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Taranaki Daily News, 4 January 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr. J. Clarke returned to New mouth by the mail train last evening. Mr. Charles Lueena died suddenly at Nelson on Tuesday. The deceased gentleman was Vj-'U known in the Wangamif and Taranaki districts.A Sydney cable reports the death of Mr. Chris, Bennett, manager and proprietor of the Sydney Evening News. A London cable states that Sir Alan Johnstone, British Minister it the Hague, has resigned. Chaplain Lieutenant-Colonel Evans was a passenger to Auckland by the Rarawit lust night. He was aceompanied by Mrs. Evans. Mrs. M. Molloy, Korito, has -received cabled advice, stilting that her son, VV. Molloy, was admitted on December 1(1 to No. 3 General Hospital, Codford, Buffering from it slight gunshot wound In the right elbow. A cable from -London says that the Rev. R. H. Fulford, who was killed in Mesopotamia, would have gone to Xew Zealand at the end of the wat to organise the Church of England Men'* Society. Major F, B. Knyvett, R.F.Ji., has again been wounded in France. He served under Botha in fiennaji SouthWest Afr,ea, where he was Wounded, arid went to the French front in June, 1915. He was slightly wounded in May of last year. The death is announced of Mr. Henr.v Acourt, who for the past 3d years has been secretary of the Kaiapql Woollen Company He was a native of Lower Hutt, and was widely known in business circles throughout New Zealand. In the latest list of casualties appears the ii-ii 111 f. of Private R. 1-'. Oamlin, son of Mr. J. W. (iamlin, of Kaupokonui, killed in action on December 23. Private P. Joblin, son of Mr. L. J. Joblin (Hawera) was slightly wounded on the same date. Mr. J. E. Broadfoot, assistant record clerk at the General Post Office, Wellington, has been appointed to succeed Mr. F. 11. Barnard as postmaster at Elthaui. For some time past Mr. Broadfoot has been working under the Defence Department. The new postmaster Is not expected to take up his duties for a month or more. The chief clerk, Mr. (Iraliam, will take charge, in the meantime. A message from Vienna announces the death of Richard Strauss, the composer. Richard Strauss, ivbo until recently was conductor of the Royal Opera House in Berlin, was a native of Munich, Bavaria, and was 52 years of age. His most famous compositions include the opera,' "Salome," and the orchestral workß, "Death and Transfiguration," "Don Juan," ''Till Eulenspiegel," "Elektra," '•Sinfonia," "Domestiea," ''Thus Spakt Zarathustrn," and "Don Quixote." The deaths are reported of several old, settlers, including Mr. Samuel Francis Scott,'of Christehureh, aged 87, who farming near South bridge for many years, Ml- H. G. McClatchie, for rnar.jvears shipping clerk at Lvttelton; andMrs. McColl, wife of Mt. J. L. McC'oii; a former Mayor of Auckland; Mr. J©-' soph Wacked", a clothing manfactuier, Cliristehnrch; Mr. Archie Dalgleish, aO. old settler in North Otngo, who wns s, noted draughts player and in the e.irly days a champion ploughman: Mrs. Svsnson. an old resident of the Wairavrpe. ai. Morrison's Bush; Mrs. R. MeGillivi&p, an old res-ident l of the Featherston dirtrict. .Mr. Isaac William Glenny, an ear'.y colonist, died at Wanganui on New Year's Day, at the age of 82 years. The deceased was the eldest son of the late Mr. William filenny. ami grandson of the late Sir William Glenny. of Belfast,' Ireland. He came to the Dominion in the early fifties, and was employed by the Provincial Government in bridge building. 11l 1875 he joined the Railway Department, and was ptationmastcr' and Collect or of Customs »t Patea for some 17 years. He retired from the service in 11107, since which date he lived ill retirement in Wanganui. The late Mr. Glenny in IS":! married Miss Clinkard, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clinkard, of Kent, bj whom ho is survived, together with a grown-up family. Mr. W. C. Glenny, of Patea, is the eldest son. The death occurred at tiie New Ply. mouth Hospital yesterday of Mr. William Morshend Symons, of Whanganiomona, at the age of 81 years. The late Mr. Symons arrived with his parents at Wellington 011 January 22, 1&40 (Anniversary Day), in tilt Catherine Steuart Forbes. When the rush to the Australian goldfields broke out, -Mr Symons left Xew Zealand, afterwards returning and being present at the Gabriel's Gtillv rush in Otago. lie subsequently settled in Marlborough, leaving there in 18.33 ■for Te Roti. He saw the Te Roti settlement- grow, remaining there until 1002, when his wife died. He then .vent to live with his only son, Mr F. 11. Symons, at, Whangamomona, where he has resided ever since. The late Mr. Symons was the last survivor of a family of six sons and one daughter. The following Xew Zealand nurses are engaged at the Xew Zealand Hospital at Walton-on-Thaincs: Sisters Meßaa (Christeiiurch), sub • matron; Sister Stub!)* (Chri,-tclmrch), night superintend dent; and Sisters E. Beswic-k, 1?. Mfßae, Mastic, Grigor (al| of Cliri-tchnreh), Chalmers and U. S. TucKer (both of Duuedin), S: E. Morley (South Canter-' bury), Miller and Ilorton. Walton Hospital, too, has required more probationers, and the following have lately taken up duty there: The Misses Wenley (Na; pier), Xaney Johnson (Hawke's Bay)j Shirris and Kerr (Dunedin) and Mrs, Martin (l'nlmer.ston Nort'ty). The hug# expansion of the hospital has, too, r» quired new and additional provision fo.' 1 catering, and the commissariat department. is very capably undertaken by Commander-in-Chief Miss E. M. Stuckey u Xew Zealand, formerly resident in Mastcvt.oll, but of late years in Devonshire. Her V.A.I). staff of assistants comprise the Misses Stuckey, M. Aw (Wellington) and .lackson (Auckland).