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Taranaki Daily News, 28 September 1921, Page 4

PERSONAL.

It is expected Lord and Lady Jelliooe will visit New Plymouth towards the end of next month. Whilst in the town JelUcoe will officially opm the Clarke Memorial Hostel for Girls, conducted by the Y.W.C.A.

Mr. J. J. Oughton, of Okaiawa, has been appointed a judge of draught horses at the Auckland show in December.

Mr. A. Morton, president of the National Dairy Association, was a passenger for Wellington by the mail train yesterday.

One of the best-known residents of the Ellesmere district has passed away at Christchurch, in the person of Mr. Robert Mcllraith, at the age of eighty years.

Captain Frank Ricketts, a mastermariner, aged 64, died suddenly at Nelson. He was well known in shipping circles.

Messrs. S. G. Smith and 0. Hawken, M.P.’s, who have been visiting their homes during the week-end, returned to Wellington by the mail train yesterday morning. The death is recorded of Mrs. Galloway, of Normanby. Her husband pre deceased her some 13 years ago. She leaves an aged mother, two sons (Messrs. George and Alexander Galloway) and one daughter (Elsie). Messrs. R. 11. Pigott (chairman of the Clifton County Council), E. Walter (chairman of the Stratford County Council) and T. McPhillips (cliairman of the Waimate County Council) left for Wellington by the mail train yesterday to attend the annual counties conference, which is to be held at Wellington this week.

By the death of Mr. Cornelius Day, which occurred at Hamilton last week, Waikato loses another of its very old residents, and one who has done much toward bringing the district into prominence as a dairying centre. Mr. Day was born in Kent, England, in 1836, ai.d in his early days followed the occupation of farming. He came to New Zealand as a young man, and took up land.

Mr. R. A. R. Oldham, the well-known Nelson sheepfarmer, who was killed last week at Wakefield through the motorcar he was driving colliding with a train, was a prominent footballer in his younger days. He represented the Nelson College senior team in 1885, and subsequently played for the Nelson Club, and also represented Nelson province on several occasions. He was also an enthusiastic volunteer, and held a commission in the old Wakatu Mounted Rifles. When Mr. H. W. Wilson, town clerk of Auckland, commenced twelve months’ leave of absence on September last, Mr. J. J. Walklate, general manager of tramways, was appointed acting-town clerk. Shortly afterwards Mr. Wilson was appointed town clerk of Northcote, which position he still occupies. Mr. Wilson has now handed in his resignation as town clerk of the city as from the end of the month, and this has been accepted. At the last meeting of the City Council Mr. Walklate was appointed town clerk as from October 1.