PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 257, 6 December 1909, Page 2

PERSONAL.

Tl'o Hov. I;,. c| ea ,. v , ~,l lto). I)f tJ|f Inhet U,o organ of the New Zealand Utliulies, has been presented with si ticket round the world, and a motor-car, prior to leaving on a twelve months' holiday from Dunedin for the benefit o: his health.

A telegram from Thames announces the death of Ileta Rcwiti (David Stewart). aged 40, a member of the .uaon 'football (earn which toured Britain some years ago. He was the owner of n considerable area of native land, and was well known in sporting circles. _ The death is reported of Lord Greville, € retired captain of the First Life Guards, aged 08 years. Deceased was groom-in-waiting to the late Queen Victoria from 1868 to 1878, Liberal M.P. for Hestmeath from 18C5 to 1874, and a Himl of the Treasury during 1873 and 1

The death occurred on Saturday night, at his residence in Devon street, of Mr. William If. N. Kossiter, a very old cHouist, at the advanced age of" 70 vears. Mr. Kossiter was born in Torquay, and came to \ T ew Zealand when about 2(1 ■""-!''* ° f a S°- He was married at Clirisfcln.vch six years later, and leavi-s a grown-up family of six. Mr. Rossiter was for a number of years a resident of Patca, whore he wa 6 well known in public matters. For the past few years lie has been |Mng a retired life 'in New Plymouth.

Ex-Constable Roche, stationed in Nr.v Plymouth for twenty years, from 1870 to isno, is at present in town and intends staying a week or so. Old friends will be pleased to see Mr. Roche, who, despite his 70 odd years, is hale and hearty. Having secn'some of the earlier time, the cx-constabTe telle some interesting stories. When the late Parihaka prophet, Te Whiti, in contempt of an order by the R.M. Court, refused to pav a debt, Inspector Purdy, with three cmstables, including Roche, went to Parihaka to make the arrest. Finding To Whiti (at early dawn) in bed, Constable Eocho flret seized him by the legs and the others took hira by the arms, the prophet being hustled "into a cab ind I speedily removed to gaol.