PERSONAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 217, 7 September 1908, Page 2

PERSONAL

Messrs. Jennings and Okey, MP's Were passengers to New I'lvniouth bv the mad tram on Saturday creniii". ' llic Stratford I'ost announces'' the i of Mrs. Ilhiir, one of Ibe older losidenls of Stratford, age,r 07 years or many years (he deceased ladv was c'use w " rkl ' v Temperance At Waiiara. oil Saturday a very old identity hi the person of' Mrs. Samuel ■bangdon .Toll passed away. She leaves a family of three sons and four daiHi-ers-Messrs. Tlurry, William, and llerfor 1 i'r ' p'l y- (Stratfoid) Mis. K. late and Mrs. Isaac Elliot (Haitara), mid Mrs. Matthew Kllinoton); The late Mr. Thomas 1,. Joll of Okinawa, was a son of deceased, who was m her 70th year. The funeral takes pliu'o thi* afternoon.

Hie death is announced of Mrs. W -Rogers, of Bell lllock. Deceased arrived 111 Inranaki as far back as 1843 and ■went through all the 'hardships of Hie early days. Her husband, who prede--1?' y scv< '" • Vl ' ars ' i" the -Uililm thronghotlt. the wars. She leaves three sons—Mr. YT. lingers, Slratford uienibei' of the Taranaki H.lucatioii Hoard; Mr. ,T. Rogers, of Stratford; and Mr. I> luigers. /'hairnian of the Pembroke l,oad School Committee— and two daughters—Mrs. 11. Feakins, of Stratford, and Mrs. S. Rogers, of Bell lilock. . '"'l T ;"i/'''«li. danghtei of-Mr. I*. ,S. Hawkins, formerly Slipeudinry Magistrate in New Zealand, lias now ended her studies as im'oners Singer in Paris, and been engaged bv ;ifr. Oscar Hainmerslein for (he" autumn .season at the Manhattan Opera House 111 Xew York. She has taken her professional name from that of her 1111ternal grandfather, Sir Thomas Tanered ftirt. Already she is well known in .1 ar is society, as s l,e has always earned special appreciation at the famous eoncevls Mine. Marclicsi gives two or three 'times during the season for the benefit of }]cr pupils.

air. 11. L. A. Mackintosh, second olliooi' of (ho British Antarctic expedition ship Ximrod, lins made a complete ecovery from (lie effects of the distressins accident whereby ho lost an eve when the vessel was landing stores on the ic? m 1 lie Far South (states n Press Association telegram from Christohuroh). Mr. Mackintosh has been ."Tallied a. commission in (be Rnynl Naval Deserve, (lie Admiralty authorities evidently considerinit that (he loss Of Ins eye will not debar liiin from performing anv active service in His Majesty's navy. Shortly afler the return of (he Ximrod from I|,e Far Smidi, Mr. Mackintosh went, to Sydney to undergo special treatment for his ininr.v, and lie is Mill in that eitv, but it is understood that lie will return to Lyttelton probably in November to p. join tlio Ximrod for her sesond vovnwc to the Antarctic.

Iftrr Benno Scherok. the well-known musician, who has been settled in Christclraveh for some six mouths ias accepted the appointment of director "I Mr. .1. C. Williamson's musical enterprise-. and leaves for Melbourne in alioul a fori night. The salary is not announced, but it is believed lo bo somewhere in the neit'liborhood of four figure*. Since lie went to Christchnrch, ITerr Seherek, in addition to establishing a large connection with private pupils, has created the Chrislolmreh Orchestra, of which lie is the honorary conductor. The orchestra has tiii members, and has already become most popular. Tlcrr Seherek has also received the appointments of organist of the Catholic Cathedral and conductor and. musical direct or of the Christeliureh Amateur Operatic Society and the A-hburlon Orchestral Society. iTo has become, in fact, a musical power in the eily. and Ill's loss will 1 ■ ..ready I felt.