PERSONAL.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 12867, 24 May 1905, Page 7

PERSONAL.

Rqv. J. Nixon has retlxrncid to town from a : "visfit'ation < to the northern parts of this circuit.) Tho climatic conditions were oiot fa^vdurable to the visit. A . Londonj cabje states that Sir George Gx>ldie has succeeded Sir Clements Jfar^kihain as presSdenij .of the Royal , [Geographical , Society^ The King thanked Sir Clements Markham for his able, ■ zealous,; and successful ser.vices . „ "Mr C. 'J. Parr has consented to contest Auckland West at the forthcoming election. Mr Parr will stand as a straight-out Oppositionist. Mr Seddon stated to an interviewer in Christchurch, that there were a dozen places mi Otago at which ho had been asked to speak, but it Would depend on his health and the weather Trthether ne would be able to do so or not. He said that so far he had no evidence that members were anxious to meet( their/ constituencies ,at an earlier dat? than usualf , At the Christah'urch ! Presbytery) a call from ths TatranaM Presbytery to the Eev. -JT, Millar Thompson, of Lincoln, to Stratford, was placed in Mr Shannon's hands. Sir Joseph- Ward, with Mr Wilson, private secretary^ and Drs. Mason and Valrntrine, and Mr Lowry, M.H.8., arrived / in- ,-Jfe.Wjr Plymouth ion- Tuesday evening in coanection with tho formal opening of the Hospital annax.