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PERSONAL.

The Mayor of New Plymouth (Mr. J. Clarke) leaves this morning for a holiday trip to the South Island. A Hobart message reports the death of Sir Philip Fysh, ex-State Fremiti; and Federal .Minister.

Major Lampen, who ia well-known in military circles in Taranaki, in at present Chief Officer of the Otago military, district. '

Mr. C. E. Bevan-Brown, who has been headmaster of the Christchurch Boys' High School for 36 yean, announced last week that his retirement as headmaster might take place next year. Mr. and Mrs. W. Rook, of Flteroy, have received word from the Base Records that their son, Private R. N. Rook, is returning by the Ruapehu, which is due at Wellington on the 26th January. A recent English paper, announces tlio marriage of Mr. Ellis Ashmead Bartlett, the war correspondent, in Paris, to Miss Marie Alexandrina de Elizalde, of Argentina.

The death of Mr. Andrew Clarke, of Opunake, took place at New Plymouth last week. Deceased had been seriously ill for some weefoi and his end wa; not unexpected. The late Mr. Clarice, who was 49 years of age, had been a resident of Opunake for many yean. He leaves a widow and young family.

Mr D. J. B. Seymour, M.A., general secretary of the New Zealand Returned Soldiers' Association, has resigned as from the end of the present month. Mr. Seymour has been appointed organise}: for the Workers' Educational Association for the Wellington district.

Mr. O. Hemingway has received in: structions to rejoin the staff of the £l* tham branch of the Bank of Australasia. Mr. Hemingway left Eltham to go into camp and when armistice ?as signed was appointed to the Waveriey branch of the bank.—Argus.

_ Mr. R. H. Simons has been made stationmaster at Dunedin. He wu once, a cadet at .Dunedin, then held appointments at Oamaru, Mauriceville, Mangaraahoe, Aramoho Junction, and Petone, his last position before the present shift being assistant stationmaster at Wellington, where he was stationed for three yeare.

It was commonly understood that when his term of office as High Con* imssiqner had expired Sir Thomas Mac* kenzie would return to the Dominion and take an active part in politics. In a private letter received front him yes« terday morning in Eltham there occur* the following passage: "I hare decided to stay here rather than venture spoil the uncertain field of colonial politics."/ —Argus. .<

Lieutenant-Colonel G. S. Foljambe, C.8., a cousin of the Governor-Genera}, the Earl of Liverpool, arrived by tka Niagara on a visit to New Zealand. Ha Was accompanied by Mrs Foljaxpbe Vk)' Miss Foljambe. Lieutenant-Colonel Fplf ' jambe served in several capacities durjing the war. He first commanded a depot! of his old regiment, the Bth Sherwood Foresters. He then spent a year In France with the Hed Crosg, and finalwi was president of an area quarteriziaflM committee in England.

Mr. A. Huggins who, with his HiaterM . Miss M. Huggins, of Tokaora. met WftlH 3 a motor cycle accident on Noveabefl 3 22, and was taken to the New PlymptttlM Public Hospital, where for several his life was in the balance, was on Satfl " urday last able to be, removed to ° parents' home at Hawera, and is nbi9 on the high road to complete recovefiH ' Miss M. Huggins was taken to Nuntfl 1 Baker's home, New Plymouth; On exfl > amination under the X-Tays ** . found that a small bone was broken 111 ■ one ankle. A week or two will eiltMflj • before she can move freely.—Star ! Captain George Samuel Hooper- of thtfl . Amokura, has been appointed Nautical ; Adviser tp the New Zealand Govemfl | ment, to succeed Captain H. S. burne, retiring. Captain Hooper Wtifl formerly in the Union Company's v j£ e ' an< * ' n was appointed chleifl officer of the lighthouse steamer Hlnefl ; moa. On July 22nd, 1906, he was givejfl the command of the Amokurtt, and 1 has been on that vessel ever since little time ago Captain Hooper was Home to negotiate for the purchase oM a new graining ship, and he is still bJH Many friends in Hawera and distriofl will (states the Star) learn with regret of the death at New Plymouth Mrs Tibbitte, wife of Mr. H. P. TibH bitts, of Hawera. Mrs Tibbitt* had nervous breakdown some months and went with her husband to thejsfl lands and came back much better. Tlfl trouble, however, recurred, and fhejH took a cottage at the seaside in Netffl Plymouth for the summer. nately Mrs. Tibbitts contracted foflttH enza a week ago. Despite the m*fl careful nursing she got rapidly WMmH and passed away on Thursday last, J&H Tibbitts, who is left with several children, will have the deepest ajftH pathy of many friendß in his great Sir James Allen is "the father" <jf new House of Representatives. Wednesday last, he shared with Joseph Ward and Sir James GaifoH distinction of having been elected ten Parliaments, and of having sat ftH Parliament for 38 sessions. These thre»S knights were all returned for the flnrfH time on the same day. Sir Joseph and Sir James Carrol} now drop—porarily, at all events-out of publiH life. It is interesting to observe five members of the Reform Party fa tuH new House stand at the head of thtfl members with the longest record «f vice. Mr. Massey and Sir FrederiTjH Lang, who entered the House at th«H same time, have now been elected ttfH nine Parliaments, and Mr. Herries nfl Dr. Newman to eight Parliament* iiH each case. A wedding of considerable JiitWWt New Plymouth „waa solemnised dH I £ lm /. ada ? v las t in the Anglican Church* Kaiti, Gisborne, when the Yen. Archfl deacon Williams united in the bonds oiH Miss Na» Heath, daughter of the late Mr. Heath,ofl Napier, and Mr. T. S. Weston, of WelH hngton, son of the late Judge Westonfl of New Plymouth. The bride, who giv?n away by Mr. K. S. WUU»mi < attired in a maize-colored satin with a Leghorn hat trimmed with Miss E. Baillie, of Waimate. was maid, and wore a pink crepe de dress with black hat. ' Mr. A; liams, of Puketite, was best ma& church was prettily decorated of the bride After th<? ceremony aH we church the reception was held Mrs Ludbrook's house, Tukura Kaiti. The happy couple left by for Puketite, where the honeymoon be spent. The bride has' bees in Wellington for some years teacher of physical culture. -She with the military nursing staff ftg masseuse and served for some tltbe England during the war Jj^H

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Taranaki Daily News, 23 December 1919, Page 4

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PERSONAL. Taranaki Daily News, 23 December 1919, Page 4

PERSONAL. Taranaki Daily News, 23 December 1919, Page 4

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