PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 7 December 1915, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Commander N. do la Cour Cornwall, R.N.R., late in command of the New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Tongarfro, has accepted service under the Admiralty. Mr. Wi Pere, ex-M.P. for the Eastern Maori .District, and formerly a member of the Legislative Council, is at present seriously ill in Gisborue. He lias been confined to bed for the past three months, A London message states that Mr. Gustave Wand, recently musical director of the Gaiety and Adclphi Theatre, died in the Alexandra Palace internmeirt camp. There »«, reports the Star, a large gathering of members of the Bar at the Hawera S.M. Court yesterday, when .Mr. Halliwell expressed' the regret felt at the necessity for the Magistrate, Mr. Kenrick, going on leave, and the wish that he would return to resume his. duties with, renewed vigor. He also expressed the appreciation of the liar nf the uniform courtesy received from hit Worship. .Mr. Kenrick suitably responded, after ■ which Senior-Sergeant McNecly, on behalf of the police, i-oii-veyed to the Magistrate their be-t wishes for his speedy recovery. In his reply Mr. Kenrick praised the work of the Senior-Sergeant and hi* stall'. " Another of the uhl identities of this coast, in the person of Mrs. ('. Casev, passed away on Friday night at her residence at Marybank, W'angantii. The late Mrs. Casey arrived in New Zealand (says the Chronicle) in 1870, and resided for almost fort,- year; in the Taranaki district, where 'she was held in very high l'e-pcci among a large, circle of friend-. During (lie past eight years she has lived at .Marybank. She leaves a husband, \> children, and \i grand-children. Uer family include?: Mr. ,1. ,1, Casey (Pulmerstnn North I, Mr. C. J. Casev I'VYaimanui), Mr. .1. Casey (Elthani), Mr. M. Casev (Waverley), Mrs. A. I'. Hughe, Yllaweru), Sisters Gerard and lie Silcs (Sisters of St. Joseph), and Misses Anne, Cecilia, Kathleen and Margaret, of Marybank. The death of Mr. llenrv jVrvv, a Crimean , iWar veteran, occurred in Christchureh on Wednesday night. Deceased, who was born at Croydon, Surrey, S,") years ago, enlisted at the ago of 18 In the Rifle Brigade. lie fought through the Crimean War, including the battles of Alma, Balaclava, >oh,iMiipol. and lnkerman. The Crimean medal he held had the clasps tor these battle-:, hut he Tost the clasp for ScbiiHopol. lie also held the Turkish medal. Later he came to Xcw Zealand, and joined tile Commissariat Corps, with which lie served through the Maori War. lieturning afterwards to Aldershot, he married, and then came hack to New Zealand 30 years ago, settling in Christchureh, For about 2i years ite was employed at the Cbri-lchiiivh Hospital, in the engine-room, retiring about eight years ago. His wife died about seven years ago. Ho leaves three sons and four daughter:. One of his sons is serving at, the front, and another son is In camp with (he lMiifi.ivcm.-iits, whiiu a nephew is also in the Uciii.'.-ivciueius.