PERSONAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 130, 26 October 1914, Page 4

PERSONAL

Mr T. -C. Fookes, of Stratford, reached Adelaide on Thursday hy the Blue Funnel steamer Ulysses, oil -h.s \my home from England. --r L. Berry, who has been on the local clerical stall' 0 f the New Zealand Express Company for somo year*, hai been Iraiislerred to Napier*. Before lining Mt it. Rodger, local manager, on behalf of the siali, presented Mr Berry with a. ruor and ca»u cf pipes.

The Coventor received a cable on Saturday statins' that l.ajy Liverpool's tbroiher, tin; Hon. Onirics Monck, who was a captain in the Coldstream Guards, was kihed in the war. . Mr Massev moved a imioti'on of condolence with Lady Liverpool, which was seconded by Sir Joseph Wind and carried in silence. The, Premier spoke feelingly of the good •work done by Lad-" Mvei'pool since her arrival in the Dominion, and said he felt sure the wholo of the people would join in expressing sympathy with ber in her sad bereavement. The death is announced of Mr Walter Black, a. weil-'known member of a very old and' well-respected Taranaki fairoily. The late Mr Black was a member 'of the Taranaki Bushranger* and saw service in the Maori war. When the 'troubles subsided, he commenced business as a baker in New Plymouth, and subsequently removed to Waitara. He retired to New Plymouth a couple of years ago, and lived in St. Aubyn Street up to the time of his death.

Mr A. Hagensen, who met with an accident recently whilst ipul'Hng out a stump on his section at Kotare, is progressing satisfactorily at the New Plymouth Hospital. The stump fell against hiirai, and a log at the back ot \ which ho wa's standing proTcnttd him getting out 'of the way, the result being that an ankle was injured and a email bono broken.

A Duned'm telegram records the death of Mr Terence O'Brien, ex-Inspector of poilice, on Sunday morning at the ngc of 04 years. He arrived in New Zealand in ISO 9, and joined the police in 1874. (He wa,s promoted 'to aergennt three years later, and 1 after two yci'.'s in that capacity to detective be served as sub-Inspector in Christchurch, then as Inspector in Na.pier, and ftnal'ly as Inspector in Dunedin. He retired at the end of January, 1911. Mr O'Brien, who leave's a widow, two »ons and four daughters, has been i» failing fcealth for