PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 February 1916, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr. tort Rennell is seriously ill in a private hospital in New Plymouth. Sir Joseph Ward arrived at Rotorua last night, on a short visit.—Press Association,

It is understood that Mr. YV. S. Short will be Under-Secretary for Public Works in place of Mr. H. ,T. H. Blow, who shortly retires.

Mr. V.. C. Horner, secretary of the Paten Harbor Board, has gone South on a visit to the Lakes. He is accompanied bv Mrs. Horner.

Mr. ('. S. Marsliall, M.A., of the Napier Boys' High School, has. been advised that he lias been elected a Fellow of the Royal Economic Society.

On Saturday last Mr. Edward Hines. of Taupo Quay, Wanganui, celebrated his ninetieth birthday. Mr. Hines is one of Wangainii's oldest residents, Mr. fleorge P.ertrand, of Urenui, has received a cable from his son, Sergeant Jiertrand, stating that he is leaving for New Zealand almost at once.

Mr. C. Bayly, of Toko, who left for England to enlist, has written to say that he has enlisted in the Exeter Yeomanry.

Mr W. J. Munro, cliief clerk in tho Lamia Office, w%o, witli Mrs. Munro, has been spending hie leave in Auckland, returned yesterday by the Rarawa.

Tile members of the Waitara Bowling Club have presented Sergt. M. Redmond, a member of the club, who is going on active service, with a case of pipes. The presentation was made by the president, Mr. ,T. W. Foreman.

Private F. F. Moore, a member of the 13th Reinforcements, died at Trentham military hospital on Tuesday. Death is supposed to be due to blood poisoning, contracted wihilc engaged in his occupation as a painter. His next-of-kin is given as J. F. Moore, Telegraph Hotel, Takaka, Nelson. Mr. David Patterson, manager of the Oamaru Woollen Company, is relinquishing his post after thirty-two years' service, having been appointed manager on May 27, 1884. The weight of advancing years has induced Mr. Patterson to take this step, and the directors have suitably marked their appreciation of his long and valued service.

The death of Mr. Thomas Major Lane, a partner in the firm of Messrs Lane and Brown, boat builders, of Whangaroa, has occurred at Totara North. The deceased, who was (I!) years of age, came to New Zealand from Gloucestershire with his parents in 180fl, and the family settled at the Bay of Islands, shortly afterwards removing to AYhangaroa.

The many friends of Mr. A. H. Hindmarsh, M.P.. the ■ well-known Wellington barrister and solicitor, will regret to learn of the deatli of his wife, which occurred quite unexpectedly at.a private hospital iu Wellington on Saturday. The deceased, who was the eldest daughter of Mr. Malaclii Taylor, of Wellington, had been feeling run down of late, particularly since her eldest son left for the front with the New Zealand forces.

A wedding of exceptional interest took place at the Presbyterian Church, Eltliiiin, last Thursday, the bride 'being (states tlie Argus) the first baby born within the radius of what is now the borough of Ivltham, while the bridegroom was the well-known ex-champion cyclist of New Zealand . The contracting parties were Mr. Alfred K. Varkes, son of Mr. 1!. Parkcs, of Himterville, and Miss Ada McDonald, daughter of Sir. John McDonald.

A pioneer of the Otago and Westland goldlields, Mr. Maurice Doolan, died recently in Kotorua, where, for health reasons, ho had resided for the last seven years. Born in Tippcrary 70 years ago. he went to Victoria in his eighteenth year. In 1803 he was attracted to New Zealand by the Otago rush. On the discovery of gold in Westland he tramped from Otago to Hokitika, where he followed the arduous calling of a packer, lie took the first pack horses from Hokitika to the Grey. .Subsequently he followed the occupations of storekeeping and ihotelkecping, and he was for some years a gold buyer for the Bank of New Zealand. While acting in that capacity he had a narrow escape from the notorious Burgess and his gang, who perpetrated several murders on the Mauugatapn in 18CC.