PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 7 January 1916, Page 4

PERSONAL.

A London cable Btates that Lord Burnham (Sir Edward Lawson, proprietor of the Daily Telegraph) is seriously ill.

Mr. J. E. Chatterton, of Wellington, is on a visit to his parents at Vogeltown.

A London cable announces the death of Sir George Scott Robertson, Liberal M.P. for Central Bradford, aged sixtythree years. A recent appointment is that of temporary Lieutenant J. E. Packman, of the New Zealand Army Service Corps to be Assistant-Director of Supplies and Transports, for the Wellington district. The Opunake Timta states that Mr. W. C. Dudley, who underwent an operation at the Hawera Hospital, is doing a» well as can be expected. The operation was successful.

Mr. J. T. Griffin, of Blenheim, ha* been appointed to succed Mr. P. K. Stainton as manager of the New Plymouth branch of Messrs J. C. Spedding, Ltd. He will take up hia duties on the ltoh inst. Mr. Stainton dqes not go into camp until February.

Private A. L. Kitchinglmm, Rahotu, who was among the invalided soldiers returned by the Maheno, arrived in Hawera by the express train on Wednesday night. The Mayor <Mr. E, Dixon) welcomed Private Kitchingham, who was afterwards driven to his home in a motorcar.

Mr. P. E. Stain ton, manager for Messrs J. C. Spedding, Ltd., who has enlisted for service at the front, will be succeeded by Mr. J. T. Griffin, late of Blenheim, who will arrive here next week. As previously arranged with the Defence Department, Mr, Stainton will not go into camp until February.

The funeral of the late Air. M. D. Hornsby took place at Carterton on Tuesday, and was one of the biggest seen in" the South Wairarapa. Residents were present from all over the Wairarapa to pay their last respects to one who was held in such'high esteem. Amongst those present were the Hoji. Dr. McNab, Sir Walter Buchanan, Mr. G. R. Sykes, M.P., and Mr. J. M. Coradine (Mayor of Masterton). Privates Norman Howell and Rea, of New Plymouth, who were invalided from England on the Ruahine, arrived by the mail train last night. They were welcomed by the Mayor (Mr. C. H. Burgees), Mr. H. Okey, M.P., and Mr.-C. Carter (acting-chairman of the Patriotic Committee). Private Horace Morahead, of New Plymouth, left the train at Hawera, and will stay there some time with relatives.

Mr. Richard Hicks, who resides with his son, Mr. R. T. Hicks, at Tikorangi must surely be able to lay claim to being one of the oldest men in Taranaki. The old gentleman, who will be 90 years of age in the course of a month or two, is still hale and hearty, and can walk about the nursery with comparative ease. Though, of course, his eyesight will not permit of his reading, he still takes a keen interest in the war, and can intelligently follow the news that is read out to iiini. He is a native of Devon and arrived in Auckland iu 1870, soon afterwards settling iu Tarainiki where he has resided ever since. .

The death occurred at Wellington recently of Mr. Joseph Lowrey, at the age of 00 years and eight months, after n severe illness. Deceased arrived in Wellington in 1840, as a lad, with Mr. Wixstead, and after a short stay there went with him to Xew Plymouth, where Mr. Wixstead was the Xew Zealand Company's agent. After living for a time in Taranald, the deceased walked to Wellington, where he learned the trade of a cooper from Mr. Joßeph Masters, on Lambtou Quay. At the outbreak of the Victorian gold diggings he went over to Australia and worked at Ballarat and other diggings for some time. Returning to Wellington in 1833, he took up land in Happy Valley, and' was there for a number of years. He then removed to Newtown, where he resided up to the time of his last illness. He was twice married, his last wife having predeceased him by seven years. He leaves five grandchildren and a number of great-grandchildren.