PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 42, 11 August 1911, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Dr. Pairman, of Wanganui, is on a brief visit to New Plymouth. A well-known Wellington man, Captain Bendall, died on Tuesday; aged 80 years. A Paris cablegram records the death of John Gates, American millionaire, and introducer of barbed wire. Territorial-Lieut.-Colonel \V. 0. Malone was to have sat for his tactical examination at Falmerston North last night. The death is recorded at Fa tea of Mr. David Hutchinson. The deceased, who was only .18 years of age, was well known and highly respected throughout the district. A London cable states that General Sir .1. D. P. Fiench is sanetted Chief of the Imperial-General Staff, and Lieut.General 0. \Y. Douglas. Inspector-Gen-eral of the Home forces. . •

Mr. F. 1"!. Knyvett, formerly captain of No. 1 Company, Auckland Garrison Artillery, and Mrs. Knyvett, were passengers by the Winimera from Auckland on Monday evening for Sydney.

A Sydney cable records the death of Joseph Ca-sli, aged S2 years. As sergeant of the 43rd Regiment he fought in the Indian Mutiny, and afterwards through the Maori war, receiving a medal for bravery.

The death occurred at Westport Inst evening of Mr. Jonathan Dixon, district manager for the Westport Coal Company: aged .)S years. He leaves a widow

and seven children, one son being manager of the Westport Coal Company's Coalbrookdale mine.—Press Association,

At a meeting of the congregation of the Whitelev Church on Wednesday night; Mr. E. Ohatterton was presented with a handsome silver spirit kettle and stand. Mr. Ohatterton, who has ibecn a prominent member of the church for many years, is shortly leaving this district for Gore.

A Press Association message from fiisborne states that Mr. A. F. Kennedy, manager for Messrs. AVilliams and Kettle.

djed there on Wednesday morning. Mr. Kennedy was probably the best-known resident in Poverty Bay, a popular townsman, and one who was known tr every sheepfarmcr from the East Capt to Wairoa.