PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 183, 7 September 1909, Page 2

PERSONAL.

A London cable states that Lord Selbonnie, JJjVJi Commissioner for South Africa, Ims started for South Africa. ill's. IlUlop, wife of the Hon. T. W. IJislop, ex-Mayor of Wellington, died yesterday morning after a long illness. A London cable reports the death, from appendicitis, of .Mr. Clyde Fitch, the well-known dramatist and writer, fit the age of 44. Mr. Albert Bayly died at Oinata yesterday morning, after a long and painful illness, lie was sixty years of-age. The Turutmki County Council, at its meeting yesterday afternoon, directed that a letter of condolence and sympathy with the relatives of the lateMr. Bayly, at one time a member of the Council, be forwarded.

The J'ev. J. <«. Chapman, of tlu Whitelov Memorial Church, leaves foi Wangsumi this morning. From WttJiga nui Mr. Chapman proceeds to Stratford where he will be engaged in Home Mis s'ion work at the end of the week, re turning to New Plymouth on Momhn next.

At Wellington, on Friday, an illuminated address wa.s presented to Colonel 11. J. Collins. Secretary to the Treasury, in endorsement of the honor paid him by His Majesty the King in making liim a Companion of the Imperial Service Order. Collins is an old Taranaki boy, and ins* friends here will be pleased to hear of the honor paiu

The dentil of Mr. .l"hn Greenwood, dentist, ail old resident, occurred unexpectedly at Nelson l#*t. night. Jlr. Cireenwood. who was 77 years of age. came to New Zealand in I St7 and had practised in various places in the Domn--1011. ' TTc leaves a grown-up family, one of whom k Dr. flreenwood. of Christchurch. the well-known tuberculosis specialist.—Press wire. On Saturday afternoon there pawed awav ill Stratford, at the age of 7.'i years, Mr. diaries Burrell, otic of the pioneer settlers of Cardifl'. Mi'. Burrell was 1)01-11 ut Heigate, England, and arrived at Lvtteltoil in the ship Stag in 1552. being then 16 years old. After roughing it in Canterbury for some years lie settled at Little River, Bank?'

Peninsula, where he resided until 18S1, when he took up land at Cardiff. Some years 'ago he leas'cd, and ultuiiatcly sold, his property there, and has since resided in Stratford. The late Mr. llurrell leaves a wife.nnd four sons, all of whom are resident in Stratford.—Post.