PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 10 January 1916, Page 4

PERSONAL.

The death is reported from YVangann'. of Mr. .Tames Bruce, who for many years occupied Gleneairn, Turakina. along with his brothers, George and Andrew.' Captain A. MaeDiarmtd, who leaves for Trentham by the mail train this morning, was farewellcd by the officer* and "non-coms." of A. Company, Ilili Regiment, on Saturday night, and received a presentation." The member* of the company will attend the railway station this morning to hid their captain farewell,

Surgeon-Major G. Home, of New Plvmouth, who was recently invalided I 9 England from the Dardanelles,. underwent an operation for appendicitis on December 15, and also had a ton amputated. He is making a satisfactory recovery. Mr. Gerald Grace, a very old colonist, died at Auckland on Tuesday last. He arrived in the ship Gertrude in 1803, and was for a number of years employed in the Railway Department, retiring on superannuation a few years ago.

The death occurred at Mokota, on Friday, of Mrs. J. Fabish, wife of Mr. John Fabiah, of Stratford. Deceased liail not been in good health of late, and was on a visit to Mokoia at the time of her decease. The remains were interred in tha Te Henui Cemetery on Saturday afternoon.

Mr. EvK. Mulgan, chief inspector of schools for the Auckland Education Board, arrived in Auckland on Friday. He went.to England in March last on a year's leave of absence, and whilst in Britain represented the Education Board at a conference of the Imperial Onion of Teachers, in July last.

Mrs. W. Denman, of Brooklyn (Wellington), has received a cablegram from the Adnfiralty, London, dated December 30th, 1015, informing her of the dcaih of her eldest son, Arthur, by drowning three days previously. Decea-cd wn« :i leading seaman on 11.M.5. Goshe.wk (011 active service). The Admiralty premise Mrs. Denman full particular- hi r by letter.

The Hon. W. Fraser intends shniilv t" visit the Wanganui district, fo tr.iwi (he Wanganui-Ractilii road, ard so um in Ohakunc. Ho proposes to spend mm* dnys, perhaps a week, examining I lie district's needs with respect to road-. This month he intend) also to go (n the North Auckland district to Xmllimt Wairoa, to see how the Wliang.isvi fuj is progressing.'

By the (loath of Mr«. .lacob Tisch n( Fitzroy on Saturday niplvt, greater X">v Plymouth has lost one of its most active and useful eliurch, workers and exemplary Christian women. She whs iln? younger daughter of tlw iaie ex-Ser-geant Bosworlh. and sister to Mr*. \'.. Dockrill. Tier Sunday School work extended over the greater part of her li.'e. for after passing ihrounh St. Man'* Sunday School as a pupil ,shc lj.vamc a teacher, subsequently, on (lie death of her mother, taking over the paction of superintendent of the 'IV Tleimi Wtitidnv Scliool, which Mrs. Jloworfti Imd held for mnnv years. Only those who ve:v intimately' with the Lite Mi-s 1t..--worth (for it w.n only in hit"; years that. Mie hcraine Mis. J. Ti-v-lu. have any idea of the enormous sacrifice-. made by her in the various department of Church work, her artistic talent fur ornamental needlework proving «n additional aid in carrying out i'ui* labor 01 love. Out of the large store of lii-r Christian charily and deep womanly sympathy she was ever ready In ho a source of comfort in those in sickncsi and trouble, and her nobility of wit lire endeared her to all with whom she cam? in contact. She was one of those rare personages—a true Christian woman, and this was clearly shown during (he period of her lons illness lextendius over two years), which was borne with keroic fortitude. About (lie middle of hut week a change for the worse set in. and then unconsciosness supervened, and she passed quietly away on Saturday afternoon, greatly beloved by all who [knew her. Her death will be a severe blow to the bereaved husband, as well as to her sister, and two brothers, her nephews and other relatives, and the greatest sympathy will be extended to them in their sad loss, which creates a gap that will lonjj be felt. Such true women are all too rare.