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Mr. W. D. Westenra has been appointed a member of the Board of Agriculture.— Press Assn. An Ottawa cablegram reports that Sir Robert Borden and his wife are ill from influenza. Mr. W. A. Collis has received a cable from his son, Quartermaster-Sergeant Stan Collis, intimating that he is coming liome by the Paparoa, which was scheduled to leave England early in September. The Rev. Noel Robertshawe, M.C., the newly appointed chaplain at King's College, Auckland, is an old vVanganui College boy, and during the war he was a chaplain in France. Word was received in Patea on Saturday to the effect that Mr. J. Ryan, who had not been heard of for several days and about whom some anxiety was being felt, is now reported to be in the South Island (says the Patea Press). The death took place at the Patea hospital on Tuesday of Mr. G. A. Robertson, a well-known resident of the Waverley district. The deceased is survived by one daughter, Mrs. P. Milne (Opaku). Mr, E. M. Chettle, manager of the Dunedin branch of the Bank of Australasia, and formerly of Hawera, will take over the management of the bank at Christchurch for a few months. He may afterwards visit Europe before returning to Dunedin,
Mr. Wm. Ferguson has been appointed chairman of the Public Service Board of Appeal, in place of Mr. P. Fraser, temporarily employed on other duties, and Mr. F. N. Flanagan, Valuer-General, as member of the board, in place of Mr. J. H. Richardson, resigned. Tkfi death at the age of 10J is announced of Mrs E. 6. Hill, of Oamaru. Mrs Hill, whose maiden name was Mary Little, was born in Dumfries, Scotland, in 1816. Her first husband, Mr James I/ittle, died when lier • only child was right years of age. Subsequently she married Mr Frederick George Hill, with whom she came out to New Zealand in the sailing ship Dunfillan. Mrs Hill and her second husband settled in the vicinity of Anderson's Bay, Dunedin. Of later years, Mr and Mrs Hill lived a lite of retirement. Latterly bronchitis restricted her activities, and to this ailment she ultimately succumbed. Major W. R. Foley, 0.8. E., M.C., who returned from active service on Saturday, is one of Taranaki's youngest and most successful soldiers, having a breast covered with decorations at 28. He left New Zealand with the Mounted Rifles ui the early days of the war as a secondlieutenant, was three times wounded, and jin the Palestine fighting in November, 1017, was given his first decoration (the M.C.) for gallantry under fire, when in command of the Taranaki Squadron (2nd 0.A.). In the Egyptian rising of March, 1919, he commanded a regiment of Australian, New Zealand, and Imperial troops in the defence of Cairo, and, as the result of this work, was taken before General Allenby and congratulated on his work and the work of the troops under his command. Major Foley, on completing business arrangements in Taranaki, is returning to Egypt to join the Imperial Staff in the Intelligence branch.
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Taranaki Daily News, 19 September 1919, Page 4
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