PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 209, 5 April 1913, Page 5

PERSONAL.

A Brussels message reports that after severe relapse, Madame Melba'g son: recovering.

1, V l- ' T ,' /' - Mur P l, J"» »t one time collector of Customs r.t this port, ia revisiting New Plymouth. Mr. Coyle, Chief Gaoler of mouth, who has been away on holiday,, returned by last night's mail train.

Invitations have been issued for -the marriage of the Hon. J. A. Millar to Mrs Nathan, at St. Paul's, Wellington,, on Annl 10. ;

Mr. G. H. Bullae,- Commissioner of Crown Lands, is at present on a tour <tf the backblocks with the Surveyor-Gw-eral. He should return by the end of next week.

Mr. Crawshaw, of the New Plymouth Post Office, is at present relieving Post-" master at Waitara, in the absence of MrGilbert, Postmaster, who is away, on holiday leave. In the Devonport Presbyterian' Church,' Auckland, this week, Mr. Elias Martin, of Te Kuiti, was married to Miss Bernyce Waller, daughter of Captain Waller, late of the s.s. Wimmera, and now Harbormaster at New Plvmouth.

Mr. A. A. Marryatt, of the OSvernmenc Life Insurance Department, and Mr. Henry Roberts, of the Government Printing Office, have been nominated a* candidates for the Civil Service Appeal Board,

The Rev. George Quick, vicar of Douglas, Cork, Ireland, accompanied by his son, Mr. Stawell Quick, arrived last evening and intend visiting the mountain and: other scenic attractions of the district. The rev. gentleman and his son are ore a tour of the world.

A London cablegram reports the death of Lord Llandaff at the age of 87 years. Lord Llandaff, who was better known as Mr. Henry Matthews. K.C., was a Conservative member of Parliament and held the position of Home Secretary from 188(i to 1592. Stratford friends are notified that the funeral of the late Mr. Thomas Walsh will leave St. Joseph's Church at 3 p.m. on Sunday for Te Henui Cemetery. Mr. Walsh was well-known in this district, having been the first railway guard on the trains between Hawera and New Plymouth.

A telegram from Christehurch announces the death of Joseph Day at the age of 73. He had been pilot at Sumner since 18(17 and during the period he ' resided there he was instrumental in saving a number of persons from drown- . ing. The Royal Humane Society of New Zealand recently recognised his services ; in this respect." The late Air, Dav, who was a native of Kent, England, came to New Zealand with his parents in the ship Arab in IS4I. The family first set-' tied at Day's Bay, Wellington, which was named after them.

Miss Knott, who has been clerk to the Chief Postmaster. New Plymouth, for some years, has been transferred to a similar position at Wellington, and leaves to-day. Yesterday Mr. Burton handed to her a very beautiful inscribed gift from her associates in the Chief Post Office and the ladies of the Telephone Exchange. The Chief Postmaster expressed his appreciation of the manner in which Miss Knott filled her position here, and congratulated her warmly on beiii'i- selected for the more important post at Wellington. He snid that Miss Knott left with the very best wishes of all her late associates in the office,