PERSONAL

Taranaki Daily News, 1 April 1921, Page 4

PERSONAL

The death is reported from Napier of Mr. J. H. Fuller, for many years a traveller for Messrs. Levin and Company. Deceased was 56 years of age. Mr. W. J. Ewart, of Wellington, has been appointed manager of the New Plymouth branch of the New Zealand Government Life Assurance, which is about to be opened. i A cablegram from Rome says that the Pope granted an audience to Archbishop Man nix, who described the conditions in Ireland. Archbishop Mannix is en route to Australia.

At Hawera on Wednesday evening the dairy industry managers of Taranaki entertained to dinner Mr. Andrew Dunlop, who recently resigned his position as general manager of the Hawera Dairy . Company. Presentations were made to both Mr. and Mrs. Dunlop. The Rt. Hon. J. H. Whitley, M.P., to whom the Prime Minister has offered the Speakership of the House of Commons, is a cotton spinner by occupation and has represented Halifax for 20 years. He was a junior Lord of the Treasury from 1907-10, and since 1911 has been Deputy-Speaker. He has much tact, and a pleasant vein of humor. As chairman of the Committee of Industrial Problems a few years ago, he ’gave his name to the famous Whitley Councils. While the Chief Justice is away on leave, Mr. Justice Sim will be actingChief Justice. Sir Robert Stout will leave for England next month. Mr. Justice Reed, who appointed to fill the vacancy cause/ by the retirement of Mr. Justice Chapman, will be stationed in Wellington for a time, and Mr. A. S. Adams, who will be sworn in bn April 1 to succeed Mr. Justice Cooper, will commence his duties in Auckland.

A Press telegram from Greymouth reports the death of Mr. Ernust James Smith, 57 years of age, a brother of Mr. Christopher Smith, Wellington, and for 35 years manager of the Greymouth branch of Messrs. C. Smith, Ltd. The late Mr. Smith was a prominent public man, a Borough Councillor, a member of the Hospital Board, a judge and steward of the Jockey and Trotting Clubs, P.G-M. of the Oddfellows’ Lodge, and chairman of the Borough Beautifying Committee. He leaves a widow and five sons and two daughters. Writing from Melbourne recently, the correspondent of the Sydney Morning Herald said the health of the Prime Minister, Mr. W. M. Hughes, who was confined to his bed, was causing his colleagues no little anxiety. He is described as being very depressed and very ill, and his fall, it is stated, injured him much more seriously than would seem possible with such a simple accident. Mr. Hughes, however, is not a robust man, and a fall off his horse on to. his head, and a little later to strain himself severely at cricket, is more than he can stand. Apparently it will be some time before he is able to take up active work with his usual energy. The medical report is that his condition gives no cause for anxiety, but that his recovery will be slow and painful. No one in touch with the Prime Minister believes that his injury is so serious as to interfere permanently with liis political career, but he may be compelled to postpone his trip to England to attend the conference of Prime Ministers in June, though he may go to England, using the sea voyage as a means nf picking up his strength.