PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 4 December 1920, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr. W. T, Jennings, M.P., returned to New Plymouth last night from a visit to Te Kuiti.

Messrs K. H. George and W. C. Weston have been appointed trustees of the New Plymouth Savings Bank. Mr. T. M. Ball, Taraftaki district engineer, returned yesterday from a visit of inspection to the Awakino district

A cable from Sydney says Dr. Whyte, the new Catholic Bishop of Dunedin, 'is a passenger on the Manuka, which is due at Wellington on Monday from Sydney.

Lord Haig is going to South Africa at tlie end of January for a conference with ex-service men to strengthen the bonds of comradeship throughout the Empire and the settlement of immediate problems (saya a cable from London). Seldom has such a remarkable demonstration of popular sympathy followed the death of a private citizen in Vivtoria as was manifested on Novombir 12th at the funeral of the late Miss Fioience Young, the well-known actress. Crowds filled all available space at StVoter's Church, East Melbourne, -where a bref service was conducted by the Uev. Canon Hughes, and the churchyard Mid streets around were packed with people. Crowds assembled at intervals along the route to the Melbourne General Cemetery, arid others followed the procession, while in the. graveyard gathered some thousands of mourners About 170 wreaths were piled on the hearse and on two floral curiages. Among those present at the churdi were many representatives of the theatrical profession. The ihoir rendered two hymns, and to the organ accjmpnni-' ment of the Dead March led the procession to !he hear..?. At the graveside a male quartette of members of the Theatre Royal and Gillmit and Sul!:van Companies sang '''the Long Bay Closes" (Sullivan). The pall-bshrers were Messrs Meynell, G. Smith, Leslie Holland, Howard V.nioii, Claude Rantock, Julius Grant, P-. Nherras, an.- 1 F £ait.