PERSONAL.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13664, 31 March 1908, Page 7

PERSONAL.

Lord Ranfurly left England recently on a visit to Canada. Referring to his departure for Canada, M.A.P. says that New Zealand's former Governor "has been . described as "one of those men who can plough a field one day and act as lord-in-waiting to his Sovereign the, next/ " While in New ZeaRnd "he^ made himself so popular that [his term of office was prolonged by the I unanimous Avisb. of the people, and he behaved so kindly to the Maoris that their chiefs elected him to be one of themselves." Mr »* . H. Skinner and party reached Bombay on the Homeward, route on 'February 21. The party were allowed to land, but had to undergo close medical examination before re-embarking,, owing to f plague. The Earl' of Dudley,' th» newly-ap-pointed Governor-General of Australia, was Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland from 1902 to 1905, and was very popular. When he' went to Dublin at the age of 36, it. was • with tin exceptional amounjb af all-round experience. He had. toured round the world add studied the colonies at close quarters: served in the Yeomanry Cavalry (1899-1900); been Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade, and paid keen personal attention to the development of his iron mines, collieries, and iron works. Lady, Dudley, who briliantly aided him in winning Irish hearts, is a daughter of Mr Charles Gurfiey, who was compelled by misfortune to retire from his family's famous bank. His daughters for a time served in a -milliner's establishment, but Miss Rachel Gurney had become the adopted daughter pf the Duke and Duchess .of Bedford, when i Lord Dudley won her. 1 Mr J. G. Harfeness is at present on a visit to New Plymouth. Mr P. F. M. BuTrows, Architectural I Assistant in ijie Public Works Department, Wellington, is shortly to 'retire 1 from the' service. The name was misspelt as- "Borrows", in a telegram from Wellington yesterday. The many friends of Dr. and Mrs. Walker will regret to learn of the death, which ., occurred this morning after a very brief and painful illness, of their elder boy*- ' ' Captain Standish has' forwarded his resignation of the position of chairman ot the Marsland Hill Memorial committee f ( '