PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 9 August 1921, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr. F. C. J. Bellringer has been appointed a trustee of the New Plymouth Savings Bank.

Mr. D. Cameron, lighthouse-keeper, Cape Egmont lighthouse, and Mrs. Cameron leave to-day en route for Centro Island lighthouse. Mr. B. H. Chaney left New Plymouth yestdrday to attend the annual conference of the Hunts’ Association, at Christchurch.

A Wanganui telegram states that Mr. C. C. Hutton, a well-known solicitor, who was a very popular resident, died suddenly yesterday as the result of a seizure.

Mr. W. R. Boon, Mayor of Wliakatanc, is spending a few days in New Plymouth with his father, Mr. J. W. Boon. Messrs. W. G. Marlow and A. E. Jaggs have been appointed members of the Waitara Harbor Board to fill two vacancies which the electors failed to fill at the election in April last.

Mr. L. Honeycombe, who has been a resident of Wanganui for four years, and who has taken a prominent part iu musical circles, has received a n important appointment at Hawera. Auckland papers record the deaths of Mr. E. C. Vipond, of Matakana, at the age of 74 years, and of Mr. Charles Thompson, formerly of Dargaville, aged

Police Inspector Hutton, of New Plymouth, loaves for Gisborne on Thursday morning to take up his appointment as inspector of police iu that district Inspector Murray, of Dunedin, who replaces Inspector Hutton at New Plymouth, will probably arrive here on Thursday.

A cable from Sydney records the death of the Rev. Joseph Robertson, a prominent Congregatiortalist, and a former chairman of the- New Zealand Congregational Union.

The Governor-General paid his first official visit to Ashburton and Methven yesterday. He w*as enthusiastically received, brilliant weather favoring civis functions in both towns. —Press Association.

A Blenheim message reports the death of Mr. George Houldsworth, aged 82. Mr. Moulds worth arrived in Marlboro ough 60 years ago, was a member or most local bodies, and was Mayor of Blenheim on two occasions.

The Rev. Dr. Morley, formerly of Christchurch, and now of Ke\V, Melbourne, i? reported to be in -unsatisfactory health. He has reached an advanced age, and has been in active work longer than has .any other Methodist minister in Australasia. His daughter, Sister Mabel, is now with him at Kew.

The death occurred at Ongarue on Friday last, at the age of 81 years, of Mr. C. M. Burgess. He was an old resident of New Guinea, and was a native of Waterford, Ireland. He was well-known in the Rangitikei district, having arrived at Bulls 56 years ago. He was predeceased by his wife, and leaves three grown-up sons (one of whom resides in Surrey, England), and tWo daughters— Mrs. L. Larsen, of Dannevirke, and Mrs. P. Braik, of Whakaronga, Palmerston North. Deceased was one of the first inspectors on the Main Trunk, 35 years ago. Ho had many friends in the Tarafiaka and M&uawatu districts..