and Mrs. Middlemiss, of the Salvation Army, will be leaving New Plymouth to-morrow for a two months’ trip to Sydney and Melbourne. They will be tendered a public farewell social in the Workers’ Hall this evening.

The supplement list of assistant teachers in secondary schools contains the following Taranaki names, with grades, grades of positions and schools: A. W. Diprose, 8.A., B, C; A. J. Papps, 8.A., C, C; ; F. J. Eggleton, D, D; all of New Plymouth Boys.’ High School; G. B. Salt, 8.5. C., D: Miss J. M. Smith, 8.A., C, D, New Plymouth Girls’ High School. The appointment of the. Rev. W. J. Elliott to succeed the Rev. J. Napier Milne as superintendent of the New Plymouth Methodist Circuit has been confirmed by conference. Mr. Milne has been appointed to St. Alban’s, Christchurch. The changes take place between the second and third Sundays in April. Mr. G. J. Hawken, M.P. for Egmont, left for Wellington by yesterday morning’s mail train. Prior to the opening of Parliament, he will attend a meeting of the Producers’ Committee to discuss matters in connection with the freight on produce to the Home markets. The Auckland Herald says the death occurred last Saturday of Mrs. Jane Reid Laing, of Titirangl, in her 86th year. Mrs. Laing was born at Govan, Scotland, and arrived at Auckland in the sailing ship Joseph Fletcher on October 15, 1855, with her parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Somerville. She was married to the late Mr. G. Laing, of Little Muddy Crefek, Titirangi, in 1856, and resided at Titirapgi until her death. Mr. Laing died 123 years ago. Mrs. Laing leaves five sons and three daughters.

Mr. A. S. Adams, of Dunedin, it is announced, is to be appointed to the vacancy on the Supreme Court Bench arising at the ?nd of the present month by reason of the retirement c«f Mr. Justice Cooper. Mr. Adams is 60 yea\s of age, and a New Zealander by birth The son of one of the first settlers, Mr. J. J. Adams, who came out to Dunedin in 1848, he was born at Taieri Mouth in 1861. He was- admitted as a barrister and solicitor in 1883, and has practised in Dunedin ever .since. On the appointment of Mr. M e^re » or 3 K-U., as Solici-tor-General, last year, Mr. Adams became Crown Prosecutor at Dunedin. A well-known prohibitionist, he is president of the New Zealand Alliance.

Mr. W. T. Jennings’s, M.P., many friends will regret to learn of the death of Mrs. Jennings,, which took place yesterday morning. Mrs. Jennings has been in delicate health for some years, and the loss of two of her sons in the war was a very great blow to her, leading to a complete nervous and physical breakdown and great suffering, from which death came really as a happy release, distressing as it is to those she leaves behind her, and for whom the greatest sympathy will be felt. Prior to the opening of the political address by Mr. S. G. Smith, M.P., last night, the audience, on the motion of the Mayor (Mr. F. E. Wilson), passed a vote of condolence with Mr. W. T. Jennings on the loss of his wife, all present standing.