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Taranaki Daily News, 4 January 1916, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Sergeant 0. G. Nfcfool, at one time reporter on the Patea Press, is among the wounded soldiers who have returned by the Mahcno. Mr. A. Sugdcn, printer of the Star and Canterbury Times, lias retired after thirty-five years continuous service with the Lyttelton Times Company. A London correspondent says that Temporary Lieut-Commander B. C. Frevberg, P. 5.0., R.N.V.R. (Wellington), W been granted the temporary rank of Commander while in command of a battalion of the Eoyal Naval Division. The promotion dates from September 19, last. A very old resident of Hawera passed away at her residence, South road, on New Year's Eve, at the ripe age of 84 years, in the person of Mrs. Jane Torry, relict of the late Rev. James Torry, the first ordained Presbyterian minister of Hawera, who went there in 1870 and died in 1885.

By the Rivevina, which sailed from Sydney last Thursday, Bishops Plietan and Revell, and the Rev. Dr. Ormond, secretary of the Papal Delegate, left for Auckland. It is probable that His Grace Archbishop Carr is also a passenger. Archbishop Cerritti, the Papal Delegate, will leave Svdnev on January 13th for Wellington. Private Arthur Edward Taylor, of the E Company, 9th Reinforcements, died at Trentham Hospital on New Year's Day from cerebro spinal meningitis. He was taken ill suddenly last week. Deceased, who was twenty-four years of age, was the son of John Taylor, of Whakapirau (North Auckland) and his body was sunt north yesterday for interment.— Press Association.

Mr. Henry Faulkner, an old resident of Hawera, died on Sunday evening. He was, says the Star, well known to many, having been sexton at the cemetery for several years. He had also for about 10 years been verger at St. Mary's Church until he was laid aside by illness some months since. Last week lie was about again, and went to New Plymouth for a trip, but became ill there, and returned in a very weak state, -passing away as stated on Sunday. Mr. Alfred Hill has been professor of harmony and composition to the New South Wales (Government) Conservatoire of Music. Mr. Hill received his musical education in New Zealand and at Leipzig (Germany). He is well known as the composer of the Maori cantata "Hinemoa" and opera "Tapu." He also produced "When the Empire Calls," a fine patriotic song, and his ''Waiata Poi" (song) has been sung all over the world, Mr. Hill, who was at one time conductor of the Wellington Orchestral Society, was conductor of the Exhibition Oivhestra at Christehureh in 1906, and subsequently lias resided iu Sydney.