PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 29 September 1921, Page 4

PERSONAL.

A London cablegram reports the death of Mr. William Howard Smith, formerly of Melbourne.

A Wellington message reports the death of Mr. John Smith, aged 81. formerly a prominent member of all local bodies, also of the Order of Oddfellows. The death occurred a few days ago of th? Rev. Father John Curran, of Otahuhu, aged 48 years. Born at Thames, he was educated there and at Dunedin, and later at Thurles, Ireland, returning to the Dominion 14 years ago.

American papers just to hand announce the death of the eminent Christian lawyer, Dr. C. L. Scofield, who is best known throughout the Englishspeaking world as the editor of the Scofield Reference Bible. Dr. Scofield passed away on July 20, at the age of 76. Mr. Daniel Murphy, well known in Wellington for many years, passed away on Thursday at the age of G 7, at his residence, Brooklyn. He came from Ireland about 40 years ago, and an the early days was one of the best quoit players in the district in the days when the game was popular. At last night's meeting of the North Taranaki Cricket Association the following resolution was carried: “That the very sincere sympathy of this association be extended to the wife and relatives of the late Mr. Frank Robertson, and the high appreciation and esteem in which Be was held by all cricketers who knew him be placed on record, on account of his untiring ecorts in the interests of cricket and cricketers.”

Mr. H. E. Carey, ex-Administrator of the Northern Territoy, who has been in New Plymouth for some time, left yes-' terday for Melbourne, in connection with a case he is bringing in the Federal High Court against the Federal Government for damages for dismissal as the result of Judge Ewing’s findings over the Bolshevik outbreak at Darwin. Judge Bevan, who was also dismissed, has already received compensation from the Government.

An old identity of the Shag Point and Palmerston districts in the person of Mr. Edward Clarke passed away at his residence in Kirkwall Street, Palmerston, on Tuesday last. The late Mr. Clarke was born in Lanarkshire 77 years ago, and after spending some time in Queensland, he came to New Zealand, and has resided in the Shag Point and Palmerston districts for the past 50 years. Until the last few years he was underground manager at the Shag Point coal mine, and since his retirement six years ago he resided in Palmerston. He moved among a wide circle of friends, and was respected by all who knew him. Mr. Clarke, who was predeceased by his wife six years, leaves five daughters— Mesdames R. M. Isaac, A. Goodly and A. Torrance, of Dunedin; W. F. Everest, of Hamilton; and K. J. Woodward, of Tabaka—and one son, Mr. T. Clarke, of Fairlie. One son was the late Mr. J. Clarke, Mayor of New Plymouth, who was killed in the aviation tragedy last year at New Plymouth.