PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 31 July 1915, Page 4

PERSONAL.

.Mr. H. .1. Okey, M.P., returned to New Plymouth from Wellington last night for the week-end. The death is recorded of Captain Nason, formerly British Commissioner at the New Hebrides. The appointment of Mr. R. B. Morris to succeed Mr. D. Miller as Chief Inspector of Post Ollices is gazetted. .Mr. MSartin ißergin, formerly a hotel (keeper at Patea and Inglcwood, died at Wangaiuii on Saturday last. 'Major G. C. Hamilton, of the Grenadier Guards, son-in-law of Mr. diaries Klgar. of Fcatherston, has been promotod to the rank of lieutenant-colonel and awarded the D.S.O. decoration. Thursday's Gazette notifies that Mr. Frederick Valentine Waters has be<n appointed First Assistant Secretary of the Post and Telegraph Department. Mr. Geo. Daily, of Okato, who for the past six years has been manager for Mr. ,T. S. Fox, left yesterday for Hawcra, where he lias received an appointment as manager of Gibsons Ltd. Advice has been received by Mt. Jas. Y. M. Co.rn.rie. of Kimiciman, that the Distinguished Conduct Medal Iras been awarded to his son, Private J. Comrie, of the Field Ambulance.—(Press Association. A Pahiatua message reports that a pioneer settler, R. T. Warren, died at Konini, aged 74. Deceased arrived in New Zealand in 1858. In the early sixties he took up the Mangatoro rr,n with the late Mr. G. 6. Hamilton, and was afterwards manager of the North Island properties of the late John Studholme, of Canterbury. A large and representative gathering of settlers foregathered at the Mourniihaki State Farm on Thursday to farewell Mr. W. T. Lonsdale, who has be?n promoted to the managership of the Ruakura Farm. Mr. and Mrs. Lonsdale were presented with a solid set of dinner silver as a mark of respect and esteem by the staff, and Mr. Lonsdale was presented with a handsome gold watch (suitably inscribed) by the settlers. In the course of his reply, Mr. Lonsdale said the petition for his retention at Moumahaki was the most valuable testimonial that could have been given him. In April last a report was published stating that Captain Hardham, V.C., formerly of Petone, had been promoted to the rank of major. Captain Hardham writes from Kgypt, requesting that the report should be contradicted. In a i letter to friends, written from the Vic- , toria Hospital, Alexandria, on June 111, ' Captain Hardham stated that uis . wounds were in the chest and left hand.

The bullet pierced the hand and then entered the left breast, going right through. The captain was making a splendid recovery, and hoped to rejoin his squadron in two months' time. The late Private Dudley Cameron, who died at the Cambridge Sanatorium, wus, says the Stratford Post, born at Stratford in 1803. He received his education at the Stratford School, and was one of the most brilliant scholars of the High School, passing his Solicitor's General Knowledge and Public Service Senior examinations. At the finish of his educational career, he joined the office of T. H. Battle, architect, of Wanganui, and was there looked upon as one of •the most promising young men in the "like. Subsequently, he joined Mr, J. 'W. Boon, in Stratford, by whom he ■.mis employed when he enlisted. "Dud" was a fine athlete, and, te'.iides 'being caipta-in of the High School team, he also played with dis-

'tinotiou in senior Rugby at Wanganui. As a boy and young man, he 'was of an upright and honorable diameter, and himself being of a lova'ble disposition he was loved by all 'who know him. He sacrificed bright ■prospects and ambitions in life to do the duty which, behoves every eligible young man in the glorious fight against military tyranny and oppression. His old comrades of D Company will provide a military funeral on Sunday. Private Cameron's 'body was escorted to the train by returned soldiers, Territorials. Cadets and the National Reserve. There died, at the residence of his daughter, Blackball, after a short illness, a very old resident of Recftonri in the person of Mr. James Molloy, of Church Street. Deceased, who was a native of King's County, Ireland, arrived in New Zealand in 1862. He was one of the early pioneers of the West Coast, and in the 'seventies was engaged in general storekeeping at the Twelve Mile, and also at No Town, where he was~the first to sell goods. Writing of his reminiscences at the time of the Jubilee Celebrations in Hokitika, Mr. Molloy referred to the time when he had paid £i 10s for a bag of oats, but had made up for it the next day by selling flour at the rate of £3 10s.for 501b. "At the time of the notorious , Burgess-Kelly bushrangers, Mr. Molloy was one of the principal gold buyers of the district, and on one occasion when the bushrangers Wire lying in wait for him he accidentally averted his fate by taking a boat down the river instead of following the track, as he had, intended. This was three days after the murder of Dobson, and in the confession of Burgess later he stated,

"Verily we were the murderers of Fox and Mollov in intent." At the time of the. "Old Man Flood," Mr. Molloy suffered considerable loss, having his' stores swept away and the whole of his stock lost. After this he took up his residence nt Reefton, where he was engaged as a road and bridge contractor for a great many years. Since the earliest days of Reeftoli Mr. Molloy has never been missing from his post at the taking of the census, and also acting as Returning OHicer at the various elections. His wife predeceased him some eighteen years ago. He leaves a family of four daughters.