PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 110, 30 October 1911, Page 4

PERSONAL.

The Right Rev. R. Bourne, Catholic Archbishop of Westminster, is created a Cardinal.—London Presa wire. A London cable states that Prince Alexander of Teck has departed for Bangkok to represent the Kiw at the coronation of the Kins of Siam. A Melbourne cable states that Madame Melba's opening in the <*rand opera season there was a tremendous success, the takings being £2OOO, a record 1 . -News has been received of the death ot Mr. James Kirker, general manager of the South British Insurance Company, which took place at Vancouver on Friday.—Press wire.

The Rev. .1. W. Burton is spending a) week in the northern districts of Turnnaki. having been delegated !>v the chairman of the Methodist district to report on work in the baekblocks.

Mr. ,Leo. D. Chateau, representing Uark and Meynell's new English Comic Opera Company, is in town making the necessary arrangements for the production of 'Sergeant Brue" at the Theatre fioyal, on Thursday, November 0. Rear-Admiral Herbert G. Kin<*-Hal! brother of Vice-Admiral Sir G. F°KingHall, Commander-in-Chief on the Australian station, is to succeed Rear-Admiral George E. Patey, M.V.0., as RearAdmiral of the Second Division of theHome Fleet. He will Jie succeeded as Director of Naval Mobilisation bv Captain Alex. L. Duff, Commodore "of the Portsmouth Naval Barracks.

Mr. W. T. Jennings, member for Tnumarunui, stated in Parliament on Friday night that he would present to the Parliamentary Library a number of historical documents which had been accumulated by his uncle (Mr. Seffern a former editor of the Tanmaki Herald). The Prime Minister stated that he knew the collection to be valuable, and thanked Mr. Jennings for his promise to present it to the library. Another old veteran passed away recently in Mr. Thomas Skellon, who arrived in Auckland by the ship Columbus in October, 1804, being then nineteen years old. In January, 1805, he joined the. 3rd Waikato Regiment of Militia, and was discharged with his company, (No. 10) in October, 1806. He subsequently enlisted in the Armed Constabulary, and was at Otauto and the Ngaire. Swamp, . 0 n this coast, and with the first expedition through the Urewera country, via Wakatanu fiorge, to Ruatahuna; and also on the Kast Coast!