PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 24 October 1922, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr. G. A. Adlam and Mr. C. Billing will leave New Plymouth by this morning's mail train to attend the annual conference of H.M. Veterans’ A®-* sociation at Hastings on Thursday. A message from Timaru announces the death of Mr. F. R. Gillingham, for many years prominent in local government, aged 69 years. Mr. T. E. Maunsell, S.M., has been appointed to the Nelson district in succession to the late Mr. J. 8. ’Evans. Mr. Maunsell is at present ActingMagistrate at Nekon, and will continue also to act as Magistrate for the We«tport district. A London cable reports the death of Admiral Sir Algernon de Horsey, de-puty-Governor of the Isle of Wight since 1913. He had a distinguished naval career. j Dr. Eric Luke, formerly house surgeon on the staff of the AA'ellington hospital, and son of Mr. C. M. Luke, of Wellington, has gained a Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh). Mr. Andrew Tulloch, father of Cafitain Tulloch, harbormaster at AVestport, died on Monday at the age of 78 at Westport. He was a well-known mariner, and at one time foreman for the Union Company at Port Chalmers. Mr. R. W. McVilly, General Manager of New Zealand Railways, left AVellington last week on a tour of inspection of the North Island railways. The election for Rector of Glasgow University resulted: Lord Birkenhead (Unionist) 1165, Sir John Simon (Liberal) 530, Mr. H. G. AA T elk (Labor) 353.

Constable Michael Rudican, who ha* been in charge of the Island Bav police station since it was opened fourteen years ago, is at present on leave before retiring from the force, after completing forty-one years’ service in the department. Constable Dudican, who was for a number of years stationed at New Plymouth and several other Taranaki towns, was also at Thorndon for three years. His resignation will take effect early next year. Lord Clifford, of Chudleigh (who will visit Rotorua shortly), is that picturesque former citizen of Hobart, who, in 1917, stunned local society with the announcement that by the death of his brother he had succeeded to the title and estates of one of the most ancient families in England. At that time he was making a living as a painter. There are many in Hobart, as elsewhere, who dearly love a lord, and these people felt keen regret that their ignorance of his identity had made it impossible for them to cultivate previously the friendship of the future Earl of Chudleigh. Lord Clifford left Tasmania immediately after the receipt of the good news with his countess, the daughter of a plain Hobart family named. Bussett. Ho is the ninth Earl, and a direct descendant of Lord Clifford, the famous member of Charles H’s Cabal Ministry, who was forced to resign the Treaaurership and his seat in the House of Lords with the passing of the Test Act, which excluded Catholics from public offices. The present Lord Clifford is known in the House of Lords for his strong opposition to modern divorce facilities, and cutside Parliament for his interest in evolution. He is said to be endeavoring to establish branches of the Eng: lish Evolution Society in Australia and New Zealand.—Melbourne Sun.