PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 25 January 1921, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr. T. Harle Giles (Conciliation Commissioner) accompanied by Miss Giles, returns to Auckland by to-night’s boat. Messrs. E. A. Washer and F. Mills left Hawera by motor-car yesterday for the Woodville Show, where they will assist in judging the cattle. The Rev. H. L. Blamires, who has been recruiting his health in Rotorua and Christchurch, has returned ,to Wanganui greatly benefited by the holiday. Mr. R. M. Butcjier, formerly explosives analyst and inspector, has been, appointed Deputy-Chief Inspector of Explosives. Dr. MaeLaurin is Chief Inspector of Explosives.—Press Association. It is stated that Mr. Justice Chapman, aftei his retirement from the Supreme Court bench in April, will be appointed to modify the statutes. “A more suitable appointment could not be made,” says the Dunedin Star. Dr. H. W. Cleary, Roman Catholic Bishop of Auckland, who has been in broken health since the middle of December, has returned home after a prolonged stay in the Mater Private Hospital.

The death occurred suddenly at Tauranga last week of Mr John William Tuckey, proprietor of the Masonic Hotel, which he took over about six months ago. The deceased served with the Expeditionary Force for about four years. Mr. R. H. Nolan, who is visiting Hawera, was tendered a civic reception thdte last night. Mr. Nolan did conspicuous work for New Zealand soldiers in London during the war, and last ’night's function afforded Hawera residents an opportunity to express appreciation of his services. Messrs. P. J. 11. White, chairman of the Taranaki Education Board, P. S. Whitcombe, secretary, and C. H. Moore, architect, left for Wellington by the mail train yesterday morning to attend a conference of chairmen, secretaries, and architects of Education Boards to discuss with the Minister of Education matters in connection with the building programme and methods of building schools, etc. The conference takes place to-morrow. Messrs. White, and Whitcombe return on Thursday evening, but Mr. Moore goes on to Nelson district before returning to Taranaki. Another early settler, Mrs. Eliza Redward, Wellington, has passed away. She arrived with her parents in the yeay 1842 by the ship Lord Auckland. Her father had a farm at Nelson for a time, but gave that up to join the 'Government service, and in 1852 he was transferred to Wellington as; governor of the Wellington prison. Mrs. Red ward’s husband, who was immigration officer at Wellington for many years, predeceased her twenty years ago. She is survived by a family of three daughters and five sons. Mr. J. H. Redward, of Waitara, is one of the sons.

The New Zealand Returned Soldiers’ Association, on the suggestion of the Wellington R.S.A., has written to the ; Prime Minister urging that an invitation should be extended by the Government to Field-Marshal Earl Haig, K.T., to visit New Zealand on the conclusion of his stay in South Africa. His Lordship is to preside at the conference of exsoldiers of the Empire, to be held in Cape Town next month, and it is felt that an effort should be made to induce him to extend his tour and to see something of the other oversea dominions. Mr. Massey has replied that the matter will be considered by Cabinet at the earliest opportunity The death occurred at Remuera (Auckland) on Friday of Mrs. John Roberton, an old and highly-respected resident of Auckland. The deceased was born at Royston. Cambridgeshire, in 1835, and came to Sydney with her father, the late Mr. Thomas Archer Butterfield, in 1854. She was married in Sydney four years later to Mr. John Roberton, and came to New Zealand to reside permanently in 1859. Her husband, who died in 1894, was a very early arrival in Auckland, having landed in 1846 on what was then the waterfront at Graham’s Rond, the sqifhre stone building that still stands in Fort Street. Mrs. Roberton lived a retired life during recent years owing to her advanced age, but earlier in life took a most active interest in the Ladies’ Benevolent Society She is survived by four sons and one daughter:—Dr. Ernest Roberton, Mr. A. B. Roberton, of Messrs. Heather, Roberton, Ltd., Mr. Basil Roberton, Mr. E. Roberton, Taranaki, and Mrs. George Chamberlain. The newly-appointed vicar of Okato, the Rev. H. A Coleman, expects to sail for New Zealand by the Remuera towards the end of February, accompanied by Mrs. Coleman, and their two children (writes a London correspondent.) Mr. Coleman may be described as a sound churchman, keen on the principles and main essentials of religion. At present he is vicar of St. Mark's, Bolton, one of the large manufacturing -centres in Lancashire, and the day school in connection with the church has accommodation -for over 800 children. Mr. Coleman is very keen about work among children, and’ he has had some Qixpereience with Boy Scouts and the Church Lads’ Brigade. His principal interest centres round his work, but he is very fond of country life and poultry farming; as a pastime he particularly favors rowing. Mrs. Coleman is a cousin of Dr. Harvey, of Napier. Tn 1918 Mr. Coleman served with the O.T.C. of the Artists’ Rifles. He was educated at St. Chad’s Hall, Durham, and was ordained in 1909. He has worked chiefly in the diocese of Manchester and Liverpool.