PERSONAL.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LV, Issue 14095, 29 December 1909, Page 2

PERSONAL.

We understand that Mr. F. W. Court leaves within the next few weeks on a business trip to England. Mrs. E. Kennedy, late of Hastie's Hotel, Feilding, who has just recovered from a serious illness, ie at present staying at the Terminus Hotel. A Chrisichuroh wire states tiiat Mr. H. D. Acland has been elected to the Board of Governors of Canterbury College, vice Dr, Moorhoude, resigned. Mr. W. M. Miller, secretary o! the North Canterbury Hospital Board, who has just completed twenty-four years of continuous service under the board, has been granted twelve months' leave of absence on full pay. Mr. Gordon Mare, touring manager for Pollard's Merry Midget Company, is at present in NeW Plymouth making x th© necessary arrangements for the production of the nautical and musical entertainment, * 'Nelson: Or The Battle of Trafalgar." Mr. Sydney Smith, a member of tho Lfiwisham Council, London, is on a Aisifc to tho dominion. Mr, Smith, who is a brother of ex-Superintendent Smith, of tli© Christchurch Fire Brigade, is on a pleasure tour. It is his first visit to New Zealand, and he is much impressed . with the scenery and resources of the country. The South Australian Rhodes Scholarship for 1910 has been awarded to Mr. Harry Thompson. He is 21 years of age. has had a distinguished career in the laW school at the university, and has received his LL.B. degre©. Mr. Thompson is tho only son of the late Mr. George Thompson, who Was sa<M cessively connected with Adelaide,' Melbourne, Sydney, and Western Australian daily papers. a " " During this week the death, occurred of one of the oldest of the missionary band in the North Island, tne Rev. G. Maunsell, second son of the late Rev. Dr. Maunsell. Deceased had reached tho allotted span of 70 years. He was horn at Port Waikato, and went to the Old Country as a youth for his education, studying at the C.M.S. Coif lego, Islington. Having been admit" ted into priests' orders he returned to New Zealand, where he has since laboured as missionary among the Maoris in various parts of the North Island. In the early years of his missionary life Mr. Maunsell endured many hardships, he often travelling into the Urewera Country, went alone on horseback, taking a bag of biscuits, tin billy, and tea, and when', as often happened, no bed was available, he rolled himself in a rug and slept under a tree,. Deceased . was a perfect Maori scholar. Ho remained at his post till the laat, his last evening on earth being snoot in writing a prayer for the Maoris in the gaol for Christinas Day. j