PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 2 September 1919, Page 1

PERSONAL.

Mr. W. D. Powdrell was yesterday reelected chairman of directors of the Kaupokonui Dairy Company. Yesterday General Sir Andrew Russell, in reply to a deputation which waited on him last week, definitely refused to contest the Napier seat.—Press Assn.

Advice has been received that Private H Renaud (son of Mr, B. Neville Renaud, New Plymouth), is returning on the Adolph Woermann, due to arrive in Wellington on or about Sept. 28th. At yesterday's meeting of the Taranaki County Council the chairman (Mr J S. Connett) extended a cordial welcome to Mr R. W. Climie, the newly appointed engineer, who had arrived to take up his duties. Sir T- Mackenzie, interviewed, stated that Mr. Massey and Sir Joseph Ward, before their departure, conferred with the Government concerning the visit of thf Prince of Wales. The date of his departure and general arrangements were left unsettled.—United Service.

Mr. A. E. Campbell has surely established a record, says the Wanganui Chronicle. On Wednesday, tht twentyninth annual meeting of the Wangangni F> eezing Company was held, and for the twenty-ninth time Mr Campbell occupied the chair. He was the suoject of coiigratulations and complioiintary speeches, by shareholders. The Rev. C. J. Tocker, of Qeraldine, has accepted a call to St. Luke's Presbyterian Church, Remuera. At a meeting of the Timaru Presbytery last week regret was expressed that Mr. Tocker was leaving Geraldine, but, at the same time, he was congratulated upon the fact that such an important congregation as St. Luke's had seen fit to call him.

Another of the pioneer settlers of New Zealand passed to her rest on Wednesday lait, in the person of Mrs. Death, wtfe of Mr. Samuel Death, of the Fraser Road, at the ago of 78 years. Mr. and Mrs. Dt-ath had lived on tho Fraser Boad foi nineteen years, being amongst the earliest to sottle there. Mrs. Death was born on the good ship Thomas Sparks, just before reaching the Wellington Heads, her parents, Mrs. and Mrs. Riddler, settling- at Betone, where they wtre well known residents for many years. Mrs. Death was married in 1863, and the worthy couple were therefore within four years of their diamond wedding. After living forty years in the Hutt Valley, where their family were ail born and brought up," they came to Taranaki. Mr., and Mrs. Death both passed through the vicissitudes of the early settlers*B life, Mr. Death having g.irved in the Militia in the troubles with the Maoris. Many was the tale they could tell of their early experiences, She leaves a husband and family of nine, eight sons—Messrs. Arthur (Levin), Gtorge (Thames Valleyh Henry, Frank, William, Thomßs, Norman and Sidney (oil of Fraser Road), and one daughter Mrs. T. Hudson (Falmerston North) .1— Atgus.