PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 26 April 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL.

The death is announced in a, telegram from Christchnrch of Mr James Plunkott, journalist, who for many years was on the staff of the Christ'-' church Press.

Advice has been received in New Zealand of the death of Sir L. MclvinJones, president and general manager of the Massey-IJarris Company. The King's Police Medal has been awarded to Mr John Cullcn, 1.5.0,, late Commissioner of Police of Xcw Zealand. The official announcement state? that \Mr. Citllen passed through all ranks to his present position." Surgeon-Captain W. Douglas Reid, eldest son of Mr John Reid, of Blenheim, has been awarded the Military Cross. Surgeon-Captain Reid, who is an old boy of the Marlborough High School, is in the. 21st Manchester Regiment, and has been at the front since the very early days of the war.

Another old settler of the Wniararapa in the person of Mr Francis Shaw, died recently ati the age of SI years. Deceased a/rived in New Zealand in 1874 ;n the ship Ocean Mail. He followed farming pursuits at Greytown, Tnyrenikau, Woodville, and Masterton. , pie leaves one son (Mr George Shaw) and three daughters. Mr C. Coles, of Petone, has had his services accepted by the military authorities for home services. Mr Coles,, who is a well-known bowler, is a gentleman of independent means, and being too old to enlist for active service he is joining the forces in order that a younger man may be relieved of duty at the camp for that purpose. His patrio, tic spirit will be the means, no doubt, of inducing others who are similarly situated to follow his example.

Mr Frank Jaggcr ,a iwcll-known resident of Auckland, died at Remuera last week. Mr Jagger, who was .bom In Halifax, Yorkshire, 74 years ago, came to New Zealand in ilßo9. For some years ho was engaged in bush contracts at Matawai creek, Coromandel, but left this occupation in 1881 to take up a contract at Great Barrier and Little Barrier Island, for the supply of firewood to the Imperial forces. Three years later he.entered into partnership with Mr ParKer in the timber business at Freeman's Bay, later purchased by the New Zealand Timber Company. In 1388, Mr Jagger entered into the present tannery business of Frank Jagger & Co. He was a director of many companies in Auckland, and was a member of the syndicate that bought the Ohehunga woollen mills,

iA Press Association cable from London, dated April 22, announces the death of Sir Francis Burnand, editor of Punch from M 62 till lfloO. He was bom on November 29, 1830, and educated at Eton. From Eton he went to Trinity College, Cambridge), and there founded the Amateur Dramatic Club, where his earliest pieces wero produced. His burlesque, "Black-eyed Susan," ran POO night at the Royalty Theatre, Soho, and was played for years provincially and in America. Amongst his bt>stknown books Rre: 'Ofcw Light on Darkest Africa,'! "Eccentric Guide to Isle of Thanet," which was illustrated by Phil May. Ho lias written over 120 plays, chiefly burlesque and light comedies; chief among these iwias "The Colonel," which satirised the ascetic craze ot that period. With Sir Arthur Sullivan he wrote two light operas, "Cuntrabanlista" and "The Chieftain." One of his latest 'books was "Records and IleminisSences." The deceased gentleman iceicled at Raiusgate.