PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 27 February 1922, Page 4

PERSONAL.

A Wellington telegram 1 reports the death of Captain Biallie, M.L.C., aged 95 years.

Mr. S. Charlton and Mr. J. Foote, of Hastings, are spending a short holiday in New Plymouth.

The Rev. Capt. M. Mullineux, M.C., will be the guest of Mr. and Mrs. T. C. List during his visit to New Plymouth. A message from Norfolk Island to Sydney announces the death of Mr. Olliver Macey Quintal, aged 78, exbarrister of the New Zealand Court.

At Friday’s meeting of the Eltham Borough Council the resignation of Cr. Bain, who is leaving the district, was accepted with regret.

Mr. W. A. Banks, who has been fourteen years clerk of the Christchurch S.M. Court and 39 years in the department, is retiring on pension at the end of next month.

Commodore Hotham, C.M.G., of H.M.S Chatham, which arrived at New Plymouth yesterday afternoon, is particularly interested in Taranaki, as his father fought jn the Maori war, and advantage will be taken of his visit to show him various historic places connected with the campaign of the ’sixties.

Mr. Leslie McAllum was the recipient of a Morris chair from the office staff of Messrs. Eberlet and Morgan to mark the occasion of his approaching marriage, which takes place at Wellington this K week.

At the age of 86, “Uncle Joe” Cannon, former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, has announced his retirement from politics. He is the oldest man who ever served in Congress, and he has served longer than any other man. Mr. Joseph Gurney Cannon has been in his time a very formidable personality in American politics, and some of his acts as Speaker were so strong-willed as to provoke considerable criticism. He held the position, however, during the four Congresses from 1903 to 19L1. He first entered the House of Representatives in 1873.

A London cablegram reports the sudden death of Viscount Harcourt, aged 58. Viscount Harcourt was a son of Sir W.illiam Harcourt, a well-known figure in British politics in the latter half of the 19th. century. Lord Harcourt was Secretary for the Colonies from 1910-1915. lie was interested in art, and was a trustee of the Wallace Collection and British Museum. Lord Harcourt’s valet found him dead in bed in the morning. He had been chatting with his wife and family till midnight. He suffered from a weak heart for a considerable time. It is a coincidence that his father was found dead in precisely similar circumstances.

Mr. O. Hawken, M.P., was a passenger Tor Wellington on Saturday by the mail train. Mr. Hawken is a member of the Parliamentary Advisory Committee coinected with the Meat Producers’ Committee elected at a conference held in Wellington last month. Mr. G. V. Pearce, the other Taranaki representative, whose official capacity in connection with the meat, pool proposals is that of a North Island representative of the Meat Producers’ Committee, accompanied Mr. Hawken. The latter will be one of the electors of the representatives of the New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board of Control. The election takes place to-day.