PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 19 November 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Drs. Fookes and McOlcland are dowi with influenza-

Mr. James Jones, a pioneer settler oi the Wairarapa and Eketahnna, died audi denly on Saturday morning.

The Rev. F. Carew Thomas haabeei placed in temporary charge oi Al Saints' Parislh, Ponsonby, with, Dr. T O'Callaghan to assist him.

The Mayor of IngleWQod (Mr, GtQTgf Young) was brought in to th« New Hy mouth Hospital yesterday. Or inqsir; last evening, the medical superintendent stated he was doing satisfactorily. Bugler J. H. Walker, of the Veterans is an inmate of the local hospital snf fering from a severe attack of Ma; enza.

Mr. William Raynor, of Inglcwood, ani previously of Rahotu, died In the hospi tal early on Monday morning. Mr. H. Goodacre is in hospital suffer ing from influenza. He was reported t« be doing well last evening. A lad named Paul Butler, of Wiadaoi Road, Inglewood, aged 19, died from pneumonia at the local hospital late las; night.

Mr. and Mrs. R. Jury, Young Street received word yesterday that their eldest son, Vernon, who left with the 38tb Reir.forcement?, died of wounds on No verober 5-

The death from double pneumonia, fol■lowing influenza, occurred at Palmeratoi North on Friday night of Mr. Thomai Davis, a returned soldier, son of Captaii T. J. Davis, adjutant of the sth Begi ment, and Mrs. Davis, of Nairn Street Wellington.

The Rev. J. M'Caw, Presbyterian min ister at the Lower Hutt, has suffered i double bereavement from influenza. Hi son Bert died at one of the military hos pitals, and his second daughter, Nancy passed away at her parents' residenci on Friday evening. The other memberi of the family are also sufferers from thi epidemic, with the exception qf the Bev J. M'Caw himself.

Mr. Richard Mothes died at his* resi dence, 50 Britannia Strqet, Petone, or Saturday. The late Mr. Mot ses, wh( was 06 years of age, had always taken a lively interest in local politics, and was for some years a'member of the Petone Borough Council and the Wellington Hospital and Charitable Aid Board. ii ( was Mayor of Petono for uome time.

Another son of Inspector Dwyer, of Cliristohurch, has succumbed to the influenza epidemic. Hi*, other son, it .\vil' bo remembered, was the tat victim in New Plymouth. He also lost a boy at the front- The loss of throe sons within a few weeks is a great blow to Urn fatliui. and family, to whom wide sympathy will be extended.

The death occurred at Xjariki Road, Rahotu, yesterday, of Mrs.,,£ Uwn, wife of ft well-known settler. She is survived by her husband and two children (a sou and a daughter), who will have tin- sympathy of all. This is their second" bereavement within a week, aa a son, Vrivate Maurice J. Lawn, died at Featherston on Monday last. General regret will .bo felt at the deatl of Mr. .Robert Johnston, which too.k jila.v at the New Plymouth Hospital last. Deceased was brought up in the Okaia.i, district, and was in his day a rood foci bailer and an all-round sport, 110 con ducted his mother's farm on the Ahipij. Road for Bomo years, and tJie.it uwk ox*/ a farm himself at Sentry Hill Uter eo:>; ing to New Plymouth, where !u» undi r took droving. He married a daughter »■' Colonel ]?11U, who survives Mm, with in children- The lato Mr. Jfohnston took near Opunakn yesterday, nn>l «*- brought into lu»spltiil bat n-j'l- - a short time afterwards H* .1 a cheery, good-nfttnrnd nw ri. .<uU >u« !r* will be CTOfll.ly l>y i oreje of friend*