PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 246, 5 July 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Tho death is announced at. T'imaru of Mr. John M'Grtfgor, of I'nirlic, in his eightieth year. lie was an early settlor of the Mackenzie Country, a member ot the first Mount Cook lioad Bonn! and its successor, the Mackenzie County Council, of which ho was a member for many years.

Mr. George ShirtclilYe has been re-elect-ed a member of the Wellington Diocesan Pension Fund Trust Board.

Mr. A. Veitch, accompanied by tho Misses Allan, left for Sydney by the Manuka yesterday.

The death of lli'o. Jerome (Hugh J. Harroway), of the. Marist Brothers, occurred lit the Colonial Hospital, Suva, on Sunday. June Hi. Bro. Jerome was IG years of age, and was born in Ayrshire, Scotland. He entered tho Order of the Marisl: Brothers in Sydney in IPS), and after the usual period of training-was sent to New Zealand, where lie. remained for about sixteen years. In 15)01 he was transferred to Fiji, and was attached to tho teaching staff of Naililili and Cawaci.

Mr. J. W. Black, private secretary to Sir Francis Bell, is at present seriously ill, suffering from an attack of pneumonia.

Colonel W. 11. Holgate. managing director of the Northern Coal Company, Auckland, is at present in Wellington.

Mr. and Mrs. A. Piernrd, of Palmerslon North, have received advico that their second son, Sergeant-Major Harold Piernrd, has been wounded in the elbow, and is now in a military hospital in France. Sergeant-Mnjor Pierard left tho Dominion with tho Samoan forces, and after returning went out with the Fifth Reinforcements, and took part in tho Gallipoli campaign. After tlio cvaenutioni he proceeded to France, where ho h«s taken part in several engagements.

Mr. F. Rasey, who recently organised the Red Jersey appeal, left for Sydney by tho Manuka yesterday.

The resignation by Mr. 1!. M. M'ivnight of the position of honorary treasurer of Hie Manawatu Agricultural and Pastoral Association, owing to his impending departure from tho district, was accepted wiin regret at a meeting of the general corrmittee of the association held at Palmerston North on Wednesday. Mr. J. Balsillie (president) and.other members referred io tho great service Mr. M'Knight had rendered to tho association, and a resolution expressing appreciation of his work and regret at his departure was ordered to lx> recorded in the minutes. Mr. J. M. Johnston was elected to tho position of treasurer of tho association.

Captain P. Neville, of Dnnedin, a retired officer of tho Union Company, left yesterday by file Manuka for Sydney.

The "Wyndham Farmer" records tho death of Mr. James Forsyth, a wellknown Edendale and Wyndham settler, aged 79 years. Mr. Forsyh was/, native of Helensburgh, Dumbartonshire, where he carried on business as a building contractor. H? arrived in New Zealand in 1881 with his wife and eight children, and acquired land on Edendale Plain, lie was a promoter of 'lie Wyndham Dairy Factory and chairman of directors for several years. 110 is survived by his widow and family of eight..

The death occurred at Otautau on Saturday of Mr. Alfred Frederick Blatchf a well known .Southland farmer, at tho age of 83 years. Mr. Blate.li arrived in Olago with his parents in IS4S. He was born at Cleggaie, Surrey, England, in 1835. The deceased leaves three daughters and eight sons^

Mr. Thomas Mutton, a retired builder, died at his residence, Lyltelton, last week, at the age of 91 years, after an attack of bronchitis. The deceased was ono of the early settlers in Canterbury, arriving at Lyttelton from Cornwall in 1851 by the sailing vessel Isabella He-r----cus. He .was a member of the council when Lyttelton was first constituted a borough.