PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 161, 25 November 1912, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr. W. A. Parkinson, senior proprietor of the Hawera Star, who has been on a nine months' visit to Eng. land and America, returned to Hawerk on Friday afternoon. ' Mr. Max Montesole, a well-known actor, who was with the Wykeham Nable Comedy Company, i s stated bv the New Zealand Times to have accented the appointment of organiser for thl . Reform Party in Hawke's Bay. On Friday morning at the residence of his son Mr. U. Jeil'ries, Manihi Road Oaonui, the death occurred at the aee of 70 years, of Mr. William Charles Jef. feries, who was one of the oldest settlers in the district. He came out to Xelson as a child in 1842 and in ISM settled in Taranaki. We regret to have to chronicle the death of Miss Grace Helena Lusk, the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Lusk, of Oaonui, which occurred at the New Plymouth Hospital on Saturday afternoon after a very brief illness. The deceased was a very bright girl, not, yet eighteen years of age, and considerable sympathy will be felt with her paronts in their sad bereavement. The funeral of the late Father Penning, who was killed through a motor cycle accident on Thursday night, took place on Sunday afternoon, and was attended by a very large crowd of people. Various societies with which the deceased [ was connected were represented. Father Venning was accorded military honors, he having been chaplain to the Fifth Wellington Regiment. Press Association. , • Ike Rev. Joseph Shearman, who was Anglican incumbent at Waipukurau from ■ 1-875 to 1881, died last week at his residence, Dulvvich liiil, Sydney, aged 69 years. He. "eft New Zealand for New South Wales in 1881, and became incumbent of Kurrajong and afterwards of Mulgoa, where he was stationed for twelve years. From 1895 to 1910 he was rector of Liverpool and Holdsworthy, N.S.W. Mr. Shearman in 1870 went out from London for the Church Missionary Society to Masulipatam, Madras. He was ordained deacon in 1809 (Cant.), and priest two years later. Mr. John Young passed away at New Plymouth on Saturday at tie age of 78 .years. The deceased gentleman came out ■.to New Zealand about 1884,. and took up his residence in New Plymouth. The late Mr. Young was of literary tastes, and when he first came to the town gave a number of Shakesperian recitals. For many years he was headmaster of the Fitzroy School, and on retiring from the position took up coaching. As a lay preacher he was often seen in the pulpit at Henui and St. Mary's. He is survived by Mrs. Young, who lias heeil an invalid for a considerable time, one son (Mr. Percy Young), and three daughters, Mrs. Esdaile, and Misses Kate, anfl Ethel Young. One of hig daughters (Mrs. H. M. Skeet) died two or three years . ago.

The Hon. T. Mackenzie, New Zealand's High Commissioner, had a busy time on his arrival in England (writes the Wellington Post's London correspondent). He was met at Plymouth, by Mr. 0. Wray Palliser. They arrived in Londo» by an afternoon train, and within an hour and a-hnlf of reaching London Mr. Mackenzie was dining as the guest of th« Carpenters' Company in the Carpenters* Hall; . The master of the company, Mr. Spencer M. Morris, presided. Responding to the toast of bis health, Mr. Mackenzie remarked that this was the second occasion on which be bad employed the hospitality of the Carpenters' Company, and he much appreciated the privilege which was accorded to those from >• different parts of the Empire of coming to this throbbing centre of civilisation and participating in the pleasures of this highly civilised state. Tie hoped thai those who with him were endeavoring to carry out their responsibilities in Uf distant centres would do something to hind the Empire together and so unite for many centuries to come all the countries over which the flag of England might wave. Mr. Mackenzie has taken up his residence for the present at the Hotel Windsor, which is in Victoria street, not many yards from the office. Mr. Mackenzie tells me that he intends to devote the first hours of each morning to getting through official work »nd correspondence. Then he will receive visitors, and ho hopes to have a portion of the afternoon free to enable him to visit anv shows or meetings which may be of interest or value to New Zealand industries.