PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 25 May 1921, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr. Justice Reed, who is presiding at the present session of the Supreme Court in New Plymouth, will ‘leave for Wanganui on Saturday morning.

Mr. R. H, Rocked, of the staff of the New Plymouth Boys’ High School, who underwent an operation in the hospital on Sunday, was reported to be progressing satisfactorily yesterday. Mr. H. Temple White has been appointed adjudicator for the male quartet and school choirs’ competitions to be held at Hawera towards the end of June. The competitions are being held under the auspices of the Hawera Male Choir.

The following cablegram has been received from Sir William Herries, M.P., for Tauranga, who left some weeks ago •for England: “Am much better. Intend leaving for New Zealand during second week in July, per steamer Rimutaka. Labor troubles are bad here, preventing enjoyment of my visit. Remember me to all friends.” ■ Mr. James Findlay, New Zealand representative of the Shaw. Savill and Albion Company, is shortly returning to England. Mr. Findlay came out to take charge of the head office of the company just before the outbreak of hostilities. During the Avar he occupied the position of chairman of the New Zealand Overseas Shipowners’ Committee, and for his services in thia position received the 0.8. E. It is understood that Mr. E. V. Bevan, assistant manager of the company, will succeed Mr. Findlay, and that Mr. Guy Turner, of Levin and Co., will be the new assistant manager. At an early hour on Sunday morning the death occurred at Lansdowne of Mr. John Frederick Maunsell, aged 79 years. Deceased was a son of the late Ven. Archdeacon Maunseil, who assisted Lieut.-Go ver nor Hobbs to obtain signatures to the Treaty of Waitangi. He was born in the Waikato, and in 1859 accompanied his brother to the Wairarapa, where ipiey took up land at Tinui. Later on he took an interest in local politics, and was for some time a member of the North Wairarapa County Council and Castlepoint Road Board. The late Mr. Maunsell is survived by his widow and three sons—Dr. F. W. Maunsell and Messrs. H. B. and T. B. Maunsell. ,

Mr. James Hanna Smyth died at Wairoa on Sunday. He was born in Ireland in 1832, and emigrated to Australia. After being on the Ballarat and Gabriel’s Gully goldfields he enlisted at Dunedin in 1864, in the Military Settlers. The following year he took part, as ser-geant-major, in "Fraser’is Fighting Fifty”, in the battles at Tehatepe, Karomiromiro and Pukemaire (where he was wounded). Karomiromiro was one of the smartest engagements of the New Zealand War, fifty men accounting for 86 of the enemy. Deceased was a member of the first Wairoa County Council in 1877. Later, he took a part in municipal /politics, school affairs and racing. He possessed a wonderful constitution, and had a great memory for events in the old days. He possess...l all his faculties to the end.