PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 16 November 1921, Page 4

PERSONAL.

It is understood that the Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout) will return to New Zealand about the end of next month. Mr. E. P. Webster, who has been on a seven weeks’ holiday in Australia, returned to New Plymouth by the Rarawa yesterday. His health has considerably benefited the trip. The death occurred, suddenly at Marton on Monday night of Mr. T .Mills, who was an old resident of the town and had recently beep residing in Hawera. A cable from Washington says Mr. G. F. Pearce (Australia) and Sir John Salmond (New Zealand), delegates at the Conference, were among the guests at a reception held by the Secretary of State (Mr. C. E. Hughes) and Mrs. Hughes. Mr. J. J. Walklate, town clerk of Auckland and general manager of tramways, who is a patient in a private hospitl at Rotorua, was reported on Thursday to have suffered a slight relapse. The many friends of Mr. C. D. Sole, of Stratford, will be pleased to hear that he is making a rapid recovery after his severe operations. On Sunday, Mr. Sole was enjoying the fresh air and sunshine on the verandah, and expects to leave the hospital to-day. A Nelson Press Association message states that Mr. H. J. Thornton, secretary to the Taranaki Education Board, was selected from sixty-nine applicants for the position of secretary of the Nelson Education Board.

A Paris cablegram says that the University will confer honorary doctorships on Sir James Frazer, the writer of myth and comparative religion, who is chiefly known by his great work: “The Golden Bough,” and Mr. Rudyard Kipling. A Nelson message reports the deaKi of Mrs. Francis Edwards, widow of Mr. Henry Edwards, who was long connected with the firm of Messrs. Selanders and Co. She arrived in the ship Lord Auckland in February, 184'2, with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Nixon.

General regret will be felt throughout the district at the forthcoming departure of the Rev. D. Mclvor, who has accepted a call to Marton (says the Patea Press). During his 13 years in this district Mr. Mclvor has made for himself a large circle of friends, who, whilst pleased to learn of his advancement, will be sorry to lose him from amongst them. Mr. Mclvor has long been looked upon as one of the coming men in the Presbyterian Church and his further promotion may be looked for at no distant date.

The Tnangahua Times says: Mr. Thomas Morgan, Clerk of Court at Reefton, has received notice of his transference to the Stratford and Eltham districts, and is to report there on December 1. Mr. Morgan has many friends in Reefton who will hear of his removal with regret, but the fact that it means good promotion will be pleasing to them. During Mr. Morgan’s term of office in Reefton he has proved a most obliging and painstaking officer and will be much missed.