PERSONAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 136, 2 November 1914, Page 4

PERSONAL

Taa Rev. Mather, of Martoa, aid M« Mather ar» om a month'* visit *• N«w PljTaouth. '

A Sydney Sun cablegram reports that 'Ralph Connor, the novelist, has Tohiatetred as chaplain to the Winnipeg contingent. Ralph Conaor is «*• Bar. Cfcarlei W. Gordon, a Praabytariaa minister.

j Her many friends i» New Plymontk £ will feel deep sympathy with Mrs JTraaic - Hume, who lim received the sad news «f j the denth of her brother, Dr GustftTUs i Ciist.ince, wh* was surgeon on b«a>rd ) H.M.S. Hawkc, and was drowned in ti« sinking of ttmt vessel. Captaim If. G. Humo is with the main expeditioswry 'force. Mr* F. G. Hume is staying with Colonel and Mrs Hume, Wellington. j The death occurred at his residents, Glasgow Terrace, Auckland, bho otier .lay, of Mr David Jackson, aged 83 years. Mr Jackson armed in AuekI hind vihen quite a young man, and saw I service in tlie Maori War. He mari rifd a daughter of the late Mr James Sims, who, with his family, arrived here in the Duchess of Argyle in 1842. He haves, sn children, Mr R. Jackson, of I Auckland; Mr P. Jackson, resident in J Sydney; Mr David Jackson, 0 f London; I Mrs W. E. liaxler, and the Misses M. j Mid J. Jackson of Auckland. Mr Jack- { son was rviy highly respected and j possessed many friend*.