PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 5 December 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr. T. Hurley, Courtenay Street, revived news yesterday of the death ol las brother, Mr. John Hurley, of Wanjranui, and late of Patea. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Veale,. <rf Cross Creek, and formerly of New Plymouth, have both been very seriously ill with influenza, but their many friends in this district will be pleased to lesra of teir recovery. The death occurred at Te Aroh& on Sunday of Mr. C. W. Patterson, youngest son of Colonel G, W. S. Patterson, Officer Commanding the Auckland Military District. In the latest hospital report the name of Private F. A. Nicholls, Inglewuaa, appears as still dangerously ill, whilst Private D. G. Warner, Waverley, is stated to be seriously iIL The '.Patea Press records the-death of Mrs. Margaret Davey, wife of Mr. W. Davey, of Matukuroa. Deceased was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Janes Crompton, of Patea. Mr. J. E. Wilson, S.M., jvhp ii on a visit to New Plymouth, leaves to-mor-row for Auckland, where he has bees appointed to the position of second magistrate Major Douglas R. Kirk«r, third son of the late Mr. J. Kirker, general manager of the South British Insurance Company, died at Devonport, Auckland, on Sunday. Phe death of Mir. Thomas W. Foster, president of the South Island Dairy Association, is reported by a Press Association telegram from Invercargill. Mr. Poster, who was SI years of age, died from influenza complications. Advice has been received by mail that Private L. Caiey, of Okato, who left with the 40th Reinforcements, had a severe bout of influenza on the boat, and was carried to hospital on arrival in England. At the time of writing, though very weak, he was doing well, and was looking forward to a fortnight's holiday on leaving the hospital in a few days. Mr. Harry Salway, Bell Block, received cablo advice yesterday that his brother, Trooper GoTdon Salway, had aimed at Port Said,"AU well." Trooper Salway left with the 12th Reinforcements, and was taken prisoner twpftnd a-lialf years ago in Egypt, He . has sin?e Seen a prisoner in Turkey, and.fluring the whjle of that time he was only able to get two or three postcards through to (is people in Taranaki. In those,brief messages he was able to indicate that his principal trouble in the prisoners' camps was the great scarcity of food'

The death from iiifluenza of Mrs. Maim, the wife of Mr. S. A. Mfunn, of the Palmer Road, is reported by the Kaponga correspondent of the Star. The deceased lady caught }lie infection three weeks ego while nursing her three children. Pneumonia set hi, and after making a brave struggle she succiiittOed last Saturday night. Mrs. Mann was the second daughter of the late, Captain Anderson, one of the pioneer settlers of Mahoe, who took up a section here in the 80's. Her two brothers, George and Bheese, are well known settlers residing on the old homestead. An old resident of Auckland, Mr. Nicol M. Frater, died at Stanley aged 76 years. Deceased was a son of the late Mr. TL Frater, and brother of Captain Walter and Messrs J. A. and, William Frater,' of Auckland, The family arrived in Auckland in the ship Silver Eagle in 1803. Deceased, with his brothers, served with the Auckland Militia during the Waikato war. Afterwards he went farming at Whanffarei, and later managed the late Mir. D. Nathan's ostrich farm at Whit ford IPatfk. He retired many years ago. Recently Mr. Frater had a paralytic seizure, but his death was due to an attack of influenza. He is survived by one son, Sergeant E. Frater, now at the front, and four daughters.