PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 7 October 1920, Page 4

PERSONAL.

The death occurred .it Waverley on Tuesday somewhat suddenly of Mrs. Elizabeth Dickie, relict of the late Mr. James Dickie, in her 74th year. Mr. C. A. Condie, of the New Plymouth telegraph office, has received notice of promotion to the position of repeater supervisor at the Blenheim office. A Press Association message from Sydney states that Mr. James Marion, who for the past eight years has held the position of secretary of the New South Wales Alliance, has accepted a position as organiser for the New Zealand Alliance. Mr. Marion will leave Sydney in November. Captain W. H. Hawkins, of New Zealand, has also bee-i appointed an Alliance organiser, and will commence his duties in a few {[ays. Mr. Thomas Brown, who was wellknown in Hawera in connection with the butchery trade, died at Palmerston North on Saturday night.. The late Mr. Brown was for many years in the Gear Meat Company, Wellington. He was in Hawera for about three years, and left about a year ago. A son resides in Hawera, and is on the staff of Mr. R. T. Bullock. 'Sir Joseph and Lady Ward have left the Savoy Hotel, where they spent some weeks on arrival in London, and they now have a flat at Harewood House, Hanover Square (writes a London correspondent under date August 19). Sir Joseph is looking better than when ho landed, and in about a month's time he will take a trip to Holland and Spain, accompanied by Lady Ward, and in all probability by their youngest son, who has completed his schooling. Another of the early residents of Auckland has passed away in the,person of Mr. Richard Hemming Hughes, who died on Saturday at his residence, Mount Eden, aged 75.. Mr. Hughes, who was born at Evesham, England, emigrated to New Zealand at the age of 21, arriving with the Albert Land settlers in the sailing slup\ John Duncan, After being for many years in business, he was for the last thirty years with the firm of Brown, Barrett and Co. Mr. Hughes was closely associated with the temperance movement. Mr.'Walter C. Cuff, who for the past thirteen years has been clerk of the Hutt River Board, died suddenly on Monday (the Dominion reports). The deceased, who was highly respected, was a very old settler in New Zealand. For 41 years ho was in the service of the Bank 'of New Zealand, Ho joined its service six months after the bank was inaugurated, and for a part of the time i?as manager at Greytown. He was afterwards on the staff of the Assets Realisation Board, He has left a widow, a son (Mr. Charles Cuff, one of the inspectors of the Bank of New Zealand), and four daughters.