PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 255, 27 April 1912, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr. E. Whittle has returned from a visit to Australia. Mr. N. C. Harding, who has for the last five years been in the office of Mr. S. Rennell, accountant, has been appointed to the junior clerkship of,the New Plymouth Borough Council. Mr. T. Lawless, well-known as a hotelkeeper in Stratford, and recently living in retirement at Lake Takapuna, Auckland, died 011 Thursday. The deceased gentleman has been in indifferent health for some months. The residents of the Urenui district tendered a social and dance ito Miss Grace Gibson, of the local school teaching staff, on Thursday evening, on the occasion of her approaching marriage, and presented her with several useful articles.—Own correspondent. Tho death occurred at Nelson yesterday of Hemi Matenga s Waipurahu, a noted chief, and husband of Huria Matenga, or better known as Julia Martin, the Grace Darling of New Zealand, who predeceased him two years ago. Matenga was born about 1809, and was, a member of the Nelson Anglican Synod for many years. Yesterday afternoon the interment took place of the late Mr. Francis Fisher, ex-Commissioner for Crown Lands in Tarabaki. Heads of the various Government departments and large numbers of representatives of commercial houses and citizens followed the funeral to the gray>eeide at the Te Henui cemetery. The burial service was read by the Rev. J. Wilkinson.

. At an examination in the practical work this week, Major F. T. Bellringer qualified for the rank of lieutenantcolonel, and Captain Fletcher (Taranaki Rifles) and Captain Clarke (Eltham) for the rank of major. The examinere were Lieut.-Col. Chaytor (Palmerston North), Lieut.-Col. Hugbes (Wanganui), and Lieut.-Col. Malone (Stratford). All tliree officers had previously passed the theoretical part of their examination. The death occurred at Palmerston North on Thursday of Mr. Andrew Jack, at the age of fifty-two years. Mr. Jack came to New Zealand as a boy, and after learning his trade' at Wellington and New Plymouth, commenced business as a plumber nearly a quarter of a century ago, and had resided here practically ever since. Latterly he opened a branch of his business in Wellington, leaving his son in charge at Palmerston. The late Mr. Jack had been unwell for the past four months, and there had been little hope 'of his recovery during the last few weeks. He leaves a wife and om son.