PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 155, 22 June 1908, Page 2

PERSONAL.

Mr. Ilradshaw Dive. „( l-Jlhaiu. the -elected candidal.' nf tin- Opposition for ill-:' new KumoiiL electorate, was in (own (,n Saturday. Tin- death is rcpi.rteil of .Mr. X. 1). ('lii]i!ia»i. fiii'iiu'i'ly in business ill Ashhurst. .Mr. Claphnm hud a genius for invention, among his inventions being (hi' "Olnpliani Win' SLr:ihu-r " end the " Claphnm I'nti'iil Lifeboat." He leaves a wife, three sons—Messrs. Spencer Clapham (Hastings',, -Tnliu Clapham (AshlinrsU, and -lames f'ln|iliam (Hastinjrs)—ami three daughters—.Mrs. ArHiiir anil the Misses A. and (!. Clapham. The Kev. A. Cny and Messrs. C. ft Bellringer and <!. 11. Maunder, who have been attending the No-License t'onventiim in Wellington, aelurned to Now Plymouth on Saturday night. Mr. 11. (Uioilaore returiu'd hy Saturday night's express from a trip to Sydney. Mr. F. \V. Furketl, who lias been promoted to sun-coil -Mr. Ussher, district engineer for Olago, will not relinquish his supervision of the Main Trunk Railway works on the southern extension until the line is sufficiently/ advanced for ordinary traffic. Mr. Tl. It. Wright, who captained the New Zealand team of professional footballers on their recent tour, was married at ,I'cloue on Wednesday afternoon to Miss 1,. Fleet, of-that town. On Wednesday last at St. Paul's I'mCathedral. Wellington. Mr. (iuy H. Scholelield was married to Miss Ailela Luoy Stapyltun Bree, daughter of the late Mr, Miles lieginalil Bree, of Southland, aud Mrs. Ilrce, of Fitzhorbertlerruee, Wellington.