PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 265, 7 April 1914, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mi J'. Watson leave* by 'mail train "-day for Wellington, for tt n extended holiday lit the Marlbon.ugh district. Many peers have recently decided, liko Viscount lfryce, to retain their g W . "■"ncs for their titles. Since «... hc-n----«'"K of the century over two do"zoß >« .peers (excluding, the Law Lordu) »ive adopted this course, which lead* • t<> a mminiiim of confusion. These include Viscount Kitchener, Viscount K ollys \ ,sc„„nt HaM.ii*, Lord Mor- •;>. l-ord llardinge of lv„hurst, Lord JKilclue and Viscount Milncr. There are. no fewer llian three Lord* Boyle, Hr.u-r, ' Jong-las, Hay, Herbert and Hill; few ir°,n S n '"■'' nml liV " Lon,s J,ow »"» «"* Hamilton. < Advice ha, been received in Welling. jo .of tlc . ( eat!, of M] . >ro . m w . lk . (i I. Icith Western Australia. The deeeasctl, who was over seventy vears of age. was a very m .resident on the West i, il "ni i -)" rth hlalMl ' havi,, K " MM > the Okotnku (WaitoUra) district in the early <|ay,. aie was „ne of the men.Si"' t,eol V\' ,ir,>,,l " 1, ''». which oeu.picl the redoubt at Waverlev. He vv'ii U 'V'"""' Pettier of tho firm of «'lUie Lros., win, carried out a num.'i of nulwaj- works f or Uw (iovcni . '"'■ tin bod, ihe North and South Is-;"'-ls, and also several of the contract* tor the Mnnawatu <: 01 „panys line. Mr. W ilkie hml 1,..,.,, for ii, ( . ,„,-, twt . nfy rears a good lU .. t] in Western Aust.'a"ii. »„ere the lirm earned out the railway works for Uie Southern Cross, Coolfwrilie and Kalgorke sections. Mrs. Vulkie pvcdei-eavcd her husband thriven rs ago. A family of one daughter and three sons survive, all of whom are residing ;„ Western Australia.