PERSONAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 63, 11 October 1916, Page 4

PERSONAL.

A London cable reports tho death of Admiral Sir Win. Kennedy, who was Captain Halsey’s guest on his cruise in New Zealand in 1913.

Mr J. Batey, lately with the Simplex Milking Machine Col, left by this morning’s mail for Wellington en route for England for service in the Motor Launch Fleet.

It is announced (states the Press Association), that Mr John Cullen, Commissioner of Police, retires from the Public Service on November 23. His time for retirement on the age qualification was due in May last, but lie was induced to carry on for another six months at the request of the Government.

Rifleman S. J. Williamson, who died of wounds received at the firing line in France, was for some time with Messrs Kerr and Co., bakers, and previously in the employ of Mrs Pearce, farming at Toko. He came direct from Londoif as a friend of Private Tom Gorton, and went on to the land, and when the latter went to the front succeeded Private Gorton at Messrs Kerr’s. Hi' was generally liked, and was of a bright cheery disposition. His parents reside in London.

Messrs A. Stewart (Stratford) and J. Stewart (Cardiff) left by the mail train this morning en route for the South Island, to attend the funeral of their aged father, Mr R. A. Stewart, of Alcroa Peninsula, who passed away on Monday at the ripe old age of 83. Tlie deceased was, one of the original pioneers of the Peninsula, being one of the earliest arrivals known as “The Barracootas,” named after the ship in which they came out to New Zealand. He had experience of the Bendigo (Victoria) goldfields, and also worked on the West Coast (New Zealand). Deceased married, and all the family were born, on the Peninsula, there being six boys and three girls now . surviving as follows; Messrs Robert (Akaroa), Torn, Alex. (Stratford), Jack (Cardiff), Sam, and Jim, and Mrs Sbadbolt, Mrs R. A. Pettigrew, and Mrs G. Phillips. The mother lived to be 73 years old, and died just twelve months ago.