PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 4 November 1921, Page 4

PERSONAL.

There was no change last night in the condition of Mr. F. P. Corkill, of New Plymouth. A London message reports the death of Lord Sandhurst, who was Under-Sec-retary for War, 1886, 1892-4, and Governor oi Bombay, 1895-99. Mr. Fred Txiveridge, a native of New Plymouth, where he was born seventy years ago, died at Wanganui on Monday last. A Press Association message from Christchurch reports the death at Rotorua of Mr. Robert Leckie, chief clerk ot the Lands Office at Christchurch. He had acted as private secretary to Sir Robert Stout, Mr. Atkins, Mr. Richard Seddon and Sir Thomaa Mackenzie. A vote of sympathy with Mr. F. P. Corkill in his illness was passed at the annual meeting of the Equitable Building .Society of New Plymouth last night. The chairman of directors (Mr. S. W. Shaw) said Mr. Corkill had rendered valuable aid to the society, and members would greatly regret to hear of his serious illness.

Speaking at the annual meeting of the Equitable Building Society last night, the chairman (Mr. S. W. Shaw) referred to the loss sustained by the death of Mr. James Cl,arke last November, just after he had been elected to the position of chairman by hia fellow directors. His death had been a great blow to all members. Miss Mary McCarthy, who has recently returned from a visit to Europe, will shortly visit New Plymouth. For many years Miss McCarthy was a teacher in the Otago and Canterbury districts. In 1917 she joined the Auckland branch of the Women’s International League and went to Europe in 191’9 representing the Women’s Peace and and Labor groups in New Zealand. She attended trades union congresses at G’iasgow', London alnd Portsmouth, a teachers 1 ' conference at Edinburgh, and two world’s women’s conferences at Geneva. She came in contact with leaders in the peace and Labor movements from America, Europe and Australia, and since her return in December, 1920, has addressed meetings in all parts of New Zealand. Many old residents of Taranaki will learn with interest that Mr. James Kowin, who years ago represented Messrs. Lovell and Christmas, Ltd., of London, and who travelled each year for his firm to and from New Zealand for about fifteen years, is well in health despite the great age of over 80 years he has attained. In a letter to Mr. William Rowe, of New Plymouth, dated at London, September I*2, Mr. Kowin wishes to be remembered to all old friends. He says, inter alia, that the summer in England has been extremely dry, “such ae,” he adds, “I do not remember previously, and nothing can grow without water; but a change has come, and we are now getting copious rains, but too late, for crops are short and things will be deer, and if we have a severe winter there will be some suffering’ Mr. KoWin still takes a keen interest in current events and closely follows all public matters in the Old Country. He mentions the visit of Mr. Massey to England, and says that “he has impressed all here With a high opinion of his good sense and honesty of purpose,” and adds that “the people of England conclude that he is the right man in the right place.”