PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 29 January 1919, Page 4

PERSONAL.

A London cable notifies the death o» Mr W. J Larnach, a racehorse ownerDr and Mrs Munroe Hocken left Manaia yesterday for the northMr F- W. G. Mcleod, conductor of the Citizens' Band, returned from Kotorua and on Monday night. Mr S. Adains:on, bailiff of the Magistrate's Court, IJuwcia, a position which lie has held for sixteen years, retires on superannuation on l-'elnuary 2S. The Rev. Dean Harper, of Christchurch, was on Thinvdny last married to Miss Sylvclla Ross, the ceremony taking place at St John's Church, Christelmreli.

A London cable states that Lieuten-ant-Colonel G. M. Onslow i'as been promoted temporary Brlgadlcr-Gencjaf while commanding the Fifth I.iglA Horse Brigade. ™-

A Loudon cable slates that Admiral I'.eatt.y, accompanied by the principal Admirals, was enthu-lnstieally welcomed, at Edinburgh Tie wa.i presented with the freedom of the city. Mr E. G. Jelljeoe. the well-known solicitor formerlv'of Wellington, has beer. visiting Australia and left there last week for England. He is a coua'n of Admiral Lord O'ellieoo.

Wnr Bro. IV. W TWwer, the oldtM living Past Master of the Mount V.gmow lod.rp, Xo, fl- ft , ],;e., W ns prcsehft at the late Air Free's funeral on MttKdav. ■iff

Captain Stcn Hurle Ims taken up lt& dor the War Offir* n course of Rtttifr nt Corpus • Christ! College. CambrMJJji' (England) of social science, industrial history, anil political emnmny. Till* i« in- connc-fion with a new scheme for the education of the youth of tho army, mainly for the piirnoso of giving them n elenr idea of their civic and national duties.

[ The funeral of the Into Mr W. H. | Free took pine, at the To ITcimi Cemetery on MonJ.iv afternoon. There was n lnvjrr m,:i-- t( v o[ Veterans, several memhers of (he Returned Soldiers' Afisoemtion, r.Tid member* of the Masonic fraternitv and of the M.U. Independent Order of Odd follows. The mourner? were boih of the deceased, and Bros iR. W. AT. Perry. W. P. Kb! an d J. w nm A-/r.£ ,C ° lmt Kcrmont No. (I/O, a.v., wero tno be?ren. The ■service at tje sraveside was of a verv impreufo character and W3 conduct** W Ow VroiArrtuW™ V.vang, whilst Wor. Bro. ft B. Bdlrinj-er enndncted ♦>>* MnonnW eerv,ee. A t the oloea Barter W«Jk«? aounded-the. jjwt Boat.