PERSONAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 30, 1 March 1909, Page 3

PERSONAL

The Rev. George Slaaifold, 8.A., who has been ministering at Asliburtou for the past two years, has accepted a call to the pastorate of the Church of Christ in Hobart, Tasmania, says a Press wire. The Auckland [Provincial Bowling Association presented Mr. A. SI. Myers, Mayor of Auckland and president of the Association for the past four years, with a pair of gold-mounted bowls en-

closed in a handsome case of New Zealand woods on Saturday afternoon, as

a token of the esteem in which he is held. An illuminated address accom-

panied the presentation. Sir Myers leaves for an extended tour of England to-morrow.—Press Association telegram. , The death is announced of Sir. Patrick Conway, who died at the Hawera Hospital on Saturday morning. He was reared on the estate of Lord Clive at Caatlebar (Ireland), and enlisted in the

65th Regiment in the year 1854. He was present at 32 engagements in New Zealand. He had in bis possession a flag which he requested should be placed on •lis coffin and afterwards presented in his name to the Hawera Volunteers.— Star.

Sir. and Mrs. R. Old, of Inglewood, leave by next Saturday night's steamer for Aucklaadi where they tranship on Monday for Sydney, «n route to England.

Sir. Daniel McL'Dowie, who passed away some days ago, may be termed one of the fathers of Hawera, for it was be, together with Slessrs lAndrew and Thomas Sliddlemas, William Douglas, and James Cowper, who, according to the Star, erected the fir-it five houses on their ten-acre allotments, Mien covered- with tutu and fern. Sir. Mel/Dowie, who was born in Sterlingshire, Scotland, arrived in Victoria as a very young man, and after pursuing mining and farming there for some vears removed to Sew Zealand in the early 'sixties. When Titokowam's war .broke out, he came to the West Coast of this Island, joining the Wairoa Mounted Rifles. He saw considerable active service, and was present at the disastrous ufcotuku and other engagements. Some two or three years ago he bought 325 acres on the Hastings road, where he lfed since resided. He leaves a widow, four daughters, and two sons. Mr. W. Symes, for many years representative of the inland district of Taranaki in Parliament, is to be ban- - nuetted to-night at Stratford. He will be made the recipient of a presentation of a purse of sovereigns. Miss Warnock, the Plunkct nurse, arrived in New Plymouth on Saturday nignt. She was met by Sirs. Docknll, •president of the local branch of the Society for the Promotion of the Heaun of Women and Children, and Mrs. Slat:thews, the secretary. She is located for the present at the Criterion Hotel. At the last meeting of the executive, Mrs Dockrill was elected president in the absence of Mrs. Newton King from 'tire Dominion. Miss Warnock, who is a- fully certificated medical nurse, has for several months been studjTng for a still further examination, which she has just passed, in connection with the work that she is to undertake m the district -that of caring for sick babies. The nurse is prepared to show any mother the method of preparing bumanis«d milk, also to give any advice about the care of children. Her services are free, siot only to members of thei society (a • 'though the committee will be very glad to enrol a* many new members as possible, for the society's expenses are heavy). Thev feel, however, that the r venture will be more than justified; already many women lwve given their names to the scccrlary requesting the aid of the nurse.