PERSONAL.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LX, Issue 143770, 19 April 1912, Page 2

PERSONAL.

Major Young is visiting New Plymouth.

Major Bellringer leaves by this afternoon's train tor the camp, Hawera, Inspector E. Wilson, of Wanganui, is in New Plymouth to-day on official business.

Mr. J. H. Quilliam returned to New Plymouth by the mail train last night.

The Conciliation Commissioner, Mr. T. Harle Giles leaves for Auckland tonight. He expects to return in about a month’s time to deal .with a dispute which is likely to be filed by the tinsmiths and plumbers and the waterside workers. The Commissioner has several conferences to preside over on his arrival in Auckland, and proceeds tb Gisborne on 27th instant to hear the carpenters and joiners dispute there.

At the South Road Methodist Church on Thursday evening Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Peat were given a welcome at a tea meeting. At the—eubsdquent public meeting the Rev. J. W. Burton, superintendent of the circuit, presided, and expressed his satisfaction at the appointment. Mr. E. N. L. Okey, on behalf of the circuit, Messrs. Glegg and Bullot, on behalf of the congregation, and Mr. Norman Howell, on behalf of the Bunda v School, each welcomed the new minister. Mr. Peat, who was greeted with applause, asked for the co-opera-tion of the congregation in his work. Musical items were rendered by Mrs. b. H White, Miss May Cannell, Miss Harre, Miss V. Morshcad and Messrs. Norman Howell and A. J. Band. A score or more of members of the New Plymouth Bowling Club attended at the pavilion on Thursday to bid goodbye to Mr. H. N. Goldwater, an old member of the club who w leaving for Sydney. During the evqnmg Mi. George Grey, an presented Mr. Goldwater on behalf of the members, with a pair of binoculars suitably inscribed, and in doing so expressed very happily the approbation of himself and members of Mr. W dwnter’s valuable services to the club, on the committee of which he had served for several years, aleo as a vicepresident, and hoped that ho would prosper in his new home. Mr. Goldwater, in reply, said that whatever ho had done. had been for lose of the game and the good of the chib Hho had over said or done anything that had hurt the feelings of members ho assured them that he never harboured any illwill. Ho would always remember the happy times spent on the Aev. Plymouth green and would ala ays be ready to welcome any of the members who happened to visit Bydnc'3.