PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 196, 17 February 1914, Page 4

PERSONAL.

A Loudon cablegram reports tho death of Sir Thomas .Sinclair, of Ulster. Mrs. Evelyn Clark, the first female land agent, was registered recently at Cliristciiurch. Mi\ R. H. Espinev, formerly of the VVanganui College, has joined the teaching staff of the Jew ' Plymouth Boys' High School. The Minister for Public Works, Mr. Eraser, will not be able to pav his promised visit to the South Island until March 2. A Sydney cablegram states that Umo. Dolores is a passenger by the Uliiiiurja. Miss De Cairoercgo, pianist, will sail at the end of the week to join her. Mr. A. G. Cunninghams, of Taihnpo, is announced as a candidate in tho interests of the Labor Party for tho Waimarino sent, says the' Auckland Star.

Mr. T. Buxton, M.P. for Temnka, told a Christchurch Press reporter on Friday that he had not made, up his mind yet whether he would again stand for the Temuka seat. At the meeting of the New Plymouth ;High School Board yesterday, the secretary (Mr. W. Bewley), was granted nine months' leave of'alwcnce for the purpose of making a trip to England. Mr. E. T. Holden, chief clerk in tin Town Clerk's office, is at present in the New Plymouth hospital suffering from appendicitis. It is probable that !b will undergo au operatisn shortly. An old identity in the perssn of -Mr. William (iyde, passed awav at his late residence, Inglewood, on the (sth in-r. He arrived in New Plymouth with his purents when quite a 1 ov, and weat through the Maori wars. About thirty *ix years ago, he moved with hi* wife and family to Inglewood, and settled on the I'pland road. He resided there until about two years ago, when lie r.'-' tired to Inglewood. He was of a quiet and unassuming disposition, bei.,g M \ieh respected by all who knew him. His funeral, a military one, was one of thlargest ever seen ia liijrlcwood. He leaves ii widow, seven sons and live daughters, as well us forty-five grandchildren >I three great-grandchildVcaJ, The death is reported d Maior I'riian \. Richnrdß, formerly of the Cameron Highlanders, 33rd Regiment, the 87th Royal Irish Fusiliers, aufl ti.e New Zealand local forces. The la'e Major Richards retired from the New Zealand forces in 1903, and'went to the Old (Country, where he lived in Ireland for some time. Major Richards went to the Christchurch Boys' High Scaool in 1883. He was then Captain Richards, late lieutenant of the 7th Fusdievs. Previously he was instructor to the Christ's College Cadet corps, and in 1885 he took over the position of instructor of both schools. When he was in the 87th Fusiliers, he had Veen quartered in South Africa, and had also token part in the Abyssinian campaign. In 1887 he was promoted to the rank of major, but remained drill instructor at the school until 1002. when his uncje, Solomon Richards, left him the ancient Irish estate of Solshorough, ia County Wex- ■ ford. His brother, now dead. \va> an Admiral of the Fleet.

The death is announced «'. Auckland of Mr. .Tunics Stewart, civil engineer. a t the age of eiglitv-two. Ifc was born in Perthshire. Pcotlttiwl, awl avvived in Auckland in 183!). There lie praet'seti his profession; as civil engineer and surveyor. He designed the Auckland waterworks, surveyed the Auckland and Drnry railway, and in 1802 w s appointed engineer to the Auckland Citv Hoard of Works. Dnrinir the Waikato war he held a command -ii' the second-class militia, aim after doing special work in the Waikato was appointed, in conjunction with Mr. Harding, engineer for the construction of the Auekland-Drurv railway. Some years later lie became, in pee. tor of steamers ami examiner of engineers at Auckland, under the Marine Department, and while in the department's service lie designed several lighthouses. In 1572 he was appointed resident engineer of the Auckland and Mercer railway, and two years afterwards the whole of tns railway works were -laced in his charge as district emrinccr. In 1881 he m« retired from the department and resumed nrivate practice, miderlnkin.; ninny important works. He was subsequently appointed co isnltiug engineer to the Aucklan f'itv tramways, with the electrification of which he had much to do. The deceased gentleman was an uncle of Mr ,1. W. Slewart (barrister and solicitor, Auckland), Mr. William Stewart (inunn»er of the Auckland (las Company) and .Mr. Stewart, (wholesale stationer, Auckland.