PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 28 January 1919, Page 4

PERSONAL.

A London cable states that MX ,on Friday was the guest of the Earl and Countess of Derby at luncheon at the British Embassy in Paris.

A Loudon cable announces the death of Mr. Wni. Hibberdine, traibc manager of the Eastern Telegraph Compony, who was recently created an officer of the Order of the British Empire. The City of London -will present the freedom of th« city to the Prince of Wales, and the freedom of the city, with swords of honor, to Admirals Lord Jullicoe and Beattv, and Generals French, Haig, and Allenby Mr R. O'Donnell, Tongaporutu, ltts received advice that hi 9 eldest sou Harold, who was wounded last October in the left leg, was transferred to the convalescent hospital, Hornshurch, on January 9th. Mr. F. W. Doidge, for many years associated with the Auckland Star, and latterly in charge of the Australian and New Zealand section of the Ministry of Information, has now received an important appointment on the managerial staff of the London Daily Express. Mrs. M. Foley, of Victoria Road, Stratford, after a long illness, succumbed yesterday morning, at "the age of 62. The deceased is survived by her husband and family of four, namely: Captain W, It Foley, M.C, (on active service), Sergeant P. Foley (returned), Mr. M. Foley (Stratford), and Miss Foley (Stratford). One son, Lance-Corporal Terence Foley, was killed on Gallipoli.—Post. Mr. Mather, of Rugby Road, who ha* had two sons killed at the frost, and recently lost another son during the epidemic, has received advice from England that another son, Private Ales Mather, was in hospital, seriously v/.junded in the spine, and was not expected to recover. ~ Private J. M. Bartle, formerly engaged in the sawmilling industry in Opunal'B and well kuown along 1 the coast, hM b'eti awarded the Military Medal for gallantry on the field .oT action Privattt ' Bartic enlisted frcm the Auckland" district, where he was engaged in farming;'

An old colonist, Mrs E. M. Coldieutt, died at Auckland on Tuesday. Born ai Ely, Cambridge, England, on July 19; 1543, the deceased arrived in Auckland by t!ie ship Creswrll on September 13, IM3. She was educated at St. Mary's Convent, and in February, 19G5, wal married to the lute Mr J. Coldieutt. Tho. deceased is survived by four son 9. {

Mr E. A- 'Holmes, who has bfcen iiij Inspector of the Union Bank of Australia in New Zealand for some years, with headquarters in Wellington, will retire from the service at tho end of March, and will he succeeded by Mr C. G. Ogilvic, at present manager at Christ* church. The vacancy at Christclmrch will be filled by Mr G. E. Mannering, manager of the Napier branch.

The death of Mr 11. Noy at Auckland removes another old colonist. The' late Mr Noy, who was 81 years of age, came to New Zealand from Cornwall at the age of 21 years, and, after spend" inir about eight months at tho Gabriel's Gully goldfields, joined his father in business in Auckland aa general engineers. Ho later went to the West Coast, where ho was joined by his father, and they established an engineering business, which they carried on for 30 venrs. The late Mr Noy settled down in Dunedin a few years ago, and was on a visit to Auckland when he passed away. He is survived by a grown-up family. Miss Billie Carleton, who was found dead in her flat in London reecntly after an opium party, is described by Miss Florence Fox, the comedienne now at tile Sydney Tivoli, as a most charming young giri. Miss Fox says she feeto sure that the clever little actress must have been sadly influenced before ilie could have joined the parties described in the cables. Miss Fox Gays that when she knew Miss Carleton, about twelve months ago, the idea of associating drugs with her was preposterous. Miss Carleton was very well known in len* don, and had appeared at many of the leading theatres, including the Gaiety and Vaudeville. Mr Cochrane, who managed and produced &e "Better *ole* when Miss Goodie Reeve made her bit in it, at the London Oxford, was Sfitq Carletori'a manager for some time.

A typists in a Ministerial office in Wellington was formerly secretory to Sir James Boberts, Bart (father of Mrs Rutherford, the wife of Lieutenant-Col" onel Rutherford, concerned in the recent shooting case in London). This gentleman," saya hi 9 late secretary, "ia a well-known figure in commercial and political circles in the Old Country. H* is a self-educated and self-made man, who began life as a mill-boy, and noaj owns the town of Saltaire fone of Yorio» shire's "model villages'), with two «f three country Mats, of which the mait noiablo one is the ancestral home of tbo Earls of Perth, at Strathmore, Sect* land. Sir James, although go tueoetsful and powerful in business and public lift, has had a tragic career. His eldest son unexpectedly developed a fatal dk-. ease and died in South Africa, wbanf his father had bought an estate for Mm# in the hope of hi 3 recovery. Hie eldest son was cut down in tbe pbt of lift; by the recurrence of malarial fever, contracted during a tour through South America in his youth. Hi* voungesx son met with a tragic death at Port rush ivi Ireland during a holiday there Now comes the tragedy connected with his daughter, Mrs Rutherford, who vu always a livejy and popular; tfU'l." 1