PERSONAL.

Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12498, 26 March 1909, Page 2

PERSONAL.

Mr J. W. Tighe, who was for fifteen years principal of the Jubilee Institute for the blind in Auckland, .died suddenly from heart failure: at Arncliffe, > ew South Wales, the other day, aged "5i years. Mr C. Holdsworth, general manager of the Union ; Steamship Company, together with his family, . leaves for Europe in May (says the."New Zealand Times.") He expects to be away from New Zealand about nine months. Mdlle. Antonia Dolores, writingfrom London, announces the death of Ferdinand Vert, who represented herin New Zealand during^two of her seasons. Mr J. G. Harkness, Mayor of Onslow, has 'definitely decided to oifer himself for re-election, next month. - The shorthand writers to the' Timber Commission are Messrs J. Stevenson ; ("Hansard"), Le Grove and Gpugh. - Mr Gegrge Fen\yipk hag :be~en .enberta"ned by the "Otage'TDSily .Times' "' staff on his leaving Dunedin for Europe to attend the Press Cohfeience. Intimation has been received of the Ldeathin Wellingtonof Mr J. C. Westall, .'a well-known solicitor, who was about to takea trip -to England for .the benefit of Jiis health.