PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 December 1921, Page 4

PERSONAL.

The death recently occurred in the Waikato, at the age of 83, of Mr. P. J. Murtagh, who was formerly a horsetrainer, and was well-known in Feilding, Woodville, and Masterton. The Marquis and Marchioness of Northampton were passengers from San Francisco to Papeete by the Marama, which arrived at Wellington on Tuesday. They intend to visit New Zealand shortly.

Mr. Roy Lealand, son of Mrs. Lealand and the late Mr. Percy Lealand, who has been studying at the Otago University Dental Hospital, has been successful in graduating for the degree of Bachelor of Dental Surgery. Mr. J. A. Heskett is spending a short holiday in New Plymouth. The Onakaka iron works, the erection of which he has been superintending, are just about completed, and he hopes that production will be commenced about the end of Februarv.

Advice has been received by Inspector Murray, of the Taranaki police district, of the appointment of Constable M. Ryan to Rahotu, to succeed Constable O’Neill, who, on promotion to the rank of sergeant, was transferred some time ago to Wellington. Mr. G. W. Bennett, stationmaster, Eltham, is retiring from the service of the Railway Department shortly. Mr. Bennett has been a member of the railway staff for 39 years, an<J been in charge of the Eltham station for the past 13 years. He intends taking up his residence in the Auckland district.

A very oki evident of Wanganui, Mrs. Elizabeth Greenway, relict of the late Mr. Robert Greenway, died on Monday at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. G. S. Russell, of Wanganui East. She was highly respected in Wanganui and in New Plymouth. With her husband she went through the strenuous times of the Maori War. Besides Mrs. Russell, she leaves a son, Mr. Maurice Greenway, of Waverley. The death occurred at Wellington on Tuesday night of one of Wellington’s oldest identities. Mr. Paul Coffey, aged 87. He was born in London and early joined the British navy. He was engaged in carrying troops to the Bosphorous Sea during the Crimean War. Being invalided out of the navy he came to New Zealand in 1857. He was one of the original founders of the Wellington Harbor Board. —Press Assn.

The death occurred on Sunday of Mr. Walter Fuller, who for many years was connected with the staff of the Government Printing Office, reports the Dominion. The deceased., who was born in London, was a brother of Mr. John Fuller, .sent., of Auckland, and uncle of Mr. Walter Fuller and Mrs. Boddam, of Wellington. He was 75 years of age. and was predeceased by his wife two years ago.

Changes in one or two of the magisterial districts are announced by the Minister of Justice, the Hon. E. P. Lee. When Mr. S. E. McCarthy, Senior Magistrate at Christchurch, retires at the end of January, his place will be filled by Mr. H. Y. Widdowoon, of Dunedin; Mr. J. B. Bartholomew will take Mr. Widdowson’s place as Senior Magistrate in Dunedin, and Mr. H. W. Bundle will take the districts previously in charge of Mr. Bartholomew.

Mr. William L. Hay, the tenor vocalist who appeared with great success at one of the Male Choir concerts here last year, is shortly coming to make his residence in New Plymouth. Mr. Hay, who hails from Melbourne, has practised as an instructor and teacher of music, both vocal and instrumental, in the South Island for some years, but owing to the indifferent health of his wife, has been advised to come to the north. During this week Mr. Hay is singing the tenor solos in the "Messiah” in four different towns in tlip south, and hopes to be in New Plymouth about January 12. The death occurred at the New Plymouth Hospital last night of Mrs. J. C. Hickey, one of the most respected residents of Opunake, and one of the original settlers of the district. The late Mrs. Hickey, who was 64 years of age, was born at Williamstown, County Cork (Ireland), and came to New Zealand in 1879 in the ship City of Auckland. She had lived at Opunake for about 40 years, being one of the first, white women to settle there. She is survived by her husband, Mr. J. C. Hickey (Opunake) and six sons and four daughters—Messrs. T. S. and J. S. Hickey (Opunake), C. W. Hickey (Auroa), J. 'E. P. Hickey (Cardiff), L. y. (Auckland), C. S. Hickey (Sydney) ;* Sister Mary St. Domitele (Sacred Heart Convent, Christchurch), Mrs. G. E. Hamilton (Hamilton), Mrs. W. J. Wright (Rahotu) and Miss M. K. Hickey (Opunake). Charles Camille Saint Saens, notice of whose death has just been received from France, was born in Paris in 1835. From his earliest years he showed marked gifts aud aptitude of music. After holding several organ appointments, at the age if 23 he was appointed organist of the church of the Madeleine, which post he held for many years, being noted as much for his powers of improvisation as for his great executive ability. His most widely known opera is “Samson et Delila,” besides which there are several others, amongst them being “The Deluge,” though not so widely known. His orchestral works include several symphonies, pianoforte and violin concertos, four symphonic poems, of which the “Danse Marcabre has been played in Australia; also sacred music, pianoforte music, songs to English, French and Italian words. Jn 1884 he was made an officer of the Legion d’Honneur, having been made a knight in 1867.