PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 297, 12 June 1912, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Mr. Justice Edwards will arrive at New Plymouth on Saturday night in order to preside over the Supreme Court sessions, which commence on Monday, Mr. P. A. Walker, chemist, of Patea, died at Hawera yesterday morning, after a few days' illness. He leaves a widow and a family of three young children.

Cr. H. Stocker lias been appointed one of the Borough Council representatives on the Carnegie Library Committee. Mr. Moyes' appointment as a subscribers' representative lias also been confirmed. By a strange coincidence there were at Palmerston recently, at the same time, and upon separate business, four of the most prominent men defeated at the last election: Mr. McNab, Sir John Pindllay, Mr. G. Fowlds, and Mr. D. McLaren. All were guests of Mr. McNab. Mr. W. H. Newenham, elder son of the late Commander Newenham, R.N., died ) in the Wellington Hospital on Sunday, ' aged seventy yeaTs. The deceased served in the Aiined Constabulary, which he joined in»1861, and was eubsequentlj , transferred to the Permanent Force. Hi« decorations were the Imperial and New '' Zealand long service and' good conduct | medals. \

The death is reported at Hamilton of Mr. Samuel Jenkinson, as the result of a shock following an accident at Rotorua. The deceased arrived in New Zealand in 1860 with a detachment of his regiment (the 66th), and shortly afterwards entered ithe service of Major Marshall;; then paymaster of the regiment. Later, in • 1862, he accompanied him to Rangitikei. When Major Marshall took up his re»i- i dence at Tutu Totara he went back to ■ Auckland and served with his regiment through the Waikato campaign, finally < taking his discharge when the 66th wer* ordered Home in 1866. He then returned ' to Rangitikei, and continued in the em* ploy of Major Marshall and Mr. J. W, Marshall up to six years ago, when ha retired from active work and went to • live, first in Auckland and later in Rotorua. The only time he was away from Rangitikei was in 1898-9, when he served in the West Coast campaign against Titokowaru, and was present in several actions. On one occasion he distinguished himself in repulsing an attack of thenatives on a convoy under a weak escort when crossing the Whenuakura river.