PERSONAL MATTERS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXII, Issue 120, 17 November 1911, Page 7

PERSONAL MATTERS.

Mr. H. H. Rayward left ior Auckland yesterday. Leave of absence was granted to Councillors Shirtcliffe and M'Laren at lltjst night's meeting of the City Council. Permission has been granted the City Qfganist (Mr. Maughan Barnett) to assist at the opening of the Auckland Town Hall organ. Mr. Henry Baigent, who reached Wellington by the Warrimoo on Wednesday, atter a trip to Great Britain and Europe, JKft to-day for Nelson. Mr. James Taylor Mackerras, a wellkaown merchant and ex-chairman of tfce Otago Harbour Board, died thi* morning, aged eighty-five (states a I'ress Association telegram from Duneiin). Mr. F. B. Bolt, who has been appointed manager of the Dunedin branch oi the Government Life Insurance DefjiiVtmenU was tendered a farewell at the Commercial Iravellens' Club last eveniflg. The president (Mr. H. C. Tewsley), cii behalf of the club, wished Mr. Bolt Bflccess in his new position. • The London correspondent of tho New 3Tork Evening Times, who is. usually veil informed with regard to political developments, says (reporte a cable messsge in the Sydney Sun) that it is possible that the recent reaJlotment 'of portfolios in the British Cabinet is significant of further changes. One intoresting report mentioned by the Evenijig Times representative is that Mr. Asquith will soon be elevated to the peerage. He will then retire, from the Premiership, and will, as the report goes, he succeeded by Mr. ,Lloyd George, peeent Chancellor, although it is well KMown that Mr. Winston Churchill would like to get the leadership of the Liberal Party. Mr. Asquith's retirement was predicted lately by a Liberal paper, wnen the denial that was given to the r^port^ was only a half-hearted one. - It i» further rumoured that Lord Haldane, Secretary for War. will shortly replace ( Lord Loreburn as Lord High Chancellor, and tlia.t Sir Rufus Isaacs, Attorney will succeed Lord Alverstono as Lord Chief Justice.