PERSONAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 374, 27 April 1910, Page 4

PERSONAL

Mr. 11. S. Fitzherbert is away on sick leave. Mr. Hyre-Kenney, S.M.,"is acting as locum tenena. Mr. 11. Rragato, late Covernment vitleulturist, has decided to settle in Auckland -as a wine and spirit merchant, lie left last week on a visit to Svilnev.

-Mr. H. C. Jaeobsim, proprietor and editor of the Akaron .Mail, and a wellknown Peninsula resident, died at.Akaron on Sunday -after a somewhat lengthy illness. .Mr. W. Powdrell lias been elected chairman of directors of ilie l'aua Fanners' Co-operative Fie.v.jig <on|,:uiy. which lias taken over the Paten Fi (e/.ing Work's. Mr. Ceo. Hicks, who has been a number of the stall' of the Otago Daily Times and Witness for the past ten years, has purchased the Pa tea County Pre.-s, and assumes control at the beginning of May. A Press Association wire announces (he death of Dr. Fiascht. ot Sydney, from an overdose of morphia, friurg.-I.ietit.-101. Thomas H. Fiachi, D.5.0.. C!,iei' of the X.S.W. Army .Medical Corps, was one of Australia's most di.stinpiiMicd medical mm. He wis a son of the late Professor Frasehi of Florence. and had had a distinguished Uni-ver.-ity. medical and military career. He obtained leave of absence from the X.S.W. A.M.C. to join the Italian Army in AV.vsinnia in 180(5, for (brilliant surg:<nl and soldierly services received the (ross Cavaliere dei SS. Maurizio e La/zaro from King Humbert. He was Chief of the X.S.W. No. 1' Field Hospital in South Africa and was specwllf mentioned in Lord Roberts' despatches for services rendered at Paardeburg. The late Dr. Fiaselii was fifty-seven yea is of age. The death occurred yesterday, savs a IVmerston North press wire, of Mr. R. X. Keeling, aged seventy-two years, lie was an old resident of Palmerston, who for some thirty years was town clerk. He was secretary of the (irst Town Board formed at Palmerston, and retained his position as town clerk tilt about three years ago, when he resigned. He was then appointed treaamer, a7id retained that position and that of registrar of births, deaths und marriages till his death, which was due to heart failure. Mr. Keeling came to Xew Zealand from England some fortytwo years ago, and after residing for a time at Xew Plymouth and Marton lift came to Palmerston in 1872 as schoolmaster at the first school. He resigned that position three years later and took the -position of town clerk. He married Miss If. A, tloby, of Xew Plymouth, who predeceased him. He leaves a family of nine, namely. Messrs. J. W. Keeling. Palmerston, A. W.. H. A. and 11. N. Keeiing. of Wellington. P. X. Keeling, of Masterton. 11.I 1 . .1. Keeling, of Auckland: and his daughters are. Mrs. C. C. Cox. of Masterton. and Misses K. A., Kcling and P. C. 1). Keeling, of Palm-er-ton. He was a Mason and had been through all the chairs of the Order, and hi; master lodge was the old'St. Andrew Kilwinning, of Xew Plymouth, in which he was initiated thirty years ago. He was also a member of the Foresters' Order. Court Manawafu. in which he hn; hold various oirices since ISIIB. The tuiieral is to ilie held to-morrow.