PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 1 December 1921, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr. M. Myers, of Wellington, arrive.! in Nev/ Plymouth by last night’s n\ail train.

Mr. Justice Reed, who will preside over the sessions of the Supreme Court at New Plymouth, commencing to-day, arrived by the piail train last night. He is accompanied by his associate, Mr. A. Hamilton,

The Federal Government has increased Mr. Henry Lawson’s pension from the Men of Letters Fund from £1 tc £3 a week. Mr. Lawson is recovering from a serious illness.

Mr. Hall Skelton, of Auckland, one of the New Zealand delegates to the world Irish convention at Paris., was. presented with a cheque for £lOOO and an illuminated address from the citizens of Auckland last night (says a Press telegram). A Press Association telegram from Whangarei reports the death of Mr. Frank Bird, aged 79, at Kamo. He was associated with the West Coast in the early mining days as magistrate and warden. He is survived by a widow and several children.

A Sydney message states that at a meeting of the Banlq of New South Wales it was announced that the board had granted to Lady French, widow of Sir J. R. French, the late general manager, a sum of £lO,OOO in recognition of her late husband’s services.

A Press message from Dunedin states that the Rev. A. L. Miller, M.A., Missionary to China of the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand, leaves Dunedin to-day for the Teachers’ College of Columbia University for post-graduate study, after which he goes to Canton. Mr. F- W. Sandford, of New Plymouth, is shortly leaving for Rangiora, Canterbury, where he will spend several months, afterwards returning to New Plymouth. Mr. Sandford has for some time been engaged as clerk of works at the new Technical High School at Stratford.

A Dunedin message says that Mr. J. T. Paul, whose name has been mentioned in connection with the Arbitration Court vacancy, states that he has received requests from Dunedin, Auckland and Wellington unionists. He has not decided, but will visit Wellington to confer with representative Labor leaders next -week.

■Regarding the betrothal of Her Royal Highness Princess Mary, the following telegraphic message has been sent by His Excellency the Governor-General to Their Majesties the ’King and Queen: “I beg to tender to Their Majesties and Her Royal Highness Princess Mary, on behalf of the Government and people of New Zealand, loyal and respectful congratulations on the betrothal of Her Royal Highness, with earnest good wishes for her future happiness.” His Majesty replied: “We are deeply touched by the kindly message sent on behalf of the Government and people of New Zealand on the occasion of the betrothal of our daughter.”—Press Association.

A London correspondent states that the Rev. M. Mullineux, who has carried on such valuable work since the war, both in respect of helping pilgrims to the war area and also in indentification and othei’ work connected with the great war cemeteries, is leaving for Canada, Ne-w Zealand and Australia on

a lecturing tour during the winter, when the work of his hostels is less arduous than in summer. Mr. Mullineux purposes joining the Tahiti at San Francisco on December 30, and to spend

a month in New Zealand. His lectures will, of course, be of the deepest interest to all who have lost their dear ones in the great war, but he will be able to do more by being personally accessible to such as desire information and have been themselves unable to make the pilgrimage to Europe.