PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 45, 14 July 1914, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr. P. T. Bellringer, town cleric, is ittending the Municipal Conference beng held in Wellington. Mr, Gordoa Harper lias been selected is the Government candidate far the Kircarton seat.—"Press Asactuation. Mr. W. P. Barber, chairman of directors of the Bonitlion Oil Company was in Sew Plymouth for the week end. It is stated that Mr. Ernest Short, oi FeiUling, will probably bo a candidate in the Oppositioin intoi'fits at the coming election. Dr. T. H. A. Valintine, Inspeetor-Gcn-sral of Hospitals, will leave ou Thursday For England, Ho expects to be away )ome six months. A St. Petersburg cablegram tliat General Jstoesscl, the defender/ o Port Arthur, is dying of paralysis. 'Hi is imaKe to move or speak". A. London cablegram states that King Gfcorge and Qi een Mtfry have coaiclud i\i their Scottish tour! Tlicy visitec Dunblane, Stirling, and Linlithgow. The death is announced of Mr. Johi Gallagher, who some years ago was on< of .the best lu«own batel-keepers ir Auckland. He was also prominent ii athletic maffcrs. A Vnessage from, London states thai the design of Mr. Albert H. Hodge R. 8.5., tike well-known scjulntor, lias been selected for thfe -Captain .Scotl memorial in London. Mr', W. M.'Lean. secretary of the Boni thon Oil Company; who has been undo medical attention at N"urae Majort Private Hospital in -Wellington, is ire ported to be making excellent progrestowards recovery. Mr. KichSird Thacker, a very old re sident of Palmerston North, > passet away on Thursday at the age of 81 years. He had been a resident of Nev Zealand for 40 years, and was connect ed with the early settlemnt of tin Manawatu district. At' last night's meeting of the Boaough Council a resolution was passei placing ou .record the Council's appre ciation of the kindness of Mr. W. B Davidge in coming to New Plymoutl to deliver his lecture 011 town-planning and thanking j\fr. Dsivnl for his cotirtesy. Many in New i'! y?nout'h will lean wit,lf regret of the death at Aueklaiu on Saturday of Mr. George F. I'.rcdie who was some tlirv or four yea re ag( sub-editor of our erenin# conteniporaiy lie made many friends in New Ply moiitli. and liis work .showed premise o « iweful career, lie suffered, unfortu uately, from, n aO'eftion of the lungs which developed into consumption, am hi« untimely end w:t.* not nlt-ogethei une.\p"ctel. 1|( line his long iUney; i 'heerfnlly an,) patiently, and much sym pnthy will be felt fur his relnlionn. Mr. and Mrs. l)ixon. of llaweva :elebratcd tilveir golden wedding a fort 'light ago. The\ have lived in Ilnwera lor 34 years, and were previously a) I'atca. Mr, ljixon v;w organist and •I'oirmn.ster in the 'V. Clh-mvh at fiawora fa r a i i in.lier of vears, and Mr?, Dixon the leading -,opnn;o in the •i'oir. Members of the family wire i»o----l.inent in musical circles also. Mr. lixon "has always been a cricket enkusiast. Mrs. Geo. 1\ -liurgess-, of S't.ratord, is one ot the sevn surviving eliil- ■ leii. There -are thirty gvaiid-childri'ii ' v iiitj. and <;m- great KVund-daughter.