PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 188, 15 January 1912, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Major-General Sir Frederick Maurice is dead.—London cable.

Mr. Cecil Wright, late of New Plymouth, has entered into partnership with Mr. F. W. Wake, of Stratford,

Mr. F. J. Heatley, M.A., M.Sc., leaves to-day for Blenheim, where he is to hold dairy work classes at a summer school for teachers.

Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Morris, of Oakura, who are on an extended trip to the Old Country, are expected to leave about the first of February. A London cablegram says that Mr. John Pope, principal of Messrs. Farmers, drapers, and a leading merchant and philanthropist, is dead. Mr. A. J. Henderson, general manager of the Mew Zealand Oilfields, Ltd., Gisborne, and Mrs. Henderson, left New Plymouth on Saturday morning by motor-car for Mokau en route for Auckland.

The Rev. A. H. Colville, vicar-elect of S't. Mary's, New Plymouth, is expected to arrive in Wellington on the 23rd inst. on his return from England. It is probable that he will be instituted intohis new charge by the Bishop of Auckland on the 25th inst., though the latter date has not yet been definitely fixed.

The death occurred at Palmerston; North on Saturday of Dr. Stockwell,.for many years a well known resident of the Southland district, and who came to Palmerston to live a little over twelve months ago. The late Dr. Stockwell,'. who was 62 years of age, came to New Zealand in 1879 and' was the pioneer medical man in the Lower Mataura Valley, Southland. He held a commission in the old Southland Hussars.— Press wire.

A highly respected resident and. old colonist in the person of Mr. A. Elliott died in Hawera on Friday night, at the age of 66 pears. Deceased was born in Nelson, and came over to Manaia in ISB2. In the following year he moved to Hawera, where he has resided ever since. Prior to settling in Taranaki, the late Mr. Elliott was in the service of the Union Bank at Nelson, and was afterwards manager of the Colonial Bank iik that city. During his residence in Hawera he carried 011 business as a professional accountant. He leaves- a wife' and grown-up family, the members of which are Messrs. H. S. Elliot (Hawera), V. Elliot (New Plymouth), L. A. Elliott (Feilding), and Miss Elliott (Nelson.) The family will have the sincerest sympathy of all classes of the community in< their bereavement. The interment will be private.—Star.

The death is announced of Faher John Denis O'Dwyer, of Leeston, on Sunday evening last. He was born in County Kerry, Ireland, in 1847, and was educated' at Black Rock College and in Paris, being ordained in the latter place in 1871.. He spent many years in the archdiocese of Wellington and the diocese of Auckland, and also in Tonga. He went toChristchurch in 1906, and did duty in Kumara, Waimate and latterly at Leeston. At the, funeral Bishop Grimes stated that the deceased clergyman had been a very devoted priest, and possessed a keen sense of duty. Great zeal and /

earnestness jiad always characterised his work everywhere Le had been. He started the' first Catholic newspaper published in New Zealand, and was its first editor. After a long and honorable career he had come to Leeston to prepare for death.