PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 96, 1 August 1910, Page 4

PERSONAL.

The body of the late Hon. H. Scotland: is to be interred at Auckland.

Colonel Porter, 0.8., Gisborne, is seriously ill with acute bronchitis.

Councillor Hooker has resigned his seat on the New Plymouth Borough Council.

Mr. W. Gireig, late of the Empire Hotel, Hawera, has purchased Mr. Wimsett's interest in the Central Hotel at Patea (says the Press) and takes possession next Monday. The Rev. 11. S. Perkins, a Congregational minister frcan Dorsetshire, arrived by the Bimutaka on Friday from London. He is stayinjg with his brother at New Plymouth lor health recuperative purposes.

Mr. Jameson has resigned the position of clerk, treasurer, and returning officer to the Selwyn County Council, which he had held for thirty-three years. The Council has granted him three months' leave of absence on full salary.—Press wire.

The funeral of the late Mr. F. Baume took place at Auckland yesterday afternoon, his remains being interred in tha Waikumeoe cemetery. The procession, in which members of the Masonic lodges took part, was an exceedingly long one, and among those who attended were tha Prime Minister (Sir Joseph Ward), and many other members of Parliament and representatives of public bodies.—Press wire.

Dr MeArttor, S.M., of Wellington, ■writing from London to a friend in Wellington, states that he is spending most of his time in eight-seeing round London. The difficulty is to choose the most interesting and attractive sights. He went to the Horse Show, "the finest there has been anywhere," and describes the appointments as luxurious, and far beyond what one could imagine. "On another day I saw the Marathon coaching fours, a wonderful sight of four-in-<hands. One exhibitor brought over sixty horses, from America. There are no draught horses in the show.'* The doctor attended the Japan-English exhibition one evening, and states that it was magnificent. Electric lights were there by tens of thousands. The most impressive thing to him .was the tower of London, gome places in the Tower made the writer shiver, and ho found himself look roiinil to see if the door in the cell were still open.

Mr. Edward Clutterbuck, whose death is announced, was a very old settler m Ta.ramki. We understand be came ifiNew Zealand from Australia in the early sixties, and tools service as a military settler, and was ensued in the fighting against the Maoris in the Oakura district, near New Plymouth. It was part of the terms "of cn,""»ement that in addition to their pnv the settlers should be granted land near frontier prats, and occupy their section# » a sort of military guard nsainst encroachment. Clutterbuck got his land" ji"*, c ose to Hawera, and unlike many of the settlers held on to it. He had not Wn in good health for many years, H therefore the announcement of his (Vnth will hardly come as a surprise. Tt is worthy of remark that wnen Lord Plunket paid his farewell visit to jffawera the reception party included four veterons, two of whom have alieady passed away.—'Hawera Star.

Tt is with deep regret that we record the death of Mrs. «T. Herbert, of Knkarnmea, (writes the Patea Press). Mr <uuT ? f rs 'Herbert are amongst the oldest setters in Patea, 'having first come her« over 3ft years ago, and with the exception of one short interval, have resided here all those, years. Although she wa* 70 years of age, Mrs. Herbert had enjoyed perfect health until quite recently, and though she complained somewhat of pains in her chest, they were not considered very serious. On Sunday evening deceased took worse and medical' aid was summoned, and Mrs. Herbert was ordered to remain in bed for some little time. She appeared to be improving in health and remarked yesterday mornirg that she had awakened feeling "iuch b?tter. Whilst in the act of telling her husband how much refreshed she Mt, she suddenly quivered and expired. Mrs. Herbert at one time took a prominent part in all musical entertainments in the district, and was highly esteemed by those who had known her longest, and much sympathy is extended to Mr. Herbert in his bereavement.