PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 August 1921, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr. William Lochhead, who died in Christchurch this week, following an operation, at the age of 65, was wellknown in the Ashburton County. He took ah active interest in local body affairs.

Votes of condolence with the relatives of the late Mr. G. W. MoKee, and the late Mr. W. L. Newman, were passed by the general committee of the Taranaki Agricultural Society yesterday.

One of the best-known settlers of the Ohoura district, Mr. H. G. Seerujh has died in Auckland at the age of 57. Mr. Seerup went from Hawke’s Bay to Ohoura with the first settlers, and resided there ever since.

Messrs. Anderson, of Palmerston North, president of the New Zealand Milking Shorthorn Breeders’ Association, and Hodges, Rapanui, are on a visit to New Plymouth.

A Marton telegram reports that the Hon R K. Simpson, who had been prominent in public affairs for over 50 years and was a member of the Legislative Council, died yesterday morning, aged 87. The death occurred at New Plymouth yesterday of Mrs. Maria Blake, relict of Mr. William Blake, at the age of 92 years. The late Mrs. Blake was a resident of New Plymouth for many yeara. Mr. Morgan (Mayor of Waitara) is a grandson of the deceased. A very generous response has been made by citizens of Christchurch,’ and by residents of the neighboring districts, to the public presentation to be made by Mr. John Dwyer, who recently retired from the office of Superintendent of the Canterbury Police Division. A London correspondent writes that Sir Robert Stout, Chief Justice of New Zealand, has been sitting as a member of the Judicial Committee in Downing Street hearing an important Indian appeal and is also to assist in hearing other cases.

Inspector Hutton, who is shortly leaving New Plymouth to take up an appointment as police inspector in Gisborne, and Mrs. Hutton were the recipients of presentations at the police station yesterday. Senior-Sergeant McCrorie, who made the on behalf of the police force, expressed the general regret of the force at losing so capable an officer. Mr. J. T. Carr, the well-known engineer and formerly resident of Napier, died in England a little more than a month ago at the age of 69. Mr. Carr came out from England in the seventies under engagement to the Government and was employed in laying out the railway line in the neighborhood of Takapau and Woodville. Subsequently he resigned his position and after some j,years of private practice was appointed engineer of the Napier Harbor BoaYd, which post he held for some years. Ex-President Woodrow Wilson is practising law in Washington. According to the American newspapers, he was admitted on June 25 to practise before the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. A special session of the Court was held for the occasion in the chambers of the Chief Justice. At the conclusion of the ceremony the Justices briefly welcomed Dr. Wilson to the membership of the Bar. The admission of Dr. Wilson is the first under the now rule of Court, by which former Presidents and Vice-Presidents of the United States who are lawyers may be admitted without application or other formality. To avoid the camera men, the time of the ceremony was not disclosed. i