PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 30 September 1919, Page 4

PERSONAL.

A Sydney cable reports the death of the Hon. Henry Hartsonge Perry. A London message reports the death of Lord flortio, who was Ambassador to France f.om 1905 to 1918.

A message from Coshocton, Ohio, says that an improvement is announced in the condition of President Wilson, who has been ill. His physician has ordered him to continue his inactivity. Mr. W. R. Wright, chairman of the Egmont County Council, leaves for Wellington this morning in order to attend the County Conference, which opens tomorrow.

Sister Bessie Young, of Hawera, has recently received advice that she has been awarded the Royal Red Cross for war service. Sister Young is at present doing war work at Trentham. Mr. P. H. Cox, the recently appointed managing inspector for New Zealand of the Bank of Australasia, is making a visit to the different branches of the bank and spent the week-end in -New Plymouth.

The Rev. F. D. Briscoe, having received instructions from the Medical Board to proceed to Trentham, is leaving New Plymouth on Wednesday. Though his stay here has been short, he has made many friends, who will keenly regret his departure and wish him God-speed and a quick recovery.

Mr .M. O'Brien, who announces: himself as an Independent candidate for the Egmont seat in the Liberal-Labor interest, is a farmer at Opunake lie has been connected with the district for many years and has taken a prominent part in local politics He is at present chairman of the local School and a member of the Egmont County Council, Egnlont Licensing Bench, and Opunake Harbor Board. He has recently been made a Justice of the Peace.

On Thursday last there passed away, after a short illness, one of Eltham's pioneers and oldest residents in the person of Mr. George Myhill, at the age of 81. He came to this locality about 40 years ago when the site of the town was covered with standing hush, and resided here ever since. The deceased was widely known and highly respected throughout the district. He leaves a family of three daughters and two sons —Mrs. Munro (Tauranga), Mrs. L. Nairn (Eltham), Mrs. Lord (Omoana), Mr. J. R. Myhill (Eltham), and Mr. G. Myhill (Eltham).—Argus, Hawke's Bav recently lost a prominent and highly respected resident by the death of Mr George Alexander Macdonald, of Meanee. Coming to Hawke's Bay from Scotland something over forty years ago, the late Mr Macdonald established a tannery at Meanee, which was carried on by himself and his sons successfully until a few years ago, when the chief control of the business passed into the hands of his sons. The late Mr Macdonald, for practically the whole period of his residence in Hawke's Bay, had associated himself intimately with public affairs. He had been member and chairman of the Meanee Road Board for a number of years, chairman of the old Meanee River Board, and chairman of the Meanee School Committee on various occasions. At the time of his death he was a member of the Hawke's Bay Rivers Board, Napier Licensing Committee, Napier Harbor Board, and representative for the Meeanee Riding on the Hawke's Bay County Council. He leaves a widow and a grown-up family of seven sons, Messrs John, Georgj. Peter, James, William, Norman and David Macdonald, and three daughters, Misses Amy, Jean, and Kate Macdonald.