PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 227, 7 January 1911, Page 5

PERSONAL.

A Sydney cablegram states that the State Premiers and their wives have received an invitation to attend the Coronation. Air. Kidston, the Queensland Premier, states that he is unable to accept the invitation to be present at the Coronation.—Press cable. Rev. F. W. Young, formerly vicar of Okato, and now of Northern Wairoa, if at present on a visit to Taranaki, accompanied by Mrs. Young. Earl Cawdor, who was First Lord of the Admiralty in the last Unionist Gov- < ernment. is stated by a Press Association message to be lying ill. His condition is critical. ■Mr. Robert Wells, of Waitara West, celebrates to-morrow the forty-ninth anniversary of his connection with Oddfellowship, he being one of the earliesti members of the Loyal Egmont Lodge. A very old resident named Henry, Stemp died suddenly yesterday morning at the residence of his son-in-law, Mr. G. H. Rcid, Pendarves street, the cause of death being senile decay. Deceased had reached the ripe old age of 79 years, Mr. J. Jones, of New Plymouth, hag been appointed secretary of the Central Co-operative Store Association, Stratford, and took up his new duties at the New Year. He was formerly engaged in a similar capacity with the New Plymouth Co-operative Stores. ' ' Dominion Chief Scout Cosgrove has received a letter from General Sir. E. S. S. Baden-Powejl, founder of the Boy Scout movement, expressing his intenv tion of visiting the Dominion at the end of the present year. The writer states that he will fully investigate the movement in New Zealand. Mr. W. A. Holman, Attorney-Gen-eral for New Wales, and Mr. G. S. Beeby, Minister of Public Instruction and Labor in that State, delivered addresses in Wellington to a numerous audience on Thursday night on labor in politics. Mr. Beeby has cut his New Zealand holiday short by a week, owing to pressure of work, and left for Sydney by yesterday's steamer. ' The sad news was received yesterday afternoon of the sudden death of Mr.' Leslie Okey, eldest son of Lieut.-Colonel Okey. It appears that deceased, who was subject to fits, went out to do some gardening at his home on Frankley road, and was afterwards found in a state of collapse, from which he never recovered. His age was 29 years. The sympathy of the community goos out to the Okey family in their bereavement. Lieuts. Grant, Whytc, Barton (Auckland) and Robertson (Dunedin), who have undergone a! course of instruction at Hythe School of musketry, and were subsequently attached to regular regiments, are returning to New Zealand, arriving about the month of March. Lieut.-Colonel Head, director of ordnance and officer commanding the permanent forces, whose engagement with the New Zealand Government haa< terminated, leaves for England in about three weeks' time. The friends of Mr. C. F. Dowsett, of Waitara, will bo sorry to hear that he is at present suffering from serious nervous' trouble. Referring to an apology which Mr. Dowsett, as consulting engineeer to the Clifton County Council; had sent to the meeting yesterday, the chairman (Mr. J. Foreman) expressed the regret of the Council at the" serious nature of Mr. Dowsett's illness, and stated it was probable that, acting on medical advice; some time would elapse before he would be able to resume his duties. A Wellington telegram states that Dr. Waills, Bishop of Wellington, has decided to resign his see shortly after Easter, provided the Primate (to whom he has written) and other bishops of the province approve of this Step. Bishop Wallis wishes to accept the Archdeaconry of Wiltshire, England, which has been offered to him, together with opportunities of assisting the Bishop of Salisbury in his episcopal work. Dr. Wallis intends writing a letter to the clergy and people of the diocese, to be published in the next number of the Church Chronicle, giving reasons for his action. Bishop Clcary, recently consecrated to the see of Auckland, arrived at Christchurch last evening, and was cordially received by the clergy and people of the Roman Catholic faith. He was entertained at dinner by the Right* Rev. Dr. Grimes (Bishop of Christchurch) and ' the clergy, and presented with a con--1 gratulatory address. Amongst the guests were the editors of the leading Christchurch newspapers, who referred to the compliment paid to the journalistic profession by the elevation of one whom journalists all admired, not only for the graceful and trenchant pen he Wielded, but also for the manner in • which he had upheld the highest tra- • ditions of journalism.—Press telegram. News was received in Auckland on Thursday night that the Rev. Father ' Climes, of Vie" 'Redemptorist Monastery ' at Perth, who is well known in New ' Zealand, has been appointed Roman \ Catholic Bishop of Perth. The Roman l Catholics of Auckland sent a cable of t congratulation to the new bishop. The Rev. Father Climes, C.S.S.R., was super- ! intendent of the Redemptorist Monasf tery of Mount St. Gerard, Wellington, for some years, and has been connected with the Order ■ in Australia and New ' Zealand over a considerable period. He | is an Irishman, about fifty years of age. ' a The vacancy at Perth was caused by the s retirement "of Bishop Gibncy, owing to ° advancing age, after twenty-four years' service in the episcopate. >,' There was a distinguished gathering e at Capetown on December Bth, when » f- dinner was given by the Hon. Andrew i, Fisher (Prime Minister of Australia) !. and the Hon. George Fowlds (Minister is of Education of New Zealand), prior to y their departure. The Hon. Mr. Fisher ie presided, and was supported on his right by his Excellency Lord Gladstone (Gov's ei-nor-General of the South African ■v Union), while on his left were Lady o Gladstone and the second host, the Hon. e Mr. Fowlds. Among the other guests, e were: Mrs. Botha, wife of -Hie Prime Minister, Lord De Villicrs, Chief Jus- }' tice of South Africa, General Hertzog, 10 Mrs. Fischer, Miss Fowlds, Sir Percy n> Fitepatrick, Mrs. Gnbbins, Archbishop Carter, and President Reitz.