PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 October 1921, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr. A. Aluggeridge, of the Government Stores, Wellington, has been appointed manager of the Kaupokonui store. A London cable announces that Colonel Lister, son of Sir T. Villiers Lister, married Mrs. George Sandys, a daughter of Mr. Duncan Cameron, of Canterbury, New Zealand, at Holy Trinity Church, Brompton. There passed away at Te Kiri on Tuesday an old and respected resident of South Taranaki, in the person of Mr. Wm. Rye, at the advanced age of 77 years. Deceased for many years lived in Normanby, the greater part of which he was employed by the County Council on road work. He is survived by a widow and a large grownup family of sons and daughters. Not long since Mr. and Mrs. Rye celebrated their golden wedding.—Star. Taihape has just made a public presentation to Mr. E. A. Bellis, who played in the three test matches against the Springboks. The Mayor (Mr. Joblin), in presenting a gold watch and chain, classified the guest as, not only the best forward .in New Zealand, but the best in the world. The railway men of Taihape also presented the footballer with a razor and strop. Still another gap in the ranks of the now rapidly diminishing band of pioneer settlers has been caused by the death on Friday last, at the ripe age of 81 years, of Mr. Wm. Wilson, one of the best known and most highly respected settlers on this coast (says the Patea Press). The late Mr. Wilson, who was born in 1840 at Louth, Lincolnshire, arrived in the Dominion in .the ship Robert Small in the year 1858. He settled in the Fordell district, and then moved to Rustall, on the No. 2 Line, Wanganui, where he joined the late Mr. Bedford Sherriff, living there until 1878, when he acquired his late home, “Elslea”, in the Whenuakura district, where he resided continuously up to the time of his death, except for two visits to the Old Country, the first in 1879 and later, on his retiring from farming, in 1891. Shortly after his arrival in the Whenuakura district the late Mr. Wilson established his famous flock of Lincoln sheep. The late Mr. Wilson was a keen supporter of all kinds of sport, and was for many years president of the Waverley-Waitotara Racing Club. He was also a member of practically every local body in the district, occupying the chairmanship of many. He was married to Miss Hester Emily Wybourne, who predeceased him several years ago.