PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 55, 25 July 1914, Page 4

PERSONAL.

The death is reported from London ol Mr. Harry Diver, the well-known actor,' >, Mr. C. H. Bias, railway engineer; ol Gnratehureh, died unexpectedly yostcr. i"' da * ! ,« * Mr. Cooper, of Mungorqjttis at pre* '-i went an inmate of the hospital, suffer* ', '% ing Jrom heimorr'htige after a dental ont " * eration. \ "J Councillor P. H. Jackson hay been? ' J reappointed the Borough Council's re- - % preventative on t'lie advisory board ol 'f the New Plymouth Technical College. , ■«

A Duncdin message reports thedeaUi of Mr. "Waiter George Oeddes, aged 9s, Air. Cedd'es arrived in Otago in lSliifc and was in business-for many years. lld was a prominent Oddfellow. ' Owing to his expected long absencefrom the colony, Sir James Mills ha« resigned his seaUon the Board of thtf National fnsuram> Company, and Mr 4 W. Downie Stewart has been elected t<* fill the vacancy. ... • j Cm Wednesday evening tSr* Inglewoodl ' Druids entertained their late secretaryMr. W. ff. Taylor, and Mrs. Taylor, a(| a farewell social, on the eve of tibci* departure foi Napier, to which. place] Mr. Taylor, who has, for many yearfc been secretary of the local Druids? lodge, has been transferred. Bro. T. & Hamerton, P.D.P., presented Mr. Tayloß with a handsome silver-mounted oaH tray and tea and coffee service, suitably inscribed.

A •cablegram was received in Welling* ton the other day announcing the deatbj in London of the Hon. John Blai< Whyte, who was for a number of yearg a member of the New Zealand LegishW tive Council. He came to New Zealand! in the year 1868, and followed farming pursuits in the Waikato for a number o|' years, subsequently becoming M.P. fo*. that district in 187!). In IS9O- he'wag appointed a life member of the Legisltw' tive Council, tolding that title until hiS return to England in 1894, where he r« sided up to the time of his death. " (j The death occurred yesterday nion& ing of Mrs. Birch, relict of the late Mir, U. Baynes Birch, of Wellington, at the] residence of liter daughter, Mis. Benbowv at Vogeltown. The deceased lady, \vh<| was 70 years of age, has been residing with Mrs. Bcmbow for two or Hire*} y«aT9, and during this time ha's won the] affections of a large circle of She leaves a family of three daughtenj.* Mrs. Bertbow (New Plymouth), Mrs* Stempa (Mastcrton), andi Mrs. Birdhlj Johnston (New Plymouth), and one soft Mr. H. Birch (ChristChureh). The fun* oral will take place at Wellington. | Mrs. Levi Sarten, of Tikorangi, died., suddenly yesterday at the residence, of Mr. W. Inch, Leach street. Mrs. Saw ten, who was 73 years of, age, UHad-beeU in New Plymouth for bhe*paat few <hj% under the doctors' care. The late Sarten was a very old resident of Tartf* naki. As -a baby she arrived in one ol the pioneer ships, having been born ofl the voyage out. Mrs. Sarten resided! in Taranaki all her life. Her litushandi who was for many years interested id public matters, pre-deceased her by sev> era! yeaT's. She leaves a "TOwn-up fam* ily of nine sons and two daug3iiters,aad! the whole family, with the exception of one daughter, is resident in TariU naki. ■ " I