PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 10 July 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL.

His Honor Mr Justice Edwards has gone on a holiday trip to New South Wales. Mr 11. U. Eobiuson, superintendent of Stato forestry operations in the South .Island, is resigning from the Department after nineteen year's service. A New York cable reports that despatches have been received stating that Major Mitchell, ex-Mayor of New York, has been killed at Lake Charles. He fell while flying m a Scot machine. At yesterday's meeting of the Egtnont County Council, Mr. F. W. Rogers, the county clerk, was given an increase in salary of £6O, in recognition of Ms sterling services. Dr. Thomas John Withers, who died tit Southbridge on Saturday, was born in County Down, freland, 65 years ago, and educated at the Soyal Academical Institution, Belfast. From 1880 he practised for two years in the Belfast fever Hospital, and he also practised for two years at Comberi Dr. Withers came to New Zealand in 1885, when he began the practice of his profession at Southbridge. The late Mr. David Teed, whose death took place in Auckland on Monday, was born in Devonshire 81 years ago. He took a considerable part in public affairs, serving "on the Borough Council, the Harbor Board, and the Education Board, of which bodies he was a very valued member. He leaves a family of two daughters and two eons—Mr, S. Teed (New Plymouth), Mr. D. Teed (Auckland), Mrs Macklow (Auckland), and Mrs. F. Watson (New Plymouth). The death occurred at New Plymouth yesterday of Mrs. E. Ford, relict of the late Mr. Samuel Ford, in her 88th year. Mn. Ford arrived in New Plymouth with her parents (the late Mr. and Mrs. J. Perry) a s a girl, in 1941, by the Amelia Thomson. Her husband was killed by the Maoris at Omata on the 07th March, I®Bo, the day before the battle of Waireka- The deceased leaves a family of two sons and one daughter (Mrs. A. Black, Hawera), besides a large circle of relatives and friends, to mourn then loss.

The death is reported of Mr, Robert Patterson, who for gome time was a resident of Manaia, at Nelson on Monday, J after a'short illness. About twelve I months ago he sold" his dairy farm near Manaia, and went to reside at Stoke, where he bought land for general farm- j ing and fruitgrowing, and had become nicely settled. A week ago he had to, undergo an operation for appendicitis, and though for some days he made good | progress, complications supervened, and he died as stated. Mr. J. J. Patterson, of Manaia, is a brother. The late Mr. Paterson leaves a widow, formerly Miss York, member of a well-known Nelson family.—Star. Mr. R. Paterson, of Tarata, father of I Lieutenant David Paterson, who was killed in action on April 1, has just received a letter of sympathy from Lieu-tenant-Colonel Whyte, who refers to the deceased officer as a splendid lad and a soldier to the core, adding:—"Sis last action showed what a character he had. Major Sommerville was lying in an es> posed position, badly wounded. Without regard to his personal safety, your son went out and attended to the major, and while so doing received the wound from which he died in a few moments. He was loved and respected by all his men, and they feel his death most keenly." The Haig family is (Protestant, but one of Sir Douglas Haig"s brothers joined the Roman Catiholic Church many years ago, studied for the priesthood, was ordained, and finally joined the well-known Rcdemptionist Order. Father Haig is at present in the Redemptionist Monastery, Clapham, London. The Very Rev. Father Roach, who is Redemptionist Superior in New Zealand, has known Father Haig personally for several years. The Generalissimo of the Allied Armies, General Foch, is a practising Catholic priest. The death occurred on Saturday of Mr. G. W. Horsley, a well-known resident of Ohristchurch, after a brief illness; aged <JS years. The late Mr. I Horsley arrived in Auckland in 1854. As a young man he was engaged in survey work under the late Surveyor-General, Mr. Percy Smith, in opening up the Hot Lake districts of the North Island, and had several strange experiences with the Maoris. Later, he was engaged in the timber industry in the ©ay of Islands, where he married a daughter of the late Mr. Samuel Stephens. He afterwards managed sawmills for the Kauri Timber Company, in Whangarei, Mongonui and Mercury Bay. He came to Ohristchurch about 18 years ago, to join his brother, Mr T. N. Horsley, in the Brick Company. !