PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 January 1922, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr. O. Hawken, M.P. for Egmont leaves for Wellington by the mail train to-morrow morning.

An old settler of Sandon, in the person of Mr. Alex. Oocloburn, died a few days ago at the age of eighty-five years.

•Sir Robert and Lady Stout, who have been on holiday in England, are returning to New Zealand by the Marama, which is due at Wellington to-day.

The Greymouth Star understands that k is the intention of Mr. T. E. Y. Seddon, M.P. for Westland, to'reside permanently in Greymouth after his marriage, and he intends to follow his profession as a solicitor.

Messrs. J. S. Fox, chairman of the New Plymouth High School Board, accompanied by Mr. W. H. Moyes, principal of the Boys’ School, left for Wellington by the mail train yesterday on business connected with the school.

It is understood that Nurse Smith, of the New Plymouth hospital staff, has been placed top for the Dominion in the State examination for nurses. Very successful passes have also been made by other members of the staff, but details will not be available for a day or two.

Mr. F. Watson, who has just retired from the management of the Bank of New South Wales branch at Bulls, was farewelled at the Bulls bowling green on Saturday last prior to his departure for New Plymouth, where he has decided to settle, having purchased a property at Westown.

The Sheat-Parrott wedding, which was solemnised at St. Mary’s Church, Nt?w Plymouth, on the 28th ult., was of particular interest in educational circles, inasmuch as hhe contracting parties, .as well as the beat man and bridesmaid, wore all students at • Victoria College, Wellington. The bridegroom (who is a son of Mr. J. Sheat. of Hawera) obtained his B.A. and LL.B, degrees whilst at that college, and was for two years president of the Victoria College Students’ Association. His brother, Mr. W. Sheat, 8.A., officiated as best man. The bride, Miss E. M. Parrott, was until recently on the staff of the Stratford High School, and the bridesmaid, Miss L. M. Parrott, is engaged on the teaching staff at Eltham. The illness of Dr. M. R. Neligan, formerly Anglican Bishop of Auckland, which was mentioned at the sitting of the Auckland Anglican Synod in October, appears to be of a severe nature. In a letter received by the present bishop, Dr. A. W. Averill, in acknowledgment of the cablegram of sympathy forwarded by the synod, Bishop Neligan stated that he was unable to do more than dictate the letter to a

typist. His signature was typed, and he could only just append his initials. The letter contained the following pas-

sage:—“lf I can I will dictate a few letters to people in New Zealand. Perhaps you will be further kind and if the opportunity serves, tell anybody you come across that I would wish to write to each person, but that now I simply

annot. I know they are all so kind hat they will not put my silence down o anything but the real cause, namely, ny inability to write at all. My wife s able to come to Scarborough, where I im dictating this. It agrees with her •ery well, and she is wonderfully brave ind plucky. yVe have taken a house n Scarborough at any rate, thxee nonths more.”