PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 31 August 1920, Page 4

PERSONAL.

A cable from Paris records the death of Cardinal Amette, Archbishop of Paris. Captain J. Bone, marine superintendent for the New Zealand Shipping Company, who has been'visiting New Plymouth, leaves by to-day's train for Wellington. Sir Arnold Gridley, K.8.E., was entertained by the Tnranaki Chamber of Commerce at a luficheon yesterday. In the afternoon he visited 'the gardens of Mr. Newton King and of Mr. C. IT. Burgess. He leaves by this morning's mail train for Wellington. It is understood (says the Oisborne Herald) that the Hon. Sir James Carroll will shortly be offered a seat in the Legislative Council, as representative of the East Coast, in succession to the late Hons. W. Morgan and Captain W. 11. Tuelcer. • The death occurred on Sunday week of Mr. Joseph' O'Shaughnessy, a wellknown farmer, of Papamdfc, near Tauranga. The deceased was born in Canterbury, and subsequently resided in Tarariaki, removing to I'apamoa about six years ago. He is' survived by a widow and daughter. Captain A. R. Curtis, of the Royal Marine Light Infantry, who is attached to the 3taff of Lord .Tellieoe, the new Governor-General of the Dominion, arrived in Wellington by the # Ruapehu from London on Saturday night. Eight of the members of the' household staff of Lord Jellicoe alsojcame by the same vessel. Mr. S. Clarke Johnson, Chief Inspector for the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., died suddenly in Wellington on Saturday afternoon last. Mr. Johnson was for a number of years inspector'for the Company, and on the late Mr. F, R. Russeil resigning. Mr. Johnson took over the duties of chief inspector. After a long illness, Mr. Gibson Andrews, of Waitara. died yesterday morning (writes our Waitara correspondent). Deceased, after having led a very active life, had a paralytic stroke about six years ago, and iof the past .two years has been bed-ridden. Mr, Andrews was brought up in Huirangi, and was manager of the Waitara Road Dairy Factory for some time, afterwards taking to farming and other pursuits. The funeral takes place at the Huirangi Cemetery to-morrow. A Press Association, telegram from Christohurch reports the death of Mr. Thomas William Winter, who was better known by his professional name of Melchior Winter, fli his 102 nd year. He arrived in New Zealand in the sixties. He was well known in musical circles, first making his professional appearance in Australia, where he took part in light and grand operas. He first sang in Christehurch in 1872 and his final appearance on the public platform was during the 1000 Jubilee Exhibition. Ho is said to have been the only son of Tom Spring, champion pugilist of England.