PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 173, 1 November 1910, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr. W. Kerr, S.M., of Wanganui, is indisposed. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bayly were amongst the passengers for Auckland by the Rarawa last night. It is understood that Colonel Head, Director of Ordinance, has been appointed for a further term. Mr. D. E. Hutton left yesterday for Pahnerston North to act as judge in the technical and art section at the Manawatu Show. Dr. Bennett, who has been spending a few days here, left by the Rarawa last night for Auckland* and will return to New Plymouth next week. The Rev. W. S. Lucas, vicar of AH Saints', Nelson, has announced to his ■parishioners his intention of leaving for London to undergo a serious operation. He has been granted six months' leave of absence. The death occurred at CastleelifT on Saturday of Mr. William Read Chadwick, a well-known pakeha-Maori who arrived in New Zealand as far back as 1840, and who had lived i n Wanganui for 35 years. Deceased ..as 84 years of age., His Excellency the Governor is in receipt of a despatch, dated September 7, from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, stating that His Majesty the King has been graciously pleased to become patron of the Royal New Zealand Association of His Majesty's Veterans. Mr. Edward Jennings, aged curator of Dunedin Museum, died suddenly in a railway carriage yesterday. He had run for the train, and the exertion apparently brought on heart failure. Deceased had a long career as a taxidermist, and had served under Captain Hutton, Professor Parker, and Professor Benham.

lhe Rev. Mr. Watson, of Masterton, who had been appointed to succeed Archdeacon Harper in charge of the Palmerston Anglican parish, has intimated that he desires to remain in Masterton. This will probably necessitate obtaining the services of a Minister from England to take charge of the Palmerston parish. Mr. Thomas Trevurza, who died at Ashburton on Saturday in his seventyseventh year, came to New Zealand with his wife in the ship Accrington in September, 1802, and shortly afterwards took- up a farm at Loburn, North Canterbury, where he remained until 1877. He then bought a farm at Wakanui, in the Ashburton county, and lie carried it on successfully until 1904, when here.tired and went into Ashburton to live. He has left a wife and* a grown-up family.

The Rev. F. G. Evans, Vicar of St. Mary's, made an announcement from the pulpit on Sunday night respecting the Taranaki Archdeaconry. He explained that when Archdeacon Cole resigned, some two or three months ago, the Bishop had asked him to accept the position, which he then agreed to, provided travelling and other expenses attaching to the office were provided for by the Archdeaconry. As an outcome of recent meetings of the local parishioners, a sum of £IOO had been guaranteed towards the Archdeacon fund. However, the Bishop had left the Dominion before these arrangement* could be completed, and Archdeacon Cole had been asked to retain the office until the appointment of a new Bishop. Unfortunately, said the Vicar, this will not be done for some months yet, on account of the Synod not meeting again until February. ''You can easily see," said Mr. Evans, "that it would never do for me to sit, cap in hand, waiting indefinitely for the position, so I have withdrawn my name absolutely for the present. Of course, when the time comes, should the position be again offered me. I might consider it."