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-\lr James 1!. Duncan, of Westoivu, died yesterday. Mr Murray, until recently assistant at the Eltham district High School, has been appointed headmaster at U'estmere. i ho death look plaoe at Christchurcii oil Sunday, at the ago of forty of .Mr. I'Mon William Smith, who was for many years a leading sawmillcr of Christchurch. Mr. Smith was our of the founders of (lie firm of Smith and Smith which about, throe year, ago was formed into a private limited company, with Mr. Smith as managing director. _The_ liight lion, .lesse Colling, Unionist nioiiilior for" the Hordcslev division of ISirmingham. is resigning at the general election. lie wan' born in 18.il, and is a v srm of Thomas Colliii"A, l.ittleiiam, Devonshire. .Mr. (,ollim;s was head of Colling* and W'alliw, morchants, of llinningham, and retired ill lf)7!l. lie was .Mayor of Hirmiii"haw iron, IS7B to 18711, M.l'. for Ipswich' from 188(1 till ISSIi, Parliamentary Secretary tor the Local (lovciumeiit .Hoard, ISSIi, Magistrate for r.iniiingliam, founder and' president of the llnrul Laborers' League was chairman of the Free Liliriu-ies I ( omniission, and governor of Kin..- Kdwards' (irammar School. He is one'of tile toniulcM'ri and Jionorarv of the National Education League and"one of the I minders o4 the Devon and Exeter i'oys' Industrial School. He moved and carried the Small Holding Anieinlincut to the Address which caused the resignation of Lord Salisbury's. (Government, .lamiarv, LsS'». .Mr. t'ollings was Under-Secretary of state for tlu 1 Homo Oilier from to !)<» has jiiihlislied a hook on "Land liefonii."
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 175, 23 January 1914, Page 4
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252PERSONAL. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 175, 23 January 1914, Page 4
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