PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 12 July 1919, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr. J. W. Dickie, M.P. for the defunct Selwyn electorate, has definitely decided to contest the.Ashburton seat. Constable Hugh Blaikie, of New Plymouth, who has been transferred to Mokau, left for his new station yesterday morning. A cable message from Snva state* that Lord Liverpool was given a civic reception at Lev-uka, and was expected to arrive at Suva this morning. A London cable states that the Order of Companion of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G) has been conferred upon Capt. Radcliffe, Flag Captain of the Australian Navy. Mr. Charles Phillip Kay, late of Little Akaroa, died after a short illness at hU late residence at Governor's Bay, last week. Mr. Kay was born at Cherries, Buckinghamshire, in 1852, and came out to New Zealand in 1869. An old identity of Thames, Mr. James Thorpe Inglis, died on Mouday. Deceased had occupied the position of president of the Thames Bowling and Jockey Clubs, and in his younger days was a well-known rifle shot, and regularly attended meetings in different centres. He leaves a widow, two daughters and one son. Mr. Thomas Buxton, whose death took place at Makarcwa, Southland, last week, was one of Southland's early settlers. The deceased was born at Hand'ey, Yorkshire, 87 years ago. He landed at Bluff by the ship Sir George Polio ;lf in February, 1863. The deceased ".iU'jlished the iirst brick works at Mak»iwa, am! carried on the works till 1898, whtn he retired in favor of his sor.», Messrs. Alfred and Thomas Buxton. Longevity often runs in families. Nine months ago Mrs J. Sinclair, the oldest member'of the Kangiora Presbvterial Church, was presented by the congregation with art easy chair on her i ninetieth birthday. On Monday her brother-in-law, Mr James Shields, attained his ninetieth year, and the congrogation marked the event bv mining him a similar presentation, in the presence r of relatives and a few of Mr and Mrs Shield's old friends. The Mayor Mr C. I. Jennings, senior elder of' the church, made the presentation, Besides Mrs Shields, who is eighty-six years of age, then# were also present her sisters Mrs Sinclair, who is in her niuetv-flret year, and Mrs J. Patterson, who 'is eighty-three years of age. The onlv other member of this long-lived familyis a brother in Scotland, who is eiehtvejght years of age, and who only recently retired from a position which he held in a lawyer s office. The rise of Dr. Christopher Addison, the new British Minister of Health, mav be almost described as meteoric, a doctor by profession,- his work at St. Bartholomew's Hospital and at the nnlv#r«. te, of Cambridge and liZ, and in earcl ° n <*" search But W>s only a little ovrt thftt h 8 flMt stored the House of Commons, when lie was returned for Hoxton. He rendered gicAt assistance to Mr Lloyd George in the passing of the National Insurance Act! and he mcrcased his reputation as thu Tf " otur >' at tlio Ministry and latcr as dliof of the same Department. He subsequently iTthe W llS rV° r and President J ♦'£ f" SB ' 0 was madc the local Government Board ne has been noted in Parliai f i ' ndu9tTV » U(l { °r bis thorough knowledge of the Department which ho will now control.