PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 25 August 1920, Page 4

PERSONAL.

The death took place at Palmerston North yesterday of Mr. C. E. Waldegrave, at the age of 85. He was one of the oldest residents of the Manawatu district. Mr. H. Gifford Moore, the Palmerston North Jersey breeder, who is now en route to America, has teen appointed the Manawatu A. and P. Association's representative to the World's Fair, to be held in Chicago. Major Maxwell Eamsay, N.Z.A.MD., officer in charge of Narrow Neck Military Hospital, Devonport, has been promoted to the rank of lieutenant-colonel. He is the third son of the late Mr. Keith Ramsay, of Dunedin. Mr. Frank Proctor, who has been oa the staff of the Hawera Star since returning from the war, is leaving for Australia to take up a position there. It is Mr. Proctor's intention to go to America later.

Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Abraham, of Stratford, arrived at Auckland yesterday morning on their return, from their trip to the Islands; and will leave Auckland for Stratford this evening (writes our Stratford correspondent). The official notification of the appointment of Lieut.-Colonel N. W. I!. Thorns, D.5.0., M.G., New Zealand Staff Corps, to be general staff officer, "Q" duties, lias been published. Colonel Thorns had a mo3t distinguished career during the war, and gained high praise for his splendid work. Captains H. B. Wheeler, G. W. Braddell, and G. H. Hume, M.C., have relinquished their appointments with the New Zealand Staff Corps. Captain A. D. Still, M.C., has also relinquished his appointment, and has been posted to the general list with 'the rank of LieutenantColonel.

Mr. Edward Twecdle, the victim of the collision at Tariki on Monday, is still lying in a critical condition in the Stratford Hospital (our Stratford correspondent reported last night). There'was no improvement in Mr, Tweodle'a condition yesterday.

At the annual meeting of the Licensed Victuallers' Association at Hawera on Monday, Mr. D. J. Goodwin, who has been chairman of the Association for the past fifteen years, and was again unanimously elected to the same office, was presented with some valuable silver plate.

The immediate movements of Sir Thorns* Mackenzie are not exactly known here (says the Dunedin Star) except that he is coining out to New Zealand. If he travels by way of America he may not arrive till towards the end of the year. It now seems unlikely that he will at once think about reentering political life, but nothing is definitely known as to what course he will pursue.

The death occurred last week at Auckland of Mrs. Daldy, at the advanced ago of 91 years. Deceased was a daughter of Mr. Hammerton, an English farmer, and was the widow of the late Captain W. C. Daldy. Both were early arrivals in New Zealand. Mrs. Daldy took a great interest in social and political institutions, being for a long 'time a member of the N.Z. Women's National Council. She was also for a period president of the Auckland Women's Political Association.

Advice lias linen received by the Commissioner of Police (Mr. .1. O'Donovan) of the sudden death at Whangarei early on Sunday morning of Inspector Mullaney, in charge of the North Auckland district, which position he had occupied for several months. The late Inspector Mullaney was for some years stationed at Christclmrch. He was a capable officer, and highly respected, and his death will be widely regretted. A London correspondent states that the investiture of Sir Thomas Mackenzie by the King with the Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George at Buckingham Palace on June 28th was without ceremony, the King merely handing to Sir Thomas two jewel cases of an imposing size. One contained the beautiful sash of Saxon-blue moire» silk ribbon four inches in width, with its centre stripe of crimson, and the accompanying Star and Cross of the Order. : The Star is composed of seven rays of silver, between each of which issues a small ray of gold.' In its centre, in letters of gold, is the motto "Aiispicium Melioris Aevi." The Badge of the Order, which depends on the left hip from the end of the sash, is a cross of fourteen points of white enamel, with a gold edge. Jn the other case was the wonderful Cham or "Collar" of solid gold, to be worn only on State occasions. It is composed alternately of the lions of England royally crested, of white enamel Maltese crosses, and of , the cyphers «'S.M." and "S.G." In the centre of the Collar is the Imperial crown over two winged lions, each holding in his fove paw a book and seven arrows.