PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 September 1921, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr. A. H. Glasgow, of Napier, is on a visit to New Plymouth. Mr. W. M. Hughes, Premier of Australia, has arrived at Fremantle (says a cable from Perth). Mr. M. Healy, senior director of the New Plymouth Gas Company, was last night elected chairman of the company for the ensuing year. A further slight improvement in the condition of Chief-Detective McMahon, of Auckland, who suffered a seizure some days ago, is reported. Mr. G. IV. Thompson died at Levin on Saturday. Deceased, in his younger days, was a sailor, and in later years was engaged in the sawmilling industry. He was the first Mayor of Taumarunui.

Mr. Thomas McElligott, aged 82 years, who was a resident of the Dominion for 59 years, and for a very long period of the Cromwell district, died last week. He is survived by a widow and a family of 10, all of whom are grown up.

The remains of the late Mr. T. Alric Butler, one of the victims of Sunday’s boating fatality at New Plymouth, were interred at Karon cemetery (Wellington) yesterday after a funeral service in St. Peter’s Church. The deceased was the only son of Mr. and Mrs. G. 11. Butler, of The Terrace, Wellington. After his return from the front, where he served for three years, he married Mrs. Mona Marion Morgan, and had lived at Oriental Bay. He had been on the Vacuum Oil Company's staff for 13 years, and, prior to that, had been with Messrs. J. Nathan and Co. for 7 years. The late Mrs. Clementine Thomason, whose death occurred at Fitzroy last Saturday, was born in the Shetland Islands and came to New Plymouth with her husband and family in 1374. Soon after their arrival they settled in Fitzroy, so that the deceased lady was the oldest inhabitant of that suburb, not only in point of years, but also in length of residence as well. Mrs. Thomason at the time of her death was in her 93rd year and up to a few weeks ago enjoyed excellent health, except that she had become blind. She is survived by a family of five: Mrs. Roebuck, Okato;, Mrs. Colson, Fitzroy: Mrs. Allan, Inglewood; Mrs. Lee, Fitzroy;’ and Mr. James Thomason, Fitzroy. There are 23 grandchildren, 42 great grandchildren, and one great great grandchild. Her husband died 26 years ago.- The interment took place at Te Henui Cemetery on Tuesday, the Rev. W. J. Elliott conducting the funeral service.