PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 28, 27 July 1911, Page 4

PERSONAL.

A Dunedin telegram rep6rts that Mr. John Macphcrson, commercial master at the Boys' High School, died .from heart failure on Monday. Mr. .1. \V. Emmorson, of Waverley, died at the* Xew Plymoiil.li hospital yesterday, ilo was but 40 years of age. Ho leaves a widow and family of five children. 'JTic funeral takes place at Wayerler to-day. It in believed in well-informed circles that the Hon. T. .McKcnzie will succeed Sir Wm. Hall-Jones as High Commissioner in London, and that Mr. W. T. Jennings, M.P., will be given the Hon. McKenzie's portfolios or the portfolio of Lands.

The Rev. TTaro'd Anson. M.A., rector of Biireh-in-Rusholmc, Manchester, has been appointed commissary to the Anglican Bishop of Wellington (Dr. Sprott). Mr. Anson was one time vicar of Hawera, and from 1002 till 1f10.5 he wa.« Warden of St. John's College, Auckland. Tc Kiri and Opmiake residents (says the Opunake Times) will learn with tcgret that Mr. Fred Collins died in Sydney last week. He had been for some months past in declining health, and had been an Inmate for some weeks in the sanatorium at Auckland. The body will be brought back to Taranaki for interment. It is many years now since Mr. Wade had as a colleague on the Education Board anv one of the gentlemen who constituted it when he was elected in 1882. The chairman in those days was the late Ven. Archdeacon flovett, and the other members were: Messrs. John Andrews. Henry Faull, It. G. Bauehope, Thos. Kelly. T. Lawrence, W. X. Synnc, and ElLsha Veale.

One of the latest instances of a young New Zealander coming to the front in the outside world ocoured in connection with the Coronation festivities, when Commander Ernest Tlarpcr was chosen to act as navigating commander of the King's yacht both for the naval review and the visit to Ireland. Commander Harper i» a son of Mr. Leonard Harper, He was horn in Christchurch, antl educated at Christ's College. In the NavyList he is classed as an "officer who has passed for first-class ships and is actually on navigating duties." He also holds a medal for war service.