PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 317, 16 January 1908, Page 2

PERSONAL.

A Whangarei press wire states that a man named Ilenn, 8(i years of age, and who fought with the British troops throughout the Indian Mutiny and Maori Wars, has just died. He held medals for many engagements, -* ~ Mr G. S. Clapham, of Ashhurst, who has been on a visit to New Plymouth, leaves this morning for south, Mr .1. Ainslie, at one time eon'levied with newspaper work in Now Plymouth, is re visiting his friends in the locality. He proposes returning to New Plymouth inter and making it his home. Mr Joseph Maekay, foriuerly"of Midhirst, 11 ml wellknowu in public life in Tiirnnnki, has decided to take up his residence in New Plymouth for n lime, and has leased Mr ('. \V. (lovett's propcrty on Ihu Avenue road dining the hitler's itlwemv in I'nuliuul. A Diuiediu Sim wire ntatcs tint William Itiiit, of Noilli Knsi Valley, stands lis a liibor-sui'iiilist I'iiiidiiliile for Chalmers nt the general election. Mr jr. Stevenson, chairman of the (Hugo Charitable' Aid ltoanl, will probably contest the Taicvi neat in the Ministerial intcr-e-l. The friends of Mr .T. 0. Cock, of Wait,lira, will regret, to learn of the dcutli of his wife, lit the early age ol 2(1 years, at the New Plymouth Hospital, after a very short illness. The deceased was a daughter of Mrs MeCoruiali, of dill street. Tlio husband anil two little sons are left to mourn their loss. Lieutenant Rogers will represent the Eltham Fire Brigade at tiie annual conference. Mr J. H. Stevens, formerly poatmas'.jr at Hawera, lint now assistant inspector, ts at present relieving the chief postmaster at New Plymouth.