PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 149, 3 October 1910, Page 4

PERSONAL.

A Press Association cable from New York states that Window Homer, the American artist, is deadi Captain the Hon. N. C. GathoraeHardy, Rifle Brigade, who was A.D.O. in New Zealand to Lord Plunket, has joineJ the 3rd Battalion at Bordon. On Friday last the elder daughter of Mr. T. B. Handley died in New Ply* mouth at the age of 28 years. Friday was deceased's birthday—a sad coincidence. Mr. John Caughley, M.A., who for four and a half years has been in charge of the secondary department of the Wellington Training College, has been appointed headmaster of the ■Christchurch West District High School. The death occurred at Richmond, near Nelson, on Thursday of Mrs. James BeU, a very old colonist, at the age of 86. She arrived by the ship Philip Lang,, which was the first vessel to the Otago settlement, being one of the first Free Church settlers in that province. Shortly afterwards she married, and came to the Nelson district, where she has resided ever since.—Press Association. The late Mr. Hunter Blaar, particulars of whose death at the Little Barrier were published last week, was 52 years of age, and was a native of Edinburgh, being connected! with the family of that name holding one of the Scottish baroneteies. He had been in New Zealand some years, and for a long time past had been in the service of the Tourist Department. During .the past two years he had suffered more or less ■ from asthma,. bronchitis, and pleurisy, and it is said he was also subject to heart disease. Prior to leaving -Wellington some five months ago he was attended by Dr. Elliott, who, in reply to a telegram on Tuesday, stated that 'he was prepared to certify to the cause of death'. The period of full Court mourning for the late King Edward terminated on Friday. The change from full to half-mourning to be observed throughout 'His Majesty's service at Home and* abroad will be marked by certain relaxations as regards social omenitieß. For instance, His Excellency and Lady Islington have not been in a position to entertain since their arrival owing to the full-mourning rule, but from to» on they may at their discretion give receptions, dinner parties, etc., anything, in fact, save big balls. This cannot be considered a very great deprivation, a» the dancing season is at an end, and will not commence again until next April. The half-mourning period, extends up to the end of May next in official circles, after which social life will be free of the restrictions mentioned.—Dominion.