PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 10 August 1916, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Dr. Newman, M.P., lias left • Wellington en rente to England.

A Tokio telegram reports the death of Admiral Kamimura.

The death occurred in England last week of Mrs. T. C. Williams, mother of Messrs Hugh an(l Guy C. Williams, of Miisterton,

Judge Palmer, of the Native Land Court, arrived iti New •Plymouth last ilight to preside at to-day's sitting.

Mr. J. B. Murdoch was re-elected chairman of the'Egmont Box Company at the annual meeting of directors held at Eltha.m on Tuesday.

Mr. T. W. White, C'ourtenay Street, has received advice that his son, Private Norman fi. White, was wounded 011 July 20 last. Before departing with the 10th Reinforcements Private Whito was in the employment of Messrs Nixon a,nd Nixon. A cable from Sydney states that Arthur Godfrey Knight, nephew of Sir Jaiiies Preiulcrgast, was killed as a result of a motor accident at the Eastern Creek bridge, whilst en route to Katoomba.

Mr. Stanley Wootton. the well-known jockey, has received the Military Cross. The King made the presentation. The cable conveying Jie nbove information also states that Albany, the sculler, has been killed in action.

A very old settler, in the person of Mrs. Frank Oliver, of Mangorei, passed away on Monday, after a long illness, bravely borne. Mr. Oliver came out to New Zealand by the ship Amelia Thompson, in 1841, and Mrs. Oliver came out with her parents a few years later,

Mr. R. L. Avery, son of Mr. John Avery, of New Plyniauth, has enlisted for service at the front. For some years past Mr. R. L. Avery has been managing the Wanganui branch of John Avery, Ltd., and while there mad< many friends, who will be sorry to miss him from their midst. Tile reported death of Mrs, Thomas Bayly is incorrect. The lady who passed nway at Waitarn on Monday was Mrs. Arthur Bayly, w'lio was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bundle. She arrived with her parents in the Amelia Thompson, and subsequently married Mr. A. Bayly, who died several years ago. ilrs. Bayly leaves a large 'grown-up family. Among the deaths recorded this weekwas that of Mr. James Conway, a worthy old settlei who, for many years, was an employee of the Xew Plymouth Borough Council. Prior to coining to New Plymouth he was a soldier of the 05th Regiment, and was severely wound-ed-at the battle of Rangiriri on November -20, 1803, when he was serving under Captain who was also severely wounded on that occasion.

A pretty wethling tool: place at the residence of the bride's parents, Honikiwi, near (Otovohanga, a few days ago, when Miss Ada Kathleen Budden, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B, Budden, was married to Mr. George F. Sole (of Mahoe), and son of Mr. C. Sole, Wares. Miss Marjorie Budden was bridesmaid, and Mr. Allan Budden escorted the bridegroom. Conspicuous in the. bride's attire was a silk lace veil, forwarded to her by one of her brothers, who is on active service. A large number of guests were entertained at a sumptuous wedding breakfast, after 'Which the happy couple departed =outh for their honeymoon.

Yet another of the fast-diminishing band of curly settlers of Tavanaki Ims passed to her rest. We refer (says the Eltham Argus) to Mrs. Mary Ann Salmon, who died at her son's residence, Taylor Street, Eltham, early on Monday morning, aged OS years. The late Mrs. Salmon was born at Tataraimaka, near New Plymouth, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Pearce, arriving at New Plymouth in the ship Amelia Thompson, in the year IS4I. She was quite a- child when the Maoris attacked the settlers at Tataraimaka, and she was taken, along with many other women and children," to Nelson for safety. Her parents' homestead was amongst those burnt by the Natives. Returning to the settlement after the disturbance was over, Mrs. Salmon spent the greater part of her life there, enduring bravely and overcoming the vicissitudes oi early pioneer life. After a short stay at Opunake she came to live with her son at Eltham, whore she has been for six years. Mrs. Salmon enjoyed good health up till a fortnight ago. She is survived by four sons, to whom the deepest sympathy wili be accor/Jed,