PERSONAL.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 143473, 21 April 1911, Page 2

PERSONAL.

It is reported ‘ that Mr. Embling, formerly general manager of the Bank of New Zealand, is seriously ill. Mr. J. H. Ainslie, a former member of the mechanical staff of this paper, who has lately been managing a printing establishment in Ekotahuna during the absence of the proprietor from the Dominion, is spending a few days in Now Plymouth.

Mr. Bob Outfield was the recipient of a purse of sovereigns last night, presented by tho staffs of the New* Plymouth and Stratford branches of Mr. Newton King's business, in view of his approaching marriage. Mr. Watson, in a nappy little speech, made tho presentation, which was suitably acknowledged by Mr. Outfield. Bishop Wallis, who is shortly to bo succeeded by the Rev. T. H. Sprott as Bishop of Wellington, left by the Arawa Yesterday for London, accompanied by Mrs, Wallis. A largo number of pcop'o was at tho wharf to see them off. On Wednesday evening, Bishop Wallis was presented with a cheque for £260, subscribed by the church people of the diocese.—Wellington telegram. “General” Booth, as the result of a motor-car accident some timo ago, has entirely lost the sight of his right eye. Since then a heavy cataract has developed on his loft eye, and lie lias nowonly a shadowy perception of the things around him. Ho can, however, write freely, using his fingers os a guide, on tho paper, but he is quite unable to see what ho has writtoif. It has boon <rranged that the cataract will be operated on in five or six months, and although tho “General” himself and his friends are confident that tho sight of the left eye will be restored by tho operation, ho' is preparing himself for tho worst contingency by practising walking through his bouse w-ith his eyes bandaged. Mr. Fred. Honan, of Mr. Newton King’s staff, mot with a painful accident last night. Ho left Mr. Penn’s house on the Avenue Road about eleven o’clock for his homo in Vivian Street, and when nearing tho bottom of the High School hill something happened to his bicycle. Whether it struck a big stone or whether some part broke he cannot say, but he was thrown heavily and very badly cut about tho face and right hand. He was stunned and has no recollection of what happened until ho recovered consciousness this morning about five o’clock, when he found himself lying on his bed. Ho had apparently managed to got home unconsciously. His bicycle and hat word found where ho fell early this morning by Mr. James Harvey’s boys who wore going to the racecourse for their cows. Dr. Homo was called in to Mr. Honan and found that no bones w-oro broken, though it was necessary to put him under An anaesthetic to properly clean and dress the wounds. He will bo laid up for about a week, but it is hoped that there will be no permanent scars.