PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 27 January 1920, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Dr. A. K. Newman, M.P. for Wellington East, ia lying ill at a private hospital. The Mayor of New Plymouth (Mr. Jas. Clarke) leaves for Wellington by the mail train this morning to attend a conference in regard to a Dominion award for tramway employees. The Rev. J. Napier Milne left for Wellington yesterday in order to meet his sister and her huriband (Mr. and Mrs Packman), who are expected to arrive jn New Zealand to-night by the troopship Bremen. !lt is probable Sir Edward Carson, the well-known Ulster leader, mid f.ady Car6on .will at no distant date make a tour which will embrace Australia and New Zealand (says a telegram from Wellington).

Mr. W. Blyth, of Opunake, who recently went to America, is returning to New Zealand. During his stay in the United States Mr. Blyth has been an organiser for the Chautauqua Association and is returning to New Zealand in that capacity. The Rev. Father Saunderson, who has been parish priest of Manaia for over seven years, is leaving Manaia and takes charge of Pahiatua parish in about two weeks' time. Rev. Father Kelly, of Kaikoura, South Island, succeeds Father Saunderson.

The Rev. E. A. Gillespie, M.A., who has held rectories in Ireland and England, and subsequently served as chaplain with the forces in France, will take charge of (St. Mary's parish, Hawera, rendered vacant by the resignation of the Pev. C. H. Grant-Cowen.

Messrs W. D. Powdrell, M.P. for Patea, and 0. Hawken, M.P. for Egmont, left for Wellington by the mail train yesterday morning in order to attend a conference of hide producers, which is being held, to-day, to discuss the question of the embargo. A well-known medical practitioner, Dr. H. 0. Jones, L.R.C.P., L.R.C.S., died at a private hospital in Auckland at the age of forty-five years. Dr. Jones, who was born in Wales, studied medicine at the Glasgow University. After practising in Wales for a number of years he visited New Zealand. He returned to England, but in 1904 returned to Auckland, commencing practice at Mount Eden. The Rev. Samuel Griffiths, minister of the Waipn.Congregational Church, died on Friday morning, after a short illness, at the age of seventy-three. Mr, Griffiths had charge of the Congregational churches at Belfast, Ireland, and Peterhead and Bradford, England, before coming to New Zealand about fifteen years ago. He was minister of the Congregational Church at Devonport for about six years, and later was stationed at Te Kuiti. He preached the annual sermonl at the Congregational Union Conference, held at Auckland in 1018. He is survived by Mrs Griffiths, three sons and two daughters. Lord William Lee Plunket, G.C.M.G., K.C.M.G., K.C.V.0.. K.8.E.. D.L. whose death was recorded yesterday, was one of the most popular Governors of New Zealand. He was born on December I.9th, 18G4, and was the son of the fourth Baron Plunket (Archbishop of Dublin and Primate of Ireland), and Anne Lee, eldest daughter of Sir Benjamin Lee Guinness, Bt, and sister of Lords Ardilaun and Iveagh. He was educated at Harrow and at Trinity College. Dublin, where he took the B.A. degree. He was Honorary Attache to the Embassy at Pome from 18S0 to 1802, and at Constantinople :n ISS2. After holding the position of Private Secretary to the Lords-Lieutenant of Ireland for four years lie was appointed in 1904 Governor of New Zealand, succeeding Lord Eanfurly. Having his term extended, he remained in office till June 22nd. IfMO, when lie was succeeded by Lord Islington. In 1594 Lord Plunket married Victoria Alexandria, youngest daughter of the first Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, and he is survived by Lady Plunket and a family of three sons and five daughters. The heir to the title is the Hon. Terence Conynyham Plunket.

The death took place suddenly on Sunday, at the residence of her son-in-law, M: ; . H. E. Candy, of Mrs. J. D. F. Christie, an old colonist, widely known and respected in the Hawera, Manaia, and Wanganui districts. The deceased, with Iter husband (who predeceased her some years ago) came to the Dominion in the early days in the sailing ship the Wild Duck, settling in Wanganui. Her husband shortly afterwards took up land at Manutalii, which in those days could only be reached from Wanganui along the ibeach by a log dray. It is interesting to record that the first house built at Manutalii for Mrs Christie was burned by the Maoris before she was able to occupy it. Mr. and Mrs Christie subsequently went .to Kapuni, where they farmed for many years, eventually retiring and residing in Wanganui. Since the death of her husband the late Mrs Christie had been living mostly in Wellington, but for the past few months had been staying with ber daughter, in Hawera. She has not been in the best of health lately, although on Saturday morning she remarked that she never felt better in her life. She passed away quite suddenly while dressing. It is a coincidence that she died on the tilst anniversary on her wedding day. The deceased leaves a grown-up family of three sons and four daughters, namely—Mr. W. Christie (Kakatahi), Messrs A. 11. and J. Christie (Manaia), Mrs H. E. Candy (Hawera), Mrs Joyce (Kapuni), Mrs. Putt (Otakeho), and Mrs. Curtis (England). The remains are to be buried At Wanganui.—Star.