PERSONAL.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LV, Issue 13877, 1 February 1909, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Miss Jvy Buckman, who left Noav , Plymouth this jnorning for Ingiewood, has been the recipient of several presentations, including one from her former employers, Messrs. White and Sons, the employees of Mossrs. Whitw and Sons; also from the members oi : the Young Ladies' Bible Class and oitLeers of the Whiteley Sunday School. The latter presentation was made, yesterday afternoon by Mr. C. Carter,Sunday school superintendent. ', ' , • Mr." William Harbutt, A.R.C.A., London, the inventor of the material plasticine, will arrive in New Plymouth on Saturday, February 13. and' on th« ' following Monday will give practical demonstrations in the use of plasticine at the Technical School at 8 p.m. Teachers and others interested, are cordially invited to attend. During the lecture a series of lantern slides will bo shown covering a coherent course of instruction 'from the kinderkarten up to the manual training age, including, a Sloyd'and first year's carwentrv course. . • Lord "Rayleigh, the distinguished physicist, at present seriously ill m Pretoria, is, according to a cable Tmessage received to-day, improving. Mr. M'Causland,. -of Feildtng, - has „ bought Mr. D. «T. Lovelock's poultry farm at Clareville for £2000. It includes 30 -acres of freehold... . V