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PERSONAL.

•Mr. P. Old, of the Telegraph Office, has been promoted and transferred to Opunake. Mr. E. M. Blundcll, of the local Post Office staff, received notice of his transfer to Auckland. His successor is Mr. P. Coyle, of Wellington, and a son of Mr. Coyle, gaoler of this town. Dr. Cole is withholding his resignation as Archdeacon of- Taranaki, pending the appointment of the new Bishop of Auckland. This step has been taken upon the direction of Bishop Neligan, who considered it, should rest with his ' successor to make this appointment. The Rev. H. Braddock, Home Missionary of the Presbyterian Church, Okato, who accepted a six-months' engagement with the Home Mission Extension Committee, under the auspices of the Ta-ra-naki Presbytery last February, and has fulfilled duty till now, is about to re turn to his wife and family in Petone.. Mrs. M. Lindsay, wife of Captain Lindsay, left Wellington for India at the end of last week, together with.hei cousin, Captain Hewitt, who is returning to his regiment after six months' furlough spent in New Zealand with his people. Mrs. Lindsay has left her children with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. llidiliford, of the Hutt. It is the great cross of soldiers' wives that owing to the Indian climate they are unable to have their children with them.

Captain William Philip Hargreaves died on Saturday morning at the resi dence of his son-in-law, Mr. Edward Denize, Coromandel. The deceased, who was seventy-six years of age, was well known throughout the Auckland provincial district. For many years he was trading to Coromandel as master of the Mania and other steamers, and was also in the employ of the Union Steam Ship Company, acting as tally clerk on the Queen street and Hobson street wharves.

One of the baud of Taranaki's earliest settlers, in the person of Mrs. Frances Autridge, passed quietly away at Levin on Saturday last, at the good old age of 87 years. Mrs. Autridge was the widow of the late Chas. Autridge, of Wanganui, and in the earlier part of her marrieu life, passed through the troublous times of the Native War, being amongst a party of women and children who were shipped away from New Plymouth to Auckland for a time, until the land was safer to dwell in.

Mr. R. 0. Young, seed, grain and produce merchunt, Auckland, died on Saturday night. Mr. Young, who was fiftyseven years of age, was a native of Ireland, and came out to New Zealand as a young man, taking up fanning in Otago. Some twenty-five years ago he went to Auckland as the representative of a number of southern grain companies and Associations, and carried on active business as such until recently, when he was obliged to retire to his 'home on account of ill-health. He leaves a widow, two daughters and a son, and also a brother, Dr. Young, a prominent medical practitioner at Invercargill. Deceased also was a brother of the late Dr. Young, who for many years had charge of the Avondale Mental Hospital.

At yesterday's meeting of the Harbor Board it was resolved that a letter ol condolence be sent to the widow of Mr. George Connett, who had been a servant of the Board for close on thirty years. Speaking of the deceased, Mr. Marehant, the Board's consulting engin err, who was present, said that he had had the late Mr. Connett under him for fifteen years continually, and he must say he was absolutely the most faithful servant any corporation could ever have. For one thing, he was an excellent example to the other workmen, for the reason that whenever he had finished hii own particular work he always found something else to do. His demise was a great loss to the Board. Mr. Marehant said that personally he was very sorry, and missed Mr. Connett very much indeed. The chairman (Mr. J. B. Connett) thanked the Board on behalf of the widow and family for their expression of sympathy. Apart from the fact that the references were to his own brother, he must endorse all that had been said. His brother was always a faithful worker, and was most contented, because he always took an interest in his work, and did not, as many workers do, look for 5 o'clock.

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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 166, 22 October 1910, Page 4

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PERSONAL. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 166, 22 October 1910, Page 4

PERSONAL. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 166, 22 October 1910, Page 4

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