PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 17 March 1919, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr T- E. Walton, at one time a resident o£ Manaiu, was married last month at Mt. Albert, Victoria, to Miss Lilian Doreiam

Mr 0. A. Wilkinson, M.P., and Mrs Wilkinson, were expected to arrive in Eltham on Saturday evening. Mr Andrew Josephson, an old and esteemed resident of West;ort, died there a few days ago- Deceased, who was a native of Bornholm, Denmark, was eighty-one years of age, and had been fifty-one years in New Zealand. There are no verifiable reports with respect to the Hawera mayoralty for the next term It is understood that Mr Dixon has not yet decided what his course will be.

The Hon. \V. H, Triggs. editor of the Christehurch Press, accompanied bv Mrs Trig'gs. left Wellington for London by the Ruapelui on Saturday

Sir .lolm Findlay disclaims the decision attributed to him to stand for Wellington North at the next election. He says he has not yet even decided that.he will' Beck election for any seat.

The death emu-red this week of Mr Richard Root' one of Olaki's oldest residents, avin S4. Deceased, who for a time, lived in Wangamii, was an enthusiastic howler.

At the New Plymouth Hospital yesterday, Mr William Old, an old Taranaki settler, died at the age of OS. For many years he was farming on the Wailupte Plains, removing to the Sentry Hill district about nine or ten years ago. He had been ailing for some time. Mr George Mcßridr, a well-known resident of Auckland, died at. his residence, Mount Albert, on Monday. Mr Mcßride, who was over sixty years of age, settled in Auckland about thirty years ago, starting in business as a tailor near the waterfront.

Advice of the death in England of Mr Wiiliam Murray has been received by Messrs Murray, Roberts and Co The deceased was for a long time a member of the firm of Sanderson. Murray and Co., and was well-known in New Zealand and Australia on account of his connection with the Australian wool firm of John Sanderson and Co. He Was a resident of Melbourne for many rears.

A Levin telegram states that the Eev. Joseph White, Presbyterian minister, died on Saturday at the .age of 80. He came to New Zealand in tha early sixties as a missionary under a commission from tho United Fr"o Churches of England. After holding various important parishes in this denominatidn lie joined the Presbyterian OlmrcU in 1887 and held parishes throughout the Dominion and retired from active work in 1910. —Press Association.

Dr. G. H. Bradford, chancellor of the Oklahoma University, arrived in New Plymouth on Saturday evening. Yesterday he was the guest of the Mayor, who took him and a party of other members of the Ohautauqua to the Mountain House, and later Mrs Burgess entertained the party to afternoon tea at the Meeting of the Waters. This morning Dr. Bradford addrasses the pupils of the High School, and in the evening gives an addresß at the Ciiautauqua. The chancellor is regarded as one of the most forceful and eloquent speakers of America.

The death occurred at the New Plymouth Hospital yesterday of Mr Win. Willoughby, a well-known resident of the Kahui Koad, Eahotu, at the age of 23. Deceased, who was an old anued constabulary' man, and after wards a member of the police force, had been stationed for many years at Gcraldine, and, on retiring on superannuation, came with his wife to .Rahotu about 12 years ago to reside with his son Stanley. His kindly, genial character and striking personality soon made Mm very popular in t.Ue district, in which he took an activa interest until tho past fevr years when failing health prevented him. Considerable sympathy will be felt for Mrs Willoughby and family in their iberenvement. |