PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 283, 8 May 1915, Page 4

PERSONAL.

The death occurred at llawcra yesterday morning of Mr. James Livingstone, aged 74 years. Deceased was one of the oldest settlers in Taranaki, ami played an important part at Te-Xgutu-o-te-Manu in the Maori war.

Mr. Horace G. Hunt, the well-known pianist, son of .Mr. 11. Leslie Hunt of Auckland, who is a civil prisoner' at liiihleben, near Kerlin, was in good health when he wrote to his father about the middle of February. In tlx* cominunicat'on, received a few davs a"o Mr. Ilunt, stated that he was continuiii" Ills studies of the Continental language?

Mr. \\ r Christian Ellard, science mastor at the Queensland Agricuil nral College, has been appointed instructor in agriculture to the Auckland. KdueaUon hoard, at a salary of J2:;.T() a Twenty-four applications for (he 'position were received by the Hoard. The new instructor was educated at Svdnev I nivorsilv.

Le\in reports the death of Mr. IhHi Hall, District ('resident of (he ll,>n>w hernia Druids' Lodge. who was forty years of age, iv.is !t „a- ; IVl '. Province, and went (o l.evin about si:;!oen years ;n;o. |i,. look a prominent part 'in public ail'airs "•;ng a member of the Levin iir ; ,t '""'mi,-ii Council. Il„ W!H aU . u .j. w , With appendicitis last Saturday and "'■""•' I I" (In- <)(aki Hospital' ami uniierwent an operation, but failed j„ rallv He died on Thursday evening, and leaves a wit!i>\v f hut no family.