PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 12 January 1920, Page 5

PERSONAL.

s His Honor Mr. Justice Slta'Will preside,, ~ at the next sittings of the Supreme' ,' Court in New Plymouth. | The Postmaster-General, the Hon. f., ' ; G. Coates, has written to Mr. S. G. • i Smith, MJ?., stating that he hopessto .J : visit New Plymouth soon. ■ * 1 Mr. A. Thomson, of Hawera, rupat • of the North Island delegates to the'an- • tiual conference of the Railway Officers' t Institute, to be held at Dunedin lh{s ' week. Dr. Truby King, wHo recently return-' ed to Dunedin from an extended visit to England, has again taken up the position of medical superintendent of the 4 Seacliif Mental Hospital. His Grace Archbishop Bedwopd-, accompanied by the Rev. Father MsAUatfi, ■ parish priest of Levin, leave for'Jkta > Francisco en route to England and V e Continent to-day. . ■ \ The engagement is announced of Hiia Grace Herbert, of Wellington, daughter ' of the late Mr. A. Herbert, Lower Sangorei, to Mr. G. W. Humphries, of Willingtou. Mr. G. S. Whiteside, at present «-, gineer to the Waimarino County Council, was on Saturday appointed engineer to the Moa Road District, which will be joined into the Inglewood County Council on April Ist. Mr. C. F. Pulley, who has been engaged for the past four years in carrying out extensive additions to 4s» Patea harbor works, has definitely decided to erect in Patea an up-to-date motor garage, estimated to cost some £BOOO. The work is to be put in hand immediately. Mr. F. D. Thomson, 8.A., chief seese-" tary to the Prime Minister, was admitted to the Companionship of St. Michael , and St. George by the New Year Honors. The decoration is one that has never previously been given to a secretary to any Minister, and it has been appreciated by his colleagues no less I than by Mr. Thomson himself. On Friday Mr. Thomson was entertained by his fellow-secretaries and congratulated on having achieved the special distinction. Another of Taranaki's fast diminishing lmn.l of pioneer settlers died at Oakura yesterday in the person of Mrs Jane Metahey, ag„d 84. The deceased ladv arrived at New Plymouth in 1841 by tho Amelia Thomson, and she has resided In the district eevr since. There are left .o mourn her loss two daughters—M» .'' om West (Oakura) and Mrs Robert ' Sole (New Plymouth)-and one toft- . Mr. G. H. McGahey (New Plymouth); We are informed that the Rev. E A. i-avell has forwarded to the Bishop of Auckland his resignation of the charm ' of Te Henui and Bell Block, to taketf. feet on March 31st next. Mr. Fawll ■ has given several years to ministerial work in Taranaki. From 1906 to lXi he was back block miesioner, being for . ten months during that time in dawe : of Inglewood, and was of Stratford, resigning that chaw,,ia ' mo to become domestic chaplain to she <hcn Bishop of Auckland (Dr. Neligai). ' ?'• Fa y ell returned t0 Taranaki te' - .; ii £? ? ke charge ot ' the Te Hem* and ' Hell Block portion of St. Mary's pari?* fn 1015 tho district was formed into? a \ separate parochial district, and Mr ; i-avell was inducted as theljst vicar in St&£ tbat year * tte ■"»»!