PERSONAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 141, 7 November 1914, Page 4

PERSONAL

A London cable announces the death of the Duke of Huccleugh.

A London cable announces the death of Mr Tom Gallon, the novelist. A Sydney cable statoi that Chptain Ronald Stewart Gordon, who was killed hi action in France, left Melbourne >bret, months ago, an hour after inner)--ing the daughter of Mr Moore, Seeretary of the Victorian Racing Club. Th(. death lias occurred of Mr Hugo Neumann, who for the pasi Ihirly-two yiars had raided in Paimi !',ii>n North, ■to:' a con;,'dcrabic lime the deceased sucecs-ifuliy engaged in farming with his brother, "Mr Otto Neumann, at KiUherbert.

A very well-known i-ild highly-re-jected citi/cn.of Auckland, Mr Samuel C X'lirane Mauky, passed away at tho Auckland Houpitul on Monday, reports the Herald, after an illness extending over a month. The late Mr. Vackv was -the eldest son of the late Rev. John 'Mucky. Presbyterian Minister at OtaUuhu, ami the first Moderator of the Presbyterian G-eneral Assembly, who came to Mew Zealand i» ism.

Mr L. Alexander, of Perth, Western Australia, who was imprisoned for 18 c';.yp, at BeiUluim, Germany, in coin-->'uv with Mr M. f'arr, of Wellington, n turned to "Perth on October 27. tie st;.tes that the experience they had at Benthfim was an awful one, and showed th<- deep hatred the Germans have of the English. "I am finished with, the Ci rmaus,'' said Mr Alexander, in the coi.rso of an interview. "Lord help the hi'Hl, German that comes into my ware- !'.(•'.:;« for an order!" The death is announced at Invercai--gill of Color-Sergeant Patterson, at the age of SI years. Mr Patterson wag a tpntj'vo of Kincardineshire,' Scotland, and when a young man joined the army, lie saw active service in the Crimea, ay.d took part in the taking of Sevastapol. lie subsequently took part in flev(i.il engagements in the Indian Mutiny. When the troops returned to the Old Country. Mr Pattexson married, and in 187-6, with his wife and young family he erne to New Zealand. Since that date he spent most of his tine in Southland. On the occasion of the. visit of General Sir lan Hamilton to Invereargill, the veteran, with flowing white beard, red tunic, and Crimean and Indian mrdaK did not escape the General's notice, and ho warmly cangratnH'ted the old soldier.

Op. Wednesday a. High Maw was held at tit. Patrick's Church. New Plymouth, tor the late Kev. Father Kehoc. '( \i,. teen priests, from nil parts of Taranaki, were present, and tnere was a very large congregation of the faithful. The K/'V. Father Don it y was the celebrant, and the Kev. Fathers iioore and QTxiirno, of New Plymouth and higlewoori respectively, uctcl as deacon .■ml suh-dcaeon The ilev. Father Keogh, preached an occasional sermon. The. speaker, who is always interesting, w.is in his Ix-st form, and his discouwe. which had some local colouring, was listened to with great attention. The music for tin: mass was supplied by a choir made up of the pr'ests in the sanctuary, under the leadership of Dean Power, oi Tlawera.

BrigaJicr-Oeneral R. H. Davies, who has had command of the 6th Infantry Brigade at the front since the outbreak of the war, was invalided home, suffering from the after-effects of Influenza, with complications (writes a correspondent from London, under date October 2). Although great secrecy is observed over all the military operations, yet it is asserted that Brigadier-General Davies has given the highest satisfaction in the command of his troops. These inciuan the Ist Liverpool*, the 2nd South Stafford'!, the Ist Royal Berlcshircs, and the Ist Kin::'* Royal Rides. The brigade has bees in the thick of the fighting ever .Mir-' the early days at irons.