PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 147, 16 November 1914, Page 4

PERSONAL.

A London cable states that Major Sir Hamilton Goold Adams has been appointed Governor of Queensland.

A London cable states that King George and Queen Mary were represented at the memorial service to Admiral Craddock, who was lost in the naval battle of Chili, at Christchurch. Mayfcir - -. «■..-■'£'.*«• !A Press Association message from 'fcydncy announces tfiat Mr H. J. TapI'*™ l . l h < ?» be!I » appointed news editor of the- Sydney Daily Telegraph. Mr lapparell worked hi ß way up from the position of "devil" in a Jlasterton newsI paper office.

Rov. P. A. Qrawshaw, Curate of St. Marys, Ne>v Plymouth, has passed the fourth examination of the Board of Theological Studies of the Church of Jingland, and thereby takes priest's orders. Mr W. T. Weller, formerly of New Plymouth and now doing missionary work in the Wellington backblocks. has passed ftte third grade, taking dea- | con's orders, j

An old Marlborough resident, Mr Dav-1 id Lawrence, has just died at the age of eighty-six years. The late Mr Lawrence ! was born in Herefordshire, England, in 1828, and arrived with his wife and family in Nolson in the sailing ship Mataura in 1873. He went at once to Blenheim, and in the following year set up in business as a market gardener, which pursuit he had followed' until about a week ago. A cable message has been received stating that Mr Kenneth Matliieson, who resided near Marton for some years, was killed in action near- Ypres on the Ist lnst. Before coming to New Zealand Mr Mathieson belonged to the Scots Greys and really came out to the Dominion for health reasons. He y was farming in the Rangitikci district and having completely recovered his health, he returned to the Old Country about twelve months ago. Upon the outbreak of the , war Mr Mathieson accepted a captaincy ; in the Irish Guards, and had been only about a fortnight at the front when he met Jus death.

The death of Mr Henry A. Morisoa j*Wh occurred last week at his rc£i-' tli'neo m Wellington, removes a „. ather of oar old identities. The deteased was born at Edinburgh in 1836 and migrated to Victoria £ K It the time of the big- gold rush. When „ li the , >*?•¥'" Morison came over in the shLp Lightning, a three-detker, •tad .he earned /80 passengers, and took 10 days to reach Dunedin. In 1805 the >Wsoi made his Siome in Wellington death. The late Mr Morieon was a prominent member of the Loyal Britannia I odg„ of Oddfelows. bcin* assodaid with tie lodge from its in£pt?o„ I Captain Glossop, R,N.; of HJM \ $ , Sydney, was formerly in command of the thud-class cruiser Promt-theus in in? «. W xf S< r He wrote - c<"»gratulatng the Navy Leagua Branch at .Wellington on its educative work. Later on, at tfio suggestion of Lord Plunfcet, Captain Glossop visited Gigbome so that some 500 juvenile members of the league m that district might have an opportunity of eecing over the Plromcfneus. The GUsbome sub-branches were formed under the auspices of the Wellington branch immediately prior to the warshjp'a visit. Captain Glossop also ■ expressed in writing his warm approval of the Navy League's action in drawing I attention to the fact that the plans of I the dock then in course of construction would require to be slightly amended to permit of the docking of vessels of the Dreadnought class. By the death of Mr George Smith, of I almeraton, is removed an old identity of the turf in New Zealand (says an enchange), Mr Smith was for many years o resident of Otago, and was very well known in the south, where lie was j amongst the very earliest of sportsmen iHe arrived in Dunedin in 1803. As a lad he was despatched to Taieri to find a piece of ground suitable for a racecourse for a meeting at which the Melbourne horse Falcon and others were to race. This site he reported on is now I known as Silverstrcam. He owned several horses at different times, and was r.n authority on blood horses, and officiated as judge at Gore and Milton Shows. After leaving Otago, where he passed through many of the vicissitudes 'of the early days, Mr ftnith v&ni to live in Wellington. He had resided at I-almcrston during the past two or three years. Deceased was also well known in Australia, and his death will be regretted by a wide circle of frienda.