PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 103, 24 September 1914, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr. D. L. Hatton, postmaster at AVhangtMnomona, has received notice of transfer to OrmoitdvJlle, Hawike'a Bay A London cablegram, states that Sir Walter Ruooimaji 'lias been elected unopposed for Hartlepool. The death occurred at Sydetrrham on September 11th of Mr. J. 11. Short, aged seventy-five years, when was well known in New Zealand as inspector of worKS and supervisor of the 'erection of large buildings. A London cablegram states that Sir John Henniiker-Heaton'a death was liastened by 'the German refusal to allow two hundred invalids to cross German soil. They were thus forced to inake a fifty Ihours' detour to Geneva, and no food was obbainaMo on iHh* journey. Tho Wellington. Harbor Board last night made two provisional appointments to the rpdfliofc staff. The new pilots are Mr. J. Bpence, promoted from tihe position of dredgemaster on the dredge Whafaarire, and Mr. Alex Davis, chief efficer of Uh'o srt'eameir Arahiira,—Press Association.

The death occturrcd afc Rangitumiaui on Monday evening of Mr. iK. Wilton, a very old settler of Masterton. Tie deceased, who was born in fingJcund in "1532, eamle- to New Zealand yptp. Us parents aiWuit 1545, arriving at Wellington in the Chip Oriental In tike 'seventies (ha went to Master-ton with tun brothers Oharica and William. For some yeaTH 'he had »• store at Upper Plain and later he was engaged is- ui« sarrying business. Mrs. Wilton died eome nineteen year» ago. The deceased was vetry highly respected. The mortal remain» of the late Mr. Flind'era Ilurgthouse, who met his death while fishing at! Motiuroa on Monday, were laid to rest yesterday in Te llcnui cemetery. There wag a Jairge eortege, including the wharf hands and eevoi»l veterans, deceased having been a private in :tlhe Tarana'ki Bushrangers. duTing the Maori war and received tib« war medal and the military pension. The Rev. Or&wsh&w officiated and Messrs 8. Percy-Smith, W. Newman, «nd J. P. Huratlhouse were ths chief mourners.