PERSONAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 109, 7 June 1909, Page 2

PERSONAL

Mr. 11. J. 11. Okey, M.P., was a passenger for Wellington by the mail train on Saturday.

The resignation of Captain'(Adjutant) Claude Horace Weston, Fourth Battalion Wellington (Taranaki) Kille Volunteers, is notilied in the Gazette.

.Mrs. U-. T. Donnelly (Airijii Toliore) died at midnight last night at her residence, Otatara, near Napier, auer a long illness, states a Napier wire.

There will be an interesting .meeting of old English public school boys on tim\ June, when a dinner is to be given to the Rev. J. L. Dove, the new headmaster of the Wanganui Collegiate School, and to Mr. Empson, the retiring headmaster (says the Standard). On Mr. DoveVs side there will be old Murlburians ami Hallcylburians, he having been educated at Marlborough inid then 'held office at Halleybury, while Mr. Empson, who was' at Charterhouse, will be supported 'by old Carthusians, of whom there are a few very enthusiastic ones in the Dominion.

The death is announced at Christchurch of Mr. Joseph I Rowley, well known for many years in connection with musical matters as a solo flautist of considerable ability. Mr. llowlev arrived in Canterbury with his father in IKSII, and after B oine little time entered the service of the Provincial Govcrnuient in the Land Office at Christchiircli. This position he held for over forty years, the greater part of which time he spent in Christchiircli. His health being bad, he was transferred to Auckland, but linally retired from the service owing to ill-health in 11)117. Mr. Rowley was « member of several of the musical organisations in the old days, and used to play Hate solos at various entertainments. One of his daiHiters. Mrs'. J. Forrester (formerlv Mrs. Donald .McLean), of Laghmor, Ashburtou, was the lirst lady to attain to the Mus. Bac. decree in the Dominion.