PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 252, 24 April 1912, Page 4

PERSONAL.

The Prime Minister opened the Rua kura State Farm in wet weather yesterday, but there was a fair attendance, —Press wire.

Mr. R. B. Ross, ex-M.P. for Pahiatua, has consented to become a candidate for a seat on the Hawke'e Bay Land Board, in the interests of Crown tenants.

Miss F. Smith, head teacher, Kaiiniro, Miss M. O'Rorke, assistant, llahotu, and Miss A. Ilamerton. sole teacher, Korito, have resigned their positions under the Taranaki Board of Education.

At last night's meeting of the Education Board the resignation of the Rev. J. MeArtluir, of Opunake, was accepted, he having resigned his charge there. An election to fill the vacancy will be held on June 3rd.

M.r. George Coward, aged 8!), died at Ms home at Blenheim (states a Press Association telegram). He was a very old identity, having been sixty-five years in. the colony, lie was one of the first compositors in New Zealand, wording in the Nelson Examiner, an<l was One of the founders of the first newspaper in Marlborough (tile Tress). He retired from active work twenty years ago.

The Hon. J. A. Millar arrived in Dunedin by the first express yesterday. In the course of a day or two he will consult his committee, but until then will not decide whether he will meet his constituents or not. He will leave on Saturday for' Wellington, and after spend- * ing a few days there will go to Auckland, .and thence to Sydney, returning J to New Zealand for the opening of Par- [ liament.—Press wire. I A social was tendered to Mr. E. P. iLee, M.P. for Oamaru, 011 Monday night, which was the biggest thing of the kind held in Oamaru (says a Press Associai tion telegram) In addition to the inem- ! ber for the district, speeches were given by Messrs. Maseey, Fraser, G. M. Thomson, Malcolm, Anderson, Nosworthy, Scott, Smith and Statlmm. Mr. Massey 1 received a particularly good reception, i the audience rising and singing "For j He's a Jolly Good Fellow." j It is not generally known that Mr. J. j S. S. Medley, who is contesting the New , Plymouth Mayoralty to-day, like many another British University man, was, for a number of years a pioneer in the [ backblocks of Wanganui, making roads 1 to his section and breaking in the country generally. It has been urged against ! his candidature that lie knows nothing j about the more practical work of the borough, namely, the supervision of the roads and footpaths. As a matter of fact he should know as much about the work as any other man on the council. The Wellington Times' London correspondent writes under date March 15th: Mr. Thomas Wilford, M.P., Mayor of Wellington, is at present spending some I weeks at Pan. His friends have already | heard with pleasure that Mr. Arbuth- [ not Lane, the eminent surgeon, has decided that it will not now be necessary for Mr. Wilford to undergo any operation. His present rest in the Pyrenees and the subsequent treatment which he will be able to follow out in New Zealand, are all that will be required to set Mr. Wilford on the road to complete recovery.