PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 31 August 1915, Page 4

PERSONAL.

A iVunis cable announces the death of Senator BerengM-, author of the First Offender*' Act, The death is announced of the Right Rev. Bishop Barlow, late of (iouiburn (New Smith Wales), at the age of 50. The engagement is announced of Miss Ellen If. Jones, second daughter of Mr. G. Jones, ■Midhirst, to Mr. T. \V. Henderson, of Auckland.—Post. Private Leslie Lee, who was killed in action at the Dardanelles, waa a son of Mrs. V. Barker, of Sexton Street, Stratford. Before leaving for the front, Private Lee was employed by Mr. J. Martin, of Stratford. A private cable received in Hawera on Saturday stated that Mr. F. Morriasey, who is well known in the district, 13 leaving for the front with a contingent from Queensland. Before leaving New Zealand Mr. Frank Morris-sey waa a member of the staff of the Xew Zealand Loan and 'Mercantile Agency Co., Hawera. The death took place at the Patea hospital early yesterday morning of Mr. Mostly, sciw,, father of Mr. Horoee Priestley, formerly electrical engineer to the Patea Borough Council. The deceased, who was 77 years of age, had been in failing health for some time, and his death was not altogether unexpected.

A farewell social was tendered to Mr. and Mrs. Crompton, at, the Huileyville Ha.ll last Wednesday, when the settlers of the district presented Mrs. Crompton with a handsome tea a.nd coffee service, Mr. Crompton receiving a silver-mounted ■pipe. A ve'y quiet we Ming took place at Xew Plymouth on Monday afternoon, when Miss Amelia Kay, second daughter of Mr. George Ray, of Stratford, was married to Mr. Arthur Vih'-anl rlawke, of Mangorci. The bridiri wn'e a frock of white crepe do chine, with a Mack velvet hat trimmed with white ostrich plumes. After a • c vptlo.'i ilie h.ip|iy couple went south for the lioiioymoor. The manv friends in Xew Zealand of Bishop Cleiiry will regret to lea i; that his condition continues far from satisfactory. Archbishop Redwood announced at the Wellington Basilica i-n Sunday that he had received wood from Sydney tli.it as the result of 'i c.iiisiiU >i:on i.n' Saturday the loctm h.i 1 decided that a seeonil opcrai.on was ,;<cessnry, and this took place yesterday.