PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 2 April 1919, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr G. W. Samjjiiorl, late Qhkf master at TVingaiul, died last In a hospital report IsMed. ftiWfikT the name dt C. yf. Benneit (tngiritafcd) appears among the not efeveire eabes. ,

The death is reported frdm IfatUr* ton of Miss E. Buckman, at tin age of 75 years. , ' :

Mr Finlay Befhuhe, Wiio «4S fdHttlHy headmaster of JohDtoMlflt SOhidL tya been a-ppoihted to ttaeettfl far .H. A. Parkinson in the teidUU&tefeitfto of lb* Wellington SoUth &dK66f. Mrs Finding Wife of Mt D. S& jfifcdlay, barrister, and the orginiwt fd# the Moderate League, died in, on Sunday. The dettiaaed nfcc been Seriously ill for iotiM time. - An old King Country identity, fat jr. H. Burnftnd, of Mairaritii, b member 6f tho firm of ETH* - and Bnrnand, sawmillers, died suddenly at Mangapthl ea Tuesday night. It is understood that Mr.,A. P. Green, ohe of the inspectors of the Bank of New Zealand, is to succeed Mr. B. Buckleton as manager of the Auckland branch, when the latter bwomwi stfct)ral manager early next year.

Miss A. Cdtker, diufhte# Of M# aftj Mrs IT. Cooker, of Kew Plymouth, hft* been notified that she has passed h»r ■BA. degree. Miss Cooker was formerly a pupil at tho New Plymouth High School.

Mr F. Salway ItaS Waited advlfe that his ,sbft, Trooper Gofdfin who was a ftrisoner iti Tuffcey for two vfrars and nine monthl, is to New Zealand by the Kftlkotira, duo to arrivo in Wellington about April 17. Old residents, of Eltharn will regret to hear of tjie death of Mrs S. Jaeksdh Binning, which occurred at Wellington 011 Saturday afternoon. The late MA Binning Was (if) years (If age, and, b«sides her husband, leaves five sons (Messrs R. R.. C. 15., A. S., and LG. Brming, of Wellington) and H. A, Binning, of Ohtikune).—Star.

Mr H H. Jackson, chief mechanical engineer of New Zealand Mhi'dys, Will retire from his position oii Stijteranmia- • tion at tl'.e end of thU month, tic, has h»d 87 years' service th the Department. Mr Jackson's successor will no doubt bo Mr G. A. Pearfon.

The ftlnerftl of the lftt« Ml- J. B Connect took place at the Te Henui Cemetery on Monday Afternoon and was very largely attended by both tojfn and country people and representatives of vnrinu* local institutions with which the deceased had teh associated. Tho Service. which was conducted by the Rev, Ft L. Richards, was of an. impressive character. The mourners \vere" Messrs •T. S. and Ij. Contieti (sojiVj j and W, Reid and fi. Newman (so»a-iii-taw), and the bearers were M«s*r« Newton King, T). K. Morrison, C. R. Rennell. ft. 1" Tinbifion, If, 1,. Northern, *.nd Csptain Waller. Mr Oeofge Jackson, a centenarian, has been spending a holiday in Nateon. says the Colonist. Mr Jackson, who is trtlff hale and hearty in spite of his great age, was born in the County of Kilkenny on, July l, 1318, and came to New Zealand in ISO'2. For 50 veftrs be was ing and mining on the West Co««t TTe is a single man, and» except for several accidents met with while following his occupation, did not know a day's intiess until attacked by influenza last vosr, from which he made a good recovery.

The sympathy of a large number ot friends and will be given to Mr 1' Krueegir'Ole ahd family, of Kairnata, in the sad loss they have sustained by the death on Monday. 31st inst., of Mrs Braeegirdle (writes a correspondent). As the wite of one of the first settlefs t»f Katmata the Iftfe ■Mrs BraCegirdl* iWperieno<»d ati the hardship-; and inconveniences inseparable front the life of these who lead the way in the back-blocks of a new Cotmtry, which «h« bravely faced and courageously helped her husband to overcome. Hnvinc bnttltrl thrniip-h the hard tifnea, always hoping and helping to letter RurromulWtjf conditions, she lived to seo her hopes, to a large extent, realised, and that bv h<!r cheerful disposition she (ncov.ra»ed others in their efforts forward tione will deny. Thus it is tine that the now prosperous district of which Kaimata is the centre-owes: her a debt of cratitude, and fond jjienir; orv for many kindnesses and help-ren-" dercd unostentatiously, simplv of £»Qfxlwil! with no thonsrht of reward or rpfcomltion. From such mothers a vwrUiy* nation should arise