PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 24 May 1916, Page 4

PERSONAL.

A London ruble stnt.os that Lieutenant Jehn Stewart Richardson, of the Coldstream Guards, n resident of llawkc's Bay, has been killed in notion. Mr. J. Birch-Johnston, of New Ply-r-iniitlt, leaves for Hamilton this week, i'here ho will art as one of the judges In the dairy produce nt the Wriikato Winter Show. jAt the annuivl meeting of pnridiionors of St. Cutllberfs, Maaaia, hist week, Mrs. John Hunt, who has been acting as organist, was presented with a beautiful pearl pendant a.s a slight acknowledgment of her long and faithful service: Mr. R. F. Hnrkness, of Mr. Xewton King's Haymarket staff at Stratford, has hnd to undergo an operation for appendicitis, hut is now reported to be progressing favorably. Mr. L. Ttiera is taking up Mr. Tfarknosß' duties as secretary of the Acclimatisation Society. An old ami well-known resident of Napier. Mr. Frank Tnke, died at the X'apior Hospital as the result of an hcrii'uit. About r> p.m.. on Thursday he tripped and fell ;Jown a stairway, fracturing his skull. He was removed to the hospital, but never recovered consciousness. Deceased, who was (if) years of age, was the only son of the i.ite Captain Tnke. He was nnniarricd. Mrs. Dive, wife of Mi. firadsbaw five, M.'.yor of F.ltham, died on Monday nfterI'oo'n. Mrs. Dice hnd nut been well for some time, and mi Monday her medical advisers deckled that an operation was necessary. This was successfully performed in the morning, but the patient failed to rally, and died in the afternoon. Mrs. Dive was well-known and highly respected in Kltham.