PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 9 November 1920, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Sir William Herries leaven foKEngland in January, and hopes to return about the middle of the 11)22 session. A very old and well-known resident of Roxburgh district, in the person of Mr. John Klder, recently died. The deceased was 84 years of nge, and was much esteemed by a wide circle of friends. Mr A. H. Bath, manager of the Bank of New Zealand at Greymouth, has received notice of his transfer to the head office of the bank at Wellington, where he will occupy the position of accountant "He will be succeeded at Greymouth by Mr P. H. Passau, accountant of the bank's branch at Napier. His Excellency the Governor-Gen-eral, Lord Jellicoe, and Lady Jellicoe expect to leave Wellington' for Christchurch to-morrow. Their Excellencies will leave on Monday, November 15, for Dunedin. On their return they will go straight through to Wellington. Mrs. Roberts and Miss Howitt, of Patea, who are shortly leaving to take up their 'residence in 'Sydney, were entertained at: a complimeinry social on Tuesday by the citizens, and presented ' with suitable gifts. Special reference ' was made to the work of the Howitt family in the Presbyterian Church. Dr. Hugh Douglas, who recently resigned the position of superintendent of the Waikato Hospital, after 21 years' service, was presented by the Waikato Hospital Hoard with a handsorne illuminated address. Dr. Douglas, in reply. ing. mentioned that when he took charge of the hospital it had 13 patients ■ind n stall of seven. When he left .the institution there were 289 patients. Tlie death occurred at Ptitiki, WangaMui. last Saturday, of Hori Kerei (George i-'i'cy), a Maori War veteran, aged nine y-foiir. As n young man ho was nn Ihesiad of the late Sir George Grey »'l,en Governor of New Zealand, and i cid the position of native aide-de-camp. At that tune he held a commission in the New Zealand Defence Force*, his rank being that of an ensign. lie re- »< with Sir George Grey until th ß i nil „i \ m term of Governorship. In 1M.2 w JHBO Hori .returned to Waftanui. ;""' "i ISiiS:, when the Native trouble ?" 0n .. t,,,s ennßt ' h j« Joined the Knpnpas (Native Contingent), serving was"'l. T' l,n . aer Mttjw Ke »P. *"° tmgent. Ihe decerned was on netiv» «">-v.en with this contingent, serving nn- '"' «''« l«te Colonel T. M'Donnell up us const at Te Ngutu o te Mann anS »ii paces, ft l so on thß Ett t c i npo district, and within a AortdE «nce of Uiiranga. For those service. l>e .eceived the New Zealand War MeT*