PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 12 October 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL.

!■ The death occurred at Masterton on ! Monday of Dr, Spencer F. Beard.

Corporal H. N. Seldon, of New Plymouth. has been promoted to the rank of sergeant in the Thirty-fifth Reinforcements (specialist division). The liev. 11. E. Tuckey, who arrived in Wellington about fifty years ago, attained it is eighty-eighth birthday on Monday. His health lias somewhat improved of late. Foreman W. J. Davies, of the New Plymouth Volunteer Fire Brigade, who is now on his final leave, was the guest of; the officers and members at the Central Station last night, and was presented with a wristlet watch. The recipient suitably replied. Fireman Davies makes member from the local fire board to join the forces.

Mr. J. M. Barr, who has been actingmanager of the Auckland Savings Bank for the past eleven months, has been appointed manager in the place of Mr. •S. G. Rountree, who is retiring after 41 years' service. Mr. Barr has been in the bank's service for nearly 40 years. Mr. J. W. Watts, who has been on the staff for 35 years, has been appointed chief accountant.

The death from wounds is reported of Lieut. F. A. Airey, who was the sixth son of the late Mr. W. H. Airey, Inspector of Sohools, Auckland. He received his education at the Auckland Grammar School and Auckland University College, where he topk his Master of Arts degree. Until his appointment to a commission he was a faster on the staff of the Auckland Grammar School, and was well known as a fine cricketer.

Second-Lieutenant J. M. Paterson, R.F.A., who has been awarded the Military Cross, comes from Dunedin, and is a partner in the firm of Lang and Paterson. solicitors, Dunedin. ■ He left New Zealand about a year ago to join the .Home forces. Second-Lieutenant Paterson is a distinguished graduate of New Zealand University in arts and law. He is thirty years of age, and previous to enlisting had no military experience. An old chemist, Mr. Thomas Soanlan. ilied in Auckland last week, aged 81. Born in County Clare. Ireland, Mr. Scanlan followed the rush to Bendigo, arriving there in 1857, and meeting with considerable success. Iu ISfiO lie came to Otago, where he worked for some time at the Mount Ida mine. He afterwards went to the West Coast, and commenced business in partnership with the late Mr. Patrick Gleeson. In conjunction with the late Mr. U. Glover lie built the first crushing battery at Karaka creek, Thames. He was the builder of the first wooden house at Thames.

The Rev. Alfred North, of Auckland, who has had forty-nine years' service is a Baptist minister, is retiring from active work. He arrived in New Zea'and from Birmingham in 18S2, and for eighteen years was stationed in Dunedin. Afterwards he spent two years visiting the Baptist missions in India. For three years he was organiser for the New Zealand Baptist Union and Missionary Society, and assisted to ;lraft the constitution of the Now ZeaJand Baptist. Union in 1882. and has been twice president of that body.