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Taranaki Daily News, 23 August 1920, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Messrs. M. Fraaer and F. J. Hill leave for Wellington to-morrow on business connected with the . Taranaki Hosp'tal Board. Mr. Justice Salmond, who has. been presiding over the Supreme Court at New Plymouth, leaves for Wanganui to"day. His Honor will return to New Plymouth after the Wanganui sessions are concluded. The Hon. W. D. < S. Mac Donald has sufficiently recovered from his indisposition, after spending nine days in a private hospital in Auckland, to return to Wellington. Prince George, the youngest surviving son of the King, intends to follow a naval career. He was 17 years old last December, and entered upon his duties in the Navy when he joined 11.M.5. Temeraire at Portsmouth as a cadet.

At the annual meeting of the Taranaki Veterans' Association at New Plymouth on Saturday, votes of sympathy were passed to the relatives of "our late comrades, Messrs. Edgecombe and Reynolds." The death of Mr. William Alfred Rockland, traffic manager of the Auckland City Tramways, occurred suddenly on Wednesday night at the Auckland Hospital, after a sl\ort illness. Mr. Rockland died of pneumonia after being laid up for eight or nine days. Q On Wednesday night at the Manaia Parsonage the officials of the Methodist Church presented Mr E. 0. Chivers with an illuminated address on the occasion of his leaving the district. Mr, Edward Honore, son of 'Mr. and Mrs. Honore, of Manaia, died at Trentham on Friday. Before going to the war he took up bee farming at Otakehp, and since his return followed up tfie same. He was badly wounded and gassed in France, from the effeots of which he died.

At the annual meeting of the Taranaki Farmers' Meat Co. on Saturday a hearty vote of thanks was accorded to Mr. W. A. McCutchan (who has retired from the directorate), for the very valuable services rendered by him to the company since its inception, .the chairman stating that it would be difficult to replace such an excellent director. The news that Mrs Eunean, of Durie Hill, passed away on Thursday will be received with deep regret by a large circle of friends (states the Wanganui Chforticle). The deceased lady, who was the widow of the lite Mr John Dun em, had reached the age of 70 years. Sne was one of the oldest residents of the town, and was held in high esteem by all who knew her.

Detective Thomas Fitzgibbon, who has been transferred to the Auckland district, will leave New Plymouth by the mail train this morning. Detective Fitzgibbon has been eleven years in Taranaki, during six of which he was in charge of the Inglewood district, and for the remainder of the time he has been detective for the New Plymouth district. He is a highly efficient and keen officer, and general regret is felt at his going.

The London correspondent of the Post writes:—"Sir Joseph and Lady Ward are staying at the Savoy Hotel. They crossed the States without a break, word having been received that their steamer, the giant Imperator, was to sail from New York two days earlier than scheduled time. But they managed to make the connection after four and a half days' continuous travel. The crossing of the Atlantic took about nine days, and severe summer fog was encountered on four of them. The Imperator did no:, strive at any great speed, being handicapped by very inferior coal and by inexperienced stokers. There were three thousand passengers on board. The ship herself is of huge size, and the cabin accommodation is generous in its dimensions. Seasoned travellers as are Sir Joseph and Lady Ward, they had never seen Cherbourg, at Which French port the ship made a stay of five hours prior to coming in'to Southampton. They were delighted with, the place. It is Sir Joseph's intention to 'have a rest. Therefore he is declining to be interviewed, though requests for his views and opinions have been made by representative London newspapers. Callers at the hotel are many and so far Sir Joseph and Lady Ward* have not been about much. They are delighted to see their friends. After about six months in England they will go to the Riviera for the winter."