PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 10 April 1920, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr. Maurice .AHorn, of Auckland, who lias been appointed branch manager for Tarannki for the United Insurance Company, has taken up his duties.

Constables D. .T- O'Neill, of Eahotu, and .T. Nolan, of New Plymouth, who have been on annual leave, returned by the mail train last night. Mr. J. H. Fowler, for many ' years Government Audit Inspector for Tarannki, spent his Easter vacation in New Plymouth, and left by the mail train yesterday on his return to Wellington.

Mr. H. AVaite yesterday resigned his seat on the Clifton County Council on account of being no longer a ratepayer in the County. The resignation was accepted with regret, and appreciative references were made to his services as a councillor.

Mr. Matthew Henderson, who died at Anderson Bay, Dunedin, aged seventythree years, was the senior partner in tiie firm of Henderson and Gray, which, under 1 contract with the Milburn Lime and Cement Company, did that organisation's lime-burning and quarrying at the Milburn works until about eight years ago. He was a member of *V Bay Town Board, and when that ..

joined the city lie sat on the City Co:;i: cil for some time. The Rev. G. Beale, who has come from the Parish of St. Barnabas (Auckland) to Te Hcnui (New Plymouth), was instituted as vicar by the Ven. Archdeacon Evans at a special service for the occasion in Holy Trinity Church last night. There was a good gathering of parishioners at the service, after which a social gathering took place in the hall for the purpose of giving the new viear an opportunity of meeting the members of the congregation. ' There died at Gisborne lately Captain A. P. Hardy. He was the grandr.on of a world-famous man, the Navy Staff Officer, who was the most intimate with Lord Nelson, and who was the last person to speak to the famous Admiral. Nelson, as all the world knows, was shot by a musketeer from the swaying top of the "Redoubtable," and wan taken away to die. Here his staff gathered round him, including Captain Hardy, a brilliant young officer, and a man whom Nelson loved. He had taken leave of man} officers, but. when Hardy, weeping, bent over him, (he great .Admiral said simple, "Kiss me. Hardy." and with these words died. The late Captain H. !•'. Hardy, wiio died at the age of SO '■cpvs. sewed valiantly in the Maori rehellions.