PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 7 May 1920, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr. John Fuller is still lying s.r'.„usly ill at his residence at Devoujiurt, Auckland.

Mr. W. Hutehons, the well-known Hawcra musician, has decided to live in England, and lias booked a passage ior the Did Country in July.

A very old and highly-respected resident of I'etone, Mr. Henry Kindlay. paused away «i. his residence'on Wednesday, at the age of til) years. Owing to Mr. Justice Hoskings iilness Sir John Salmond, Solickor-Ueneral, has been appointed a temporary Judge A messnge from Rotorua reports that Mr. John I'.cmy Burch, aged 41 vears, land valuer for the Bay of Plenty district, died yesterday from gastritis and pneumonia.

Mr. ti. H. Morgan, manager for tiie Union Steam Ship Company' at Newcastle, accompanied by Miss Morgan, arrived at Auckland from Sydney on Tuesday. Mr, Morgan is wellknown in New Plymouth, where ha was mannger of the Union Company some years ago.

Mr. fieorge Sparks, whose -'.eath at the ' ago of SO years, occurred on Wednesday was one of the first .settlers of the Ngaere district. He was born in Kent, England, and arrived in New Zealand in the parly day,,, and after residing at Patea came to Ngaere, taking up some of the original Government land, some clearing work being necessary before even a tent could be erected.' Trouble with the natives also added to the trials \ of the pioneers. Deceased took an inter- ' est in local affairs. He is survived by a widow (Mrs. Ann Sparks), live daughters and two sons. The members of the family are: Mm. T. Smillie (Hillsborough), Mrs. J. Smith (Tnuranga), Mrs. >•'■ Kenyon (Hamilton), Mrs. J. Boon (New Plymouth), Mrs. C. E. James (Stratford), and Mewrs George and Henry Sparks (Ngaere). The interment takes place at Kopuatama to-day.