PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 14 May 1920, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr. Nathaniel J. Suckling, a former pioneer resident of. Canterbury, died at his residence, Richmond, Kelson, last week. The late Mr. Suckling arrived in the ship Ashburton, CI years ago, and for a time was engaged in business in Christchtirch and Tiniaru. The death occurred at his residence, Masterton, oil Sunday night, of Mr. Leo St. George, at the age of 73. The cause of death was heart failure. Deceased was a very old resident of the Wairarapa, particularly of Greytown, whore he established himself as a chemist. General Sir W. R. Birdwood, the ''Soul of Anzac," as he is called, will arrive at Wellington from Australia by the Manuka about May 31st. He wiil be accompanied by Lady Birdwood and their daughter, and the party will stay at the Midland Hotel. General Birdwood's itinerary has not yet been drawn up, but lie is expected to remain in New Zealand until about the middle of July,

News reached Eltham on Tuesday of the sudden death of Mr. Arthur Delamore, well known and highly respected in this district (says tiie Argus). Heart trouble was the cause of his death. Deceased was for a number of years a resident of Nonnanby, and was "held in high esteem. His mother resides in Hawera, and much sympathy will be felt for her and the family in their bereavement.

The new Cabinet Minister, the Hon. G. J. Anderson, has been in the Houso of Representatives since 1908, in which year he defeated the sitting member, the late Dr. McNab, then Minister of Lands. It was thg year after Mr. McNab, as he then was, had introduced his Land Bill, which was Jonsidered to be a somewhat serious infraction of the freehold tenure of land in New Zealand. Mr, Anderson chose to fight the election on this issue, and' he did so, winning against a very strong candidate by a majority of some 700 votes. Since then he has held the seat quite safely, and he has held also to his very firm freehold views. Mr. Anderson was a3 a young man a compositor, and later, when lie acquired an interest in the Mataura Ensign, a paper in Gore, lie took part in the editorial and business control of the newspaper. As.a worker in the printing trade he was at one time a prominent trades unionist'. He was persuaded to enter politics quite against his personal wishesHe had no thought of doing so, but there were many influential people in his district who were anxious that Mr. McNab should be opposed, and they prevailed on Mr. Anderson to contest the seat. Once in the contest he fought it with the utmost vigor and won.