PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 161, 7 January 1914, Page 4

PERSONAL.

The death is reported of Mr Thomas Ellen-, an old identity of Bulls, in tlio Rangitikci district. Mr. ]). Robertson. Public Service Commissioner, returned tw Wellington from Stratford on Monday. The Right Hon. \V. F. Massey is -approaching convalescence. As soon as he is well enough to travel be will proceed to Auckland.

Mr. and Mrs. R. lliirgon, late of Okinawa, who have just returned from a tour of the Old Country, are on a holiday visit to Xew Plymouth.

The death is announced at Wellington of the wife of Mr T. \V. Fisher, Un-der-Secretary for Native Affairs, a former resident of New Plymouth.

Mr ,T. Farrell, touring manager of the New Comic Opera Company, was in New Plymouth yesterday, making arrangements or tin? production of "Tho Count of Luxembourg" next Monday. Captain F. IT. Lumpen, of the New Zealand Stafi" Corps., wlio is area officer in charge at Nelson, anil was lately stationed in Stratford, will leave for England tin's week, accompanied by Mrs La in pen.

Another of the Jlawkc's llay veterans. in_ the person of Mr Thomas Torr, of VVairoa. Pas-ed awav last, week at'the age of 7J years. The deceased was the second son of Mr Joseph Torr. who arrived at Wellington bv the ship TSuiiuali in 1542.

The death orenrrri! late on Friday evening of a well-known number of the Maori race in the person of Mr Whitu VViuani J'arata. of Waikaiwo. Death was due to pneumonia. The late Mr. Parata, who was .« y ew , 0 f age, will be buried at Wa'kaiuie. where, it fe understood, a tangi will be held. 'J'lie death occurred on Monday morning of Hi- William Mcrnlvre, who for many year* was ; , prominent llgure in the .-.tn-fts of Wlmngarei. 'J?ie decoas.'d gentleman arrived in "Wellington in the late 'fifties with the SVtb Regiment, and saw service in the M.,ori wars in Tara«aki and W'aikato. He bad resided in < ; he W hangarei district for ?B vears.'and in tlreyiuouth for a considerable time, where he was engaged a« .1 mirier and foreman of iiiiarric*. During bis service is the army he earned the decorations for the Crimea. Indian Mntiti.v, and New Zealand wars.

Mr. K. Clifton. Director of Evperimoulal Stations under the Agricultural Dcparhiiunt will leave for America on •January 17. and while he is in the Stales he will act as rcprewniaMve of I'he N'ew Zealand Covemment in conned i,»i with the Panama Exhibition, (0 !v opened in San t'rancitco early in 191! i. It is understood fiat, although )A lias not been decided exactly what New Zealand will send 10 the 'F.xhibition, some arrangements are bchn» made to .-eenre the showing at the KxMbitioiM ot nam pies of our staple products tn rievr of the grow»k of trade between New Zealand and the Pacific Coast, *ueli a showing of our staple products is deduct advisable.