PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 November 1919, Page 4

PERSONAL.

The death is reported from London of Mr. Lionel Kignold. i , ea ¥ e * rolu London announces the deatj of Mr. Herbert Jarman, the actor. Air, R. Aroa, a resident of Manaia for some years past, has purchased a general store business at Remuera. A London cablegram states that Dr. rr (formerly Administrator of the Northern Territory) is returning to Australia via America. Mr. L. M. Dixon (Christchurch) has oeen appointed organiser for the Wellington District Returned Soldiers' Association. death is announced of Mr Charles Pemberton, founder of Pemberton (Feildmg district) and brother-in-law to Mr. W. H. Field, M.P. Deceased, who died oa Wednesday, was well known and highly respected. A Press Association message -from Ounedin states that the Rev. C. Herron has declined a call to St. Andrew's Lhuich, Dunedin, in order to leave himself free to deal with a call from St. David's Church, Auckland. A London message reports the deatli oi Mr. Arthur Hacker, K.A., the wellknown artist, aged 71. Mr. Hacker was a ngure painter aud produced many pic''Thf sub -i ect3 ' including Jhe Mother," Children's Prayer," . Trub y King, who went to England in the interests of the Babies of the Empire movement, after having seen the i lunket Nurse system well established in New Zealand, loft for Austria and Poland some weeks ago, to note for himself the effect of war rations upon the children of those countries. .Miss Fairbrother, who has been assistant mistress in charge of the preparatory department of the Girls' High .00l for the past three years, is resigning her position owing to relinquish■ng the teaching profession. At last Bo g „H S f| meeting 5 the Hi S h Schools regret resl £nation was accepted with RnnWi FV High Schools lot -i«- r> re3 olved to congratuthn + owe > MjSc., a member of IhA L ng staff at tIU! b °y a ' school, who has been awarded an 1851 science cholarship l\l r . fiowe will be leaving Mav'fn r / nd tlle * Vear or ne « May for London, where he is taking up his scholarship, arid it was unanimously allow?/ ♦ a T de 1° his re l ues t to be stifT mif n°, re ' a "* hl . s position on the staff until he is leaving for Loudon.

The death occurred at Wellington on /L- Venhl " of Dr " Edith A. Huntley, of Miramar. Dr. Huntley graduated in hngknd, practised for several jears in India, and then came to Wellington, residing in Kelburn Parade Later the purchase of Miramar Home enabled lier to extend the scope of her work. Upon the Defence Department leasing the home for the use of convalescent soldiers, Dr. Huntley, whose health was failing, gradually retired from acPractice Many unobstrusive acts ot kindly helpfulness, without hope of reward, will be recounted by those who had the privilege of really knowing the late Dr fc Huntley, says the Dominion. Tni!?? 0 n Tl ,er of residents in South laranak' will learn with sincefc regret of the death of Mrs White, wife of Mr. W. G. Wlute, of Hawera, which' took place at her residence yesterday morning (says the Star). Mrs White had been a resident of Hawera for a orcat number of years, and by her kindly disposition had endeared herself to" very ma 7, fri , e ? ds - She had never enjoyed good health, but despite all this she was always bright and cheerful. Some weeks ago she got worse, and a, very serious operation was found necessary This was performed, and she came through the ordeal well. Since then however, she had failed, and it was recognised that she could not recover. Mr and Miss White and their relatives will have the sincerest sympathy of many friends in their time of sorrow. '