PERSONAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 102, 27 May 1909, Page 2

PERSONAL

■Jli-ss A. Crawford, of the Central °°' *«<••!% stuff, is at present absent on account 0 f illness.

Ahws, , lsiii.es Wade si ml (!. Tisca lmv« been appointed hy l|„. Education Jloard to interview the .Minister of lidiication with regard to res.iileiiees aid other matters held in abeyance l,v the Department. The deputation wili proceed to Wellington if nocessarv. llie Chief Commissioner of Crown Uinds in Wesllunil, Mr 11. .1. l!ol/j>rts owing to ill-health, i s retiring' from liis' position. Air liolierts was lio'rn in W'el lm K toii in ism. and educated at Waugamii, Helensburgh (Scotland) and Scarborough (Unhand). Jj,. f„||o„' t ,,, the professiun of civil engineering up to lrtus in Glasgow. Arriving in New Zealand two years later, he joined the Survey Department. Mr liolierts became Commissioner of Crown Unds in We-C'ind j.. i He was a member of the Heprcsentatio'i Commission in 1!)l)2 and 1(107, and one o! the Executive Commissioners of the Ijew Zealand International Exhibition in 10O(i-7.

The death uf tire late Mr. F, P. Buckthought at Durham Boad last week marks the severance of another link in the chain binding the new to the old settlers of tlie Dominion. The late Mr. ijucklhought was one of the grand old <.ornish stock ivho originally braved the hardships pf early settlement, COlUmn; out iii tlic .ship ,io|m Venn in JS;I-> tu Wellington, where lie resided and carried on business as a draper for some years, and then, forsaking business, lie wenl. up to Wnngamii and took- up land on the banks of t)ie river, am) entered upon an entirely new lire and remained there till ISH.'i, going through all the hardships ineidi'iital to early settlement in (lie first place. and to the wars with till! natives afterwards, being so elosely within the area of trouble that a redoubt was built on a portion of his land.—Record.

At Inglewooil on Tuesday, .Mr. and -Mrs. L A, lianierton eelebrated their golden wedding, they having iarill tile llua Church 011 .May ma, 183!). The occasion was marked firstly by tlie presence, together, of every child under the parental roof. thre ( . 'sisters of the golden liride--.Mesilaines Devenish. llarshall and I'ooke.s, ol New Plvmouth —a liriilher uf (lie golden bridegroom. Mr. !. Iv Hamertnn, of Inglewooil. tugetlier with many of the second generation of relatives and some of the third. A further interesting feature (says ih" I'ecord) was tl(e presence of the chief bridesmaid, then Miss Hirst (limv Mrs. l'Ooke>). sister uf the bride, and the best man, Mr. T. H. Hanierton. who both again appeared at the feast in those capacities, notwithstanding the social disqualification uf intervenin K marriage. Colonel I!. H. Davie*, C.l!„ of the \ew Zealand Defence Forces, with Airs! and Miss Davies. left ye-terday fur l.ytteUon bv the Maori, .to connect wit i the New Zealand Shipping Company's liner Kaipara, which sails fur'l.ondon to-day.

Tlic funi'Tiil „f tli,. liil,. Mr. A. H. Knrrar yi'sli'nlii.v showed Hie respirt in which |he (iiToasod jji-ntlcmaii liail 1(001! IhOil in a .lar<ri> i-iiirli' of ii!" i|iiaiiitiiiiiTs ami frit-nil*. The Masonic fraternity accorded tlic full fineral honors. At the Rube Street the first part <if the Masonic service was mul by Piist Master Kro. ('. ]<], lk'llriii«irr. after which the brethren conveyed tin* eolTin Lo the liearse. Vpon Hie arrival of the cortege at Te tfenui cemetery the ranks of tlie Masons openout. a"id allowed the bearers (o pa** llironyli to the graveside, The Anglican burial service proceeded, the Pev, 1\ (J. Kvans reading tin- impressive lines. The Masonic service billowed, Hro, V. K. Uellleading and the responses heinjr iriven bv the brethren. At tlie coiiHumoii of the service the MaMtlu deported in tin l jjrave tlie *priirs of acacia which l llley had worn from Hie time the funeral started. Tin. heavers were Messrs. C. Tiscli, V. lie?] rinirer. K. ('hal lertim. C. Lepper. Crawford. and (', T. Mills. Wreaths were received frgiu tin- following: ML Ki;mont Xnamotu Lodjje, Taranaki llospila! Hoard, Mr. A. K. -Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. ('. Lenpcr, Mr. and Mrs, (5. Tiscli, Miss 'lodfrey. Mr. and Mrs. llolford, Mrs. Wnllach! Mr. W. liullot Hie in.'ifruii and nurses of New Plvmouth litispiliil. Miss Mace. Mr. .1. Millinj-lou and familv. Mh< A. Cur'n". Mr. and Mis. )•;. ,|. l-'fltTiv. Mr. and Mr*. I'ov I f -1 util*■ Mr. d. Downs, and tlie llev. and Mrs. Kvans.