PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 14 July 1919, Page 4

PERSONAL.

A Sydney message reports fhe Q&ifHof, Lady Parkea, widow of Sir Haux, Paries.

Mr. Q i H. Short, New Plymouth, Mi received advice that his son, Print* C H. Short, is returning by theßriton,<doe in Wellington on July 21. , . ~ Mrs. M. Maoe, of Vogeltown, tai received word that her two sons, Corporal J. G. Mace and Private F. W.Mpot an returning by the Briton, which it due at Wellington about the 21st init' j A London cable states that the Bdiii*. burgh University will confer the degree of LLD. on Sir Thos. Mackenzie.

The Rev. J. G. Castle, vicar of 8t« Hil(Wb, Island Bay, is leaving Wellington shortly to take charge of the Eltham parish. Before commencing the business of the Magistrate's Court at Masterton on Friday, members jpf the legal profession availed themselves of the opportunity of welcoming to the Bar at Maetertoq, »Brigadier-Qeneral Hart, who has commenced practice there. Mr H. C. Robinson, on behalf of the solicitor*, and Mr. S. L. Free, S.M., spoke glowingly of General Hart's achievements in tfcejiety, and expressed the hope that lie {benefit the people of Masterton ty hi* | presence in the town. General Hajs, in j returning thanks, said it was-five years | since he was in the Masterton Court, j and he was very pleased to be there i again. So much had happened since | his departure that it seemed rtranga to. !be with them. The legal profession hui j been well represented at the war. It ; pave him more pleasure than anything j else in the world to know that hfs ef« j forts abroad were appreciated by his felj low-citizens. The war had taught thd i lesson that they all owed ft duty td ! their country and their fellow-mem

The late Mrs. Annie X>yke<i of Pihama, had interesting experiences in the early days. (whose maiden name wm Taylor) whq was born at littlehill,- in the ptrifh of Crpigie, Ayrshire, Scotland, came to N<>w Zealand in 1885 in the sailing shirt Petqr Denney, which occupied 57 day* on the trip from Glasgow to Dunedufc This was the Peter Dennev's maiden voyage. At Dunedin the passenger* transferred to the steamer Little Eg* mont, which carried them to I<ytt#lt<ji( whero they landed on Peacock'# whart After staying a few days 5n Christ* church, dccoased went to Doyicstonk then called Boggy Creek, to Mr. John Lamhie'a residence. Shortly after iM went on Millet's station and was then for over a year. , Two sraal'"sectionL were purchased,", and this was m«LLambie'a residence for the next jm.-j veavs. Later she removed to T»i Wpu,.,,} Lincoln, where she lived for i father ... ten years, subsequeritlv coming to.Tara- 3 naki in 1885, where she had reacted.iuj' to the time yf her death.— "r