PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 92, 4 September 1912, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr. W. J. kclaher, of Chrifetcihurch, is on a vi it to \ w Ilunouth. The Taranaki Agricultural Society last night unanimously elected Mr. J. S. Gonnctt as its president for the ensuing year, vice Mr. W. Ambury resigned. Mr. Mairk Sinclair, for many years chairman of the Hon. J. A. Millar's permanent election committer, died at Dunwlbi yesterday, aged sixty-nine years. Councillor Jolm W. Stevenson, a member of the Hutt Borough Council, died on Sunday afternoon after a long and painful illness. For upwards of two yeajrfl Mr. Stevenson bad been a member of the Hutt Council, arid had been a resident of Hutt for the past six years. The death occurred at Wanganui on Sunday of Mrs. Jane Ormsbee, relict of the late Mr. George Wilson Ormsbee, aged seventy-eight, years. Mrs. Ormsbee was the daughter of the late Mr. Ilenrv Nathan, one time Mayor of Wanganui, and was the mother of Mrs. C. H. Chavannes, senior.

Miss Ellen von Meyern, well known in Auckland as a portrait and figure painter, died last Friday iu a private hospital after an operation for .appendicitis. The deceased lady, who was only twenty-nine years of age, was a daughter of the late Mr. Alfred von Meyern, portrait painter, and was a native of Dunedin. The death occurred at Masterton on Monday of Mr. .). 11. Paulina, a prominent citizen of Masterton. ile was for many years manager of the Masterton Implement Company, an ex-i-oimcillor. member of the Trust Lands Trust, expresident of the Wairarapa Caledonian Society, and was connected with several other local bodies. Deceased was about fifty years old. The death is announced of Mr. Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, the musical composer. Mr. Coleridge-Taylor was only thirtyseven years of age, but Jias done some good work. His father was a West African and his mother English. He studied composition under Professor C. Yilhers Stanford, and after leaving the Royal College of Music received" commissions to write for three choir festivals and the Birmingham and Leeds festivals. He had published over fifty works, including a part of Lono-fellow's "Hiawatha." '

bays the Auckland Observer of Dr. Valintine, Inspector-General of Hospitals: \ears ago, before public health claimed so great a share of State attention, Dr. Valintine had a red lamp up in Hawera, and was, in fact, an officer in the Hawera Mounted Rifles, from which so many bright soldiers came—including Brigadier-General Davies, C.8., command" ing a brigade at Aldershot, Major Bartlett, D.5.0., Captain "Bob" Matthews, N.Z.S.C., now adjutant at Auckland, and Captain Morrison, also of the staff corps. Dr. Valintine intended serving in Africa with the First Contingent, but while on parade with the Haweras, his horse fell and rolled on him, injuring a leg which had to he amputated. His physical disability has never had any effect on his gaiety, or strength of character, and he remains the .best of good company. A young brother of his (Harry) joined the 'First" and afterwards became a mining official in Johannesburg, where he still is* Harry, who with 17 other Xew Zealandcrs, was captured at Sauna's Post, wrote an excellent little book which be called "Twelve weeks a Prisoner of War."