PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 5 August 1919, Page 4

PERSONAL.

The death is reported of Sir Joseph I Compton-Kickett, M.P., fQrmerly prosident of the National Counoil of Ere# Churches in Britain. Mr. 11. A. Deighton, manager of the Bank of New South Wales at Whangarei, is on a short holiday visit to New Plymouth. The Rev. E. L. Harvie, who was for three years vicar of Inglewood, hag been appointed to the charge of the Epsom parish. Tho many friends of Mrs. C. H. Burgess will regret to hear of the death of her mother, Mrs. Swinnerton, who passed away at Auckland on Saturday last. ' Mr. Maasey and Sir Joseph. Wotd art expected to reach Auckland on Tuesday morning. It is expected they will leave Onehunga by the Pateena on Tuesday, reaching Wellington on Thursday.—< Press Assoc. Cr. S. Vickers, who was reoently elected unopposed for thb Omata Riding j of the Taranaki County, took his seat I for the first time at yesterday's meeting of the council. He was cordially wel- ; corned by the chairman (Mr J, a- 06nnet), and suitably acknowledged the reception. Mr. de Gruchy arrived at Auckland from England by the Port Nicholson to take up tho position of assistantgeneral manager of the Canard Lias (Australasian service) Dominion and Commonwealth Line, Ltd. He landed at New Plymouth from the Rarawa on Saturday morning and proceeded, by motor to Wellington, where 'his head-' quarters will be. Mr. E. Parrott, of Elthaib, who. it leaving shortly on a trip to waß entertained by Eltham oitiicixs «a Saturday evening, and presented a travelling rug. The spaafars. iiishdmg Messrs. Astbury, J. Mara, Grim- * stone and Wilkinson, MJP., made reference to Mr. Parrott's long association with the town and his keen interest in ' public affairs. •: A Waihi wire announces the death of Colonel Stuart Newail, C.8., on Sunday aged 61, The funeral is tobeheld at Karori Cemetery, Wellington. The late Colonel Newall served with distinotioh in the Maori wars—in Taranaki, Wai« kato, and tlrewera. He was present at Parihaka i n 1881. tfewall Road; near Warea, is named after him. He. w«s j later on the permanent Staff as adjtrtiim in Canterbury, also lieutenant-colontl ifc command at Wanganui ,and Taranaki. He commanded the 6th contingent, in the Boer war, was mentioned in demtahu, gained the Queen's medal with turn clasps and C.B. For some "time he Wat in military charge of the oonvaissesftt homes and hospitals in Rotorua, ' Mr. George Fenwick, managingdiregtor of the Otago Times and witness Company, has been created a Knight Sir George Fenwick was borA fttlu**. land, England, in 1847, and emigrated with his people to Melbourne in 1882 proceeding to Dunedin four years later! He entered the Witness office at Dunedin, subsequently becoming tart oto» prietor of the Tuapeka Press tnd Chunwell Argus. In 1874 he' Was abpointed manager of the Otago Guardia& wd in 1877 became part ownsr of that paper. In 1877 he and' his partner purchased the Otago Daily Times and Witness, and m the forthcoming year floated the business into a oompany, of u became managing director, a position he ha s held ever since. Ho is identified with many of the philanthropic and social organisations of Dunedin. He has five daughters and two sons, hoth W the latter being doctors. He wits one of the founders of the New 7*i\.nA Press Association, and still regains a ! seat on its directorate. He is the doyen of New Zealand newspaper men, and hat well merited the honor his Majesty hat! M conferred upon him. ; 1i