PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 11 August 1919, Page 4

PERSONAL.

The London Observe* states that th» Ambassadorship at Washington Mu been offered to Viscottnt Grey.--Cabl». Mrs W. H. Bishop, of Bell Block, ha* received advice that her eldest son, T«OPf, r Walter Bishop, is returning by oof, * J lenga ' arrivin 8 at Auckland about , Trooper Bishop left with tile dord Reinforcement*. Mr. H., Buckleton, the new Mhant manager of the Bank of New ZeaUnd, was entertained at a dinner by the Auckland Chamber 0 f Commerce on lhuraday evening. An illuminated address, which was not ready for presentation, will be forwards* to Mr. Buckleton later.

The many friends of Captain J. W. Boon, who has been Trentham Camp Quartermaster for the last four and a half years, will be pleased to learn that fie has sufficiently recovered from lis recent severe illness to be able to travel home to New Plymouth on sick leave, and that he is gaining strength daily. A press message from Hamilton »tat«i that Mr. K. S. Brookftold, manager of the Bank of New Zealand for over,2o years, died on Saturday from suddenlydeveloped pneumonia. He was taken ill on Saturday morning, developments «n----suing rapidly, resulting in death at 0.30 p.m. He was CO years of age, and held the positions of president of the Hamilton Club and Hamilton Racing Club, and was a former president of the Boatinj ii i f an aetivei interest in ■ all branches of sport, and was looked upon as one of the leading and moat esteemed men in tho district. Prior to the commencement of business at the meeting of the Moa Road Board .. on Saturday, the chairman referred to W' the loss the district had sustained by the death of the late Mr> T. E. Hamerton who had reported the meet ng* of the board for the past eighteen years. Mr. Hamerton had alwav* taken a lead tn anything that pertained to the best interests of the town and district,'and was a man the district could ill affwT to lose. Though a hard hitter at times, [t was never for his own personal gain. He moved: "That this board desires to place on record its appreciation of the services rendered f> the district by the .ate Mr. T. E. Hamerton, and exnrtilies Its sympathy with hi* familv." Lyon, in seconds, said that Mr. HAttW ton s fearless criticism was a valdabla sau'S'uard and tended to public progfrfts: There was nothing small alwut Mt Hamerton, who tackled every subject lit a large, far-sighted, and patriotic way. A press representative also paid a tribute to the memory of his confrere. The resorption was carried in silence, the "Kt.ebrs standing.