PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 264, 6 April 1914, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr A. H, Halcombe, of Urejmi, w holi-day-making in Auckland. Mr A. M. Gillies has definitely decided not to seek re-election as jfovor of lUiwem (says the Star). Mr J. ii. IJghtfoot, manager of the , ," f N ( '»' South Wales at Carterton, has been promoted to the BlenJieim branch.

Mr Masterman, Parliamentary Secrc 7 t0 ll ,"' Treasury, ig conlim-'a to hi, cable IC ' SUI,t °' a '' hill '~ Ulmlol

A 'Sydney cablegram reports that Captain Koljambe, the Karl of Urerpool's brother, is a passengev -by the -Moeraki lor New Zealand.

Mr Herbert Cooper, son ol Judge toopyr, of Auckland, who recently ciua-li- !" tor his Plot's certificate svt ikmlon, i» roturii'iig to New Zealand bv the HemiUMi!. It j s probable that .Mr Cooner will a.iv,. fxJiibitions of thing i D y,u Dominion.

Information has been received that Al ' k,, ». general nAinagt»r for the l-moni Steam Ship Companv. will I*. in New I I vmontil soon after Easter, when he will meet a deputation of importers with ■regard to the complaints as io the »l)-»ppmg Service between New Plymouth and southern ports.

On May 4, Mr J. H. B. Coates, general manager of the National Hank, will leave Auckland for Vancouver cn route to I'.lightud. having been invited to *isit tbe Old Country by the London Hoard of Directors. Mr Coa-tes will be away at least six months. During his absence tlie duties of general manager will be assumed by Mr D. W. Duthie, the Auckland manager, who win, in turn, be relieved by the accountant. Mr :H. W. Uiwson. It is ten years since Mr Coates Visited the Old Country.

there passed away at Kai Iwi, ou April 1, Mrs A. G. Symes, nee Harriette Miriam Morgan, daughter of the late Mr Win. Morgan and niece of Mr John Morgan, oi Durie Hill. Deceased,- w ),o died in her .-,oth year, has resided for -0 years in the Wangamii distr-jpt. and pnor to her removing, lived at New Plymouth. A hu.-band and law grownup family are left to mourn their loss, the children are: Messrs. ho Syme.i We-stmere; W.- Symes, Kai Iwi; Alfred •Symes, Kaimanuka; T. Syme-.s,'W-.ini'a-liui; Mesdames ,T. YV. Alderton, Wanganui; Robert Laird, Westmere; B<»rt Tawse, Brunswick; and Misses Hannah D., and Gertrude Symes. of Kai Iwi. '

An adventurous career was brought to a close at Brisbane a few days aff o ov the dentil of Captain John Mack.ay. 1.5.0. (aptain Mnckay was born at Inverness in ]S3!>, and was in turn navigator, miner, station-holder, and writ"'and prior to his death had been for years the Bri.-bane postma-ter and chairman of the Queensland Marine Board. , man, lie earlv evinced rt love for the sea, to -which j„. was attached in one way or another for practically the whole of his life. He |) rs t arrived in Australia 1854. In 185!) when only 20 years of age,'he was chosen' to lead an expedition to search for grazing country in Queensland. After nmiv mouths of travel and h;irdshi» durum' which the number of th.. band was reduced considerably by death, thev arrived at wliat is now known n 's the prosperous town of. Arackav. ITe made another journey with cattle and horses and opened up „ hi..- station, tliil* -paviiifr the wav for the ■thousands who came after him. TTe nga.in went to sea however, and in the sixties and seventics was a successful and respected cominauder of various v „ SS( . ls the *,.111, >e;i and \e, v Zealand trade.