PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 117, 7 November 1911, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Att Auckland message states that Mr. Joint Massey, sen., father of the Leader of the Opposition, died on Sunday. A London cablegram reports that Miss Ritibi Seddon has been married to StaffSurgeon Woods at' Marylcbpne Church. Many New Zeatanders were present.

At a special meeting of the" parishioners of St. Mary's Church last night Mr. S. \V. Sliaw was unanimously elected lo iill tint vacancy on the Vestrv caused by Mr. \V. 11. Skinner's resignation.

Major T. W. McDonald, officer coin, mantling the junior cadets, leaves Wellington at the end of the month l'o; England, where he will be attached fo* twelve months to the regular forces tit Aldershot. During his absence Major McDonald's duties -will he carried on by Captain Stevens. —Press wire.

Mr. W. A. Boucher, local representative for the last three years for Mr. has received notice of his transfer on promotion to Auckland, anil leaves in about ten days. He will be succeeded by Mr. Arthur V. Carbines, oi the Auckland office, who arrived in New Plymouth yesterday morning . A Cliristchurcli telegram states that Mr. Peter Pender, formerly an Inspector of Police, died at Redcliffs yesterday, at the age of 84 years. He was, in his yonlli. in the Irish Mounted Police, and saw service in the Crimea, subsequently organising, the poljcjajn Tuiv key. . yit'torta in 1850, audio Ve\r Zealand m W®, and was appointed inspector in 1884, and retired in l'.lUi ■ « s Mr. <"!■. Alderton, one of the oldest identities'.of Parneil, died at his reside.ijce, Cheshire street, on Thursday evening. at the age of 71 years. The late Mr Alderton landed in Auckland from the ship John Scott in 1859, and has since been <a resident of Auckland. He was a native of Norfolk, and was • prominent member of the Manchester Unity of Oddfellows. He fought in the Maori wars in the militia and volunteers. He i» survived by hi* wife, six sons, two daughters, 18 grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. Mr. W. Dingle, of Ilawera, died on Saturday. The interment took place at To Hcnui cemetery, Now Plymouth, yesterday. Says' the Ilawera Star:--The announcement will hardly come as a surprise to friends, fcr it was pretty generally known some months ago that the illness from which he was suffering watt incurable. Latterly its development was rapid, ami with fortitude he awaited the end, happily, however, little or % n» jKiin. Mr. Dingle wa.<T one of tile j earliest settlers in this district. Horn j and brought up in New Plymouth, he, with his brother Richard, found his way to the new district of Ilawera about 1870, and they engaged fn, contracting and farming. »So little was there then of the town of Hawera that the Dingle Bros, depastured teams of workiui; bulleeks in a ten-acre paddock, part of the frontage of which extends from the ligmont Hotel to Mr. Brunette's corner in High street. When the Plains lands were sold Mr. Dingle bought sections just oil the other side of the Waiilg.m s gortSv which ■in subsequent he . i'armml siiccessfiiHy.' He was one of- the promoters of the Riverdale Factory Co., and for >a time was chairman of directors. After many years' hard work iie moved into Ilawera to reside, and-gave some good service to the town as a member of the Borough Council, and was an active member of the A. ami P. Society; also he was one of the leading members of the Bowling Club, and in mauv way# will be greatly missed. Mr. Dingle leaves a widow and grown-up family of One son and three daughters, one of the latter lieing Mrs. Alex. Hunter. A large circle of friends and acquaintances will sympathise with Mrs. Dingle and family in their bereavement, and regret the loss of n goiid settler and citizen.