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Taranaki Daily News, 23 May 1919, Page 4

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t m Rosina Buckman, formerly of Mew - Plymouth, will sing with Melba in the 9 peace celebration festivities at Coveot i- Garden. j A London cable states that the Prince of Wales visits Canada thia year, probably in August, to open the new Parliacent buildings at Ottawa. " The death is announced in London at - an advanced age of Lord Lisle, who, as 5 the Hon. George Lysaght, held a com- - mission in -early life in the South Devon t Militia Artillery, and saw active service '• as a volunteer in the Maori War. 1 s Mr Frank Smallbone, who for about i four years was engaged in the expertt mental work in connection with the ironsaml and latterly has supervised the disD mantling of the oil refinery at Moturoa, , is leaving New Plymouth to engage in , business as an electrical engineer on hid j own account at Ashburtou. e The Gazette anouncea that General - Richardson has been appointed General i Officer in Charge of Administration, and - the appointments of General Robin ag 1 Quartermaster-General and Colonel Tate - as Adjuiant-Geneval to the Forces are f cancelled and the duties thereto absorbed 1 into the appointment of General Officer i in Charge of Administration.—Press 3 Assn. ' Another pioneer settler, in the person of Mr Peter McWilliam, passed away at '' Wanganui at the ripe old age of 90 ' years. Deceased, who was born in Aberdeen, arrived in Wellington in 1853, •after spending two years in South Africa, and about one year in Victoria on " Hie Bemligo diggings. lie had a large colonial experience, having been engaged ' in the erection of various kinds of ma,l chiiiery. In thia connection it is inforesting to note that he erected the " first flour mill up the Wanganui river. At the time of the Maori War, Mr MeN il'iam Mas a member of the corps that t erected the bullet-proof stockade on Rut- " land Hill. Many years ago Mr McWilliam acquired the well-known Mars Hill property, whore he resided until the time of his death. He was a man of intesritv and sorupnlous honor, and was 5 held in the highest esteem by all with , whom lie came in contact, says the Chronicle. r At the final contest of the musical r competitions at Christchureh on the last T : '?ht, before a crowded audience in the . theatre, and at which Miss Lea Hi am secured the sold modal. Mr Har r ld Greg--1 son, the judge, when announcing his de--1 cision, said: "The winner had given a musieianlv performance. The playing ' was not of an amateur standard, it approached more to the professional." A ' "ritic in the Christchureh Star savs: ''Tlie prim-winner, Miss Leatham, was 1 hoard in T.iszt's arrangement of airs : from Vardi's opera, "Rigoletto," a diffieult number, falling for very advanced teehninne. Her rendering was practical- ' Iv faultless leehnicnllv, and throughout she displaved decided artistry. Mi«s ' Leatham plaved from memory and had I a very pleasing style at the instrument. ' ——