PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 August 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr. W. Ranger, manager of the Gia-; borneb ranch of Messrs Booth, Macdonald, and Co., has been transferred to the New Plymouth branch. In the latest hospital report, Corporal E. A. Johnson (Patea) is reported seriously ill, and Private R. A. Warner (Hawera) still seriously ill. Mr. and Mrs, M. J. Armstrong are proceeding to Wellington by the mail train to-day. While there, Mr. Armstrong will attend a conference of wool brokers' managers. Mr. and Mrs. H. Bishop, Egrnont Road, yesterday received cable advice that their son, Trooper A. E. Bishop, of the 31st Reinforcements, died of enteric in Egypt on' August 15. Colonel Wylie was a visitor to New Plymouth yesterday, leaving by the afternoon train. He hopes to spend a fortnight touring in New Zealand, and to spend a few days in New Plyraoaui before taking up his new appointment at Christchurch. Private A. R. Hicks, youngest son of Mr. Wilfred Hicks, of Ngutuwera, has been accidentally drowned at Ismailia. The deceased had been in Egypt for some considerable time, and was attached to a camel corps. He was in action with the New Zealandera during the fighting last Christmas. London papers all record the visit of Mr. Massey to his son, Major George Massey, M.0., in 'hospital, but it is not generally known how near a shave the major had. His recovery is considered by his medical officers at Brockenhurst as almost a miracle, for a bullet went through his body, penetrating botn lung 3. The death of Mr. J. T. Sharpe, of Patea, took place with almost tragic suddenness at the local hospital'on Sunday morning. The deceased was about his work on Friday, when he complained of a chill owing to the recent severe weather. Medical aid was summoned, and the deceased, who was suffering from pneumonia, was removed to the hospi- \ tal on Saturday, where he expired An old identity passed away at Hawera yesterday, in the person of Mr. Henry W. Pike, familiarly known as "Tommy," at the age of 68 years. Deceased had been Hawera's chimney sweep for many years. He was of a genial disposition, and was well liked, says the Star. The death is announced of Mr John Lundon, managers of the Bank of New South WSles at Cambridge. The late Mt Lundon was the third son of the lata Mr David Lundon, Collector of Custom? at the Thames in the early days of the froUlfield, and had "been in the service of ihe bank for 43 years. For some years he was in charge of the Pahiatita branch, and was then transferred for health reasons to Cambridge. The death occurred in Sydney recently of Mr J. J. O'Brien, who in years gone by was one of New Zealand's leading contractors. The deceased was about 90 years of age. He was at the Thames in the earlv days, and later on he was engaged in ' contracting work in various parts of" the North Island—principally in the Auckland district. For some time he lived in Wellington, and was associated with Te Aro reclamation works- Mr ; Arthur O'Brien, of Opunake, who is con- | no;ted with local bodies in Taranaki, is his son, and one of his grandsons is Mr Vincent O'Brien, formerly engaged in journalism in Taranaki.