PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 August 1921, Page 4

PERSONAL.

A London cablegram reports the death of Mr. H. J. Gerritsen, butter importer. Lord Derby has been electeel president of the British Empire Union.

We are asked to state that it is Mr. Frank Arden, not “Ardern,” who is seriously ill in New Plymouth at present. Mr. Newton King, who is confined to a private hospital in Christchurch, was, according to reports received last night, still progressing satisfactorily towards recovery.

Mr. J. T. Quin was re-elected chairman of directors of the Taranaki Farmers’ Meat Company at a meeting held yesterday after the annual gathering of shareholders. •

Mr. Twentyman Wilson, years ago a well-known resident of Stratford, died at Christchurch on Tuesday, in his eighty-fourth year. Mr. McAllum, branch manager of the Matapu factory, has been appointed manager of the Tafiki dairy factory in succession to Mr. T. Mcllroy, now manager of the Stratford Dairy Company.

A vote of condolence with Mr. T. Julian (Warea) in the bereavement sustained in the loss of his wife, was carried at yesterday’s meeting of the Farmers’ Union executive, and the secretary was instructed to write conveying the sympathy of members to Mr. Julian and family.

At the annual meeting of the Taranaki Fanners’ Meat Company in New Plymouth yesterday the chairman (Mr. J. T. Quin) tendered an apology for the absence of Mr. Newton King owing to illness. Prior to the termination of business, a motion was passed expressing sympathy with Mr. King in hiq indisposition and hopes for a speedy recovery.

Mr. R. Coombes, of Sydney, president of the Amateur Athletic Union of Australia and New Zealand, is visiting New Plymouth. During the last 45 years Mr. Coombes has been very intimately connected with every kind of sport—he is a journalist by profession—and has perhaps done more for amateur athletics than any man in Australia and New Zealand. At Wellington he received a fitting receptloft at the hands of the athletic and otner sports organisations, the Mayor, Mr. R. A. Wright. M.P., presiding, and Sir John Luke, M.P., being among those present. Mr. Coombes is visiting New Plymouth to take part in the coursing meeting. Accompanying him is Mr. Foy, of Sydney, head of the firm of. Mark Foy, Ltd., and onfe of the best patrons of sport in Australia. Their visit to Now Zealand is to encourage coursing and to raise its status as a national sport.