PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 3 September 1921, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr. A. E. Jull, chairman of the Dominion Counties Conference, ie visiting New Plymouth. Mr. G. H. Harle. postmaster at Ashburton, a former resident of New* Plymouth, retires from the service at the end of this month.

Madame Clara Butt, interviewed, spoke glowingly of Miss Rosina Buckman, the New Zealand soprano, who haa clearly established herself firmly in the English concert and operatic world (says a cable from Sydney).

Sir Francis Bell received the following cable from Mr. Massey from Canada, dated September 1: "Arrived safely after a pleasant voyage; all party well; leaving here for Vancouver tomorrow.”—Prese Association

His Majesty the King has been pleased to approve of the retention of the title of “Honorable” by Sir W. Bassett Edwards. Sir Theophilus Cooper, and Mr. F. R. Chapman, lately judges of the Supreme Court of New Zealand. Lord Inchcape (managing director of the P. and O. Line, with which are incorporated the pnion Steam Ship Company and the New Zealand Shipping Company) ie, it is understood on good authority, a passenger on the R.M.S. Niagara, on his way to Australia and New Zealand.—Wellington Times.

The Governor-General has called the following gentlemen to the Legislative Council: Sir James Carroll (Giebome); the Hon. Thomas William Hislop (Wellington); Mr. J. P. Campbell, barrister (Auckland); Mr. W. W. Snodgrass, Mayor of Nelson; Mr. W. H. Mclntyre, chairman of Buller County Council. The late Mr. Edward Child, whose death occurred thia week at the advanced age of 93 years, was a wellknown figure in the Ha loom be and Manawatu districts. Arriving in New Zealand from his native England in 1875, deceased took up land at Halcombe, and there, in conjuction with his farm, established the first hotel in the district.

A London message states that a coroner’s inquiry took place into the circumstances of the death of Dr. Richard Allen, an Aucklander and a brilliant Harley Street specialist. He had a nervous breakdown after war service and medical evidence showed that he died from narcotic poisoning. There were indications of the constant use of the hypodermic syringe. Dr. Allen was 45 years of age. He had a most distinguished career at school and university in New Zealand and subsequently at Guy’s Hospital, London. He was particularly interested in vaccine therapy and wrote many important monographs. The death of Mr. G. S. Ormandy took place at the New Plymouth Hospital on Thursday. The late Mr. Ormandy was one of Lepperton’a old and highly respected settlers, a man whose word was his bond, and strictly honorable in all his dealings, one who had no particular desire for ease and retirement, and has died practically in harness. The late Mr. Ormandy was n member of the Methodist Church there, which will be the poorer by his decease. He was also Lepperton’a first dairy factory manager, filling after this the position as manager of the Frankley Road and Tikorangi factories respectively, and later took up farming and continued in this occupation up to the time of hie death. Mr. Ormandy married Miss Wright, the eldest daughter of the late Mr. Tbos Wright.