PERSONAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 67, 6 August 1912, Page 4

PERSONAL

Mr. and IMrs. J. Burkett, Ngaere, celebrated their silver wedding last week. Mr. Martin Cargill, an old and re-

spected resident of Petoue, died on Sunday.

Mr. Newton King, who has 'been down with illness, lias made a quick recovery, and is about again. > Mr. Harry Lowe, Mayor of the Thames, who resided at New Plymouth 30 years ago, is visiting this tpwn.

Mr. G. H. Saunders has been indisposed' during the last'.week, but, under medical care is now making good progress towards wo very , and hopes to bo about again in the course of a few days. Mr. G. V. Tate, of Waitara. is recovering from his' recent severe illness, but is not yet able to get about his business. In granting liim lean; of absence at its meeting yesterday, the Taraitaki County Council expressed sympathy with him in his continued indisposition. The death occurred in Wellington Hospital on Saturday, after a long illness, of Mr. Charles Siinmonds, aged seventy years. The deceased, who was up to a few years ago a well-known 'builder in that city, Was a native of London, and sailed from Liverpool with his parents in the ship Annie Wilson.

iMr. James .Whinray, a resident of Gisbonre for the past thirty-five years, died there suddenly on Saturday morning from heart failure. He was "horn in Lancashire in 1845, and was educated at Home. After visiting New Plymouth, Auckland' juid Tauranga lie started business as a house furnisher in 1877 At Gisborne, which he conducted till the time of his death.

Tlw> many friends in this district of Sergfc. Beattie. of the. Police farce, says the Waitara (Mail, will regret to Jtear that, on account of ill-healtk>, he has been retired: from the service. He- is now Laid up with dropsy, but hopes to pick up under the skilfcil treatment Sie is receiving. Natuaally the Sergeant feels his position acutely, ie.r toe had good prospkscts, and promotion would surely have ecmi-e to him .lmd he been able to maintain his activity.

The death of Mr. Cecil Ross Dix, partner in the legal firm of OHegan and Dix, of Wellington, occurred in Sydney last Friday evening. The deceased took seriously ill aibout ten weeks ago, suffering from an internal complaint, and, on medical advice, proceeded to Sydney, with a view to consulting specialists there. Mr. Dix, who was only thirty years of age, was the youngest son of»the late Mr. Harry Rosa Dix. a journalist well known in Wellington in the early days. Miss Olendining, who has been identified with social and philanthropic movements in Palmerston North for some years past, and founded the Young Men's Social Club, was entertained by the latter and citizens last night on' her leaving for Scotland (states a Press wire). The 'Mayor presented Miss Glendining -with a pail' of silver vases, and Mr. Davidson, president of the Men's Social 01ul>, presented her with a large photograph of the committee, etc.

'Corporal .'acoh Mc(J:in-y. Royal Artillery, Batterv W. holder «f the Crimean. Turkish and China medals, witfi clasps for engagements from 1854 to mU. died at Kaiapoi on Friday night, in his 7Sth year, lie received one slight wound from a shot in the Vg at Balaclava, where he was one of the witnesses of the gallant charge of the Light Brigade. Mcdarry joined the colors with the Royal Artillery at Belfast, in from Woolwich Barracks was transferred. in anticipali.m of the Russian war. to Malta, under Colonel Yelverton. and thence to Varna, in Tinker, in ISM. lie was under tire at the Alma. Balaclava and siege of Sehasiopol. It was at the "Balaclava engagements he received promotion to corporal's rank, and on termination of the war gained the Sardinian medal for valor in the field, to which was attached four clasps.