PERSONAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 93, 15 September 1914, Page 4

PERSONAL

The death is reported from Paris ov M. Wilhelm, Gand, the musician. Greymouth reports the death of M\ Floranee M'Carthy, the well-ikuwn jcurnalist, aged eighty years. Mr. Eyre, of Westport, ihas been pro motod to Collector of Customs at New Plymouth, says a Weslport telegram. Mr J. Morton, senior telephone exchange clerk at Napier, has been appointed tientor telegraphist and exchange cleric at Hasting*. Sir i. Heumker Ileaton was buried at Geneva. Tho Agens-Generals and r.any friends attended a. memorial surivilce at bit.' Margaret'*, Westminster. Tho King (telegraphed 'J as regret and sympathy, Mrs. d. M. Monahan, cne of Wellington's oldest residents, died on Saturday morning. The deceased lady came out to Sydney when a, yoiuig girl, then crossed to Wellington 'some fifty years ago. and resided there ever since. She 'Jiad been a. resident of Brooklyn for over twenty years. She leaves six children— Mrs. J. Th'OTbiirn Mrs. Goodwin (Bunnyihorpe), Mrs. Fitzgerald (l)unedin), Miss A. Monahan, and Messrs T. and J. Monahaii.

A private cablegram was received r oy relatives at Wainui'U', on Friday night, [ from Dr. Barclay, who. is Lieutenant - Colonel, Oll'icer Commanding the South Canterbury Regiment, and who, when the war broke- out was. travelling in tilie Far Fast. The cablegram rend as follows :—"lMrograd. Volunteering for military service Enghird. .Meanwhile at Russian-Austrian front, operating surgeon, field hospital—ll. 0. Barclay" Mr. Alfred Richmond, solicitor, ot Feilding, who died a lew days ago, wan ii son of the late Mr. dustiw Ridmwml. ]lc took a prominent part in the public affairs of Feilding, n-nd wis' elected to the Borons I )! Council in 1003 and held the seat" until' the time of has death. He was an ex-meiriber of the hval A. awl V Association, and of the Law in his town, and .president of the Ohoral