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Taranaki Daily News, 25 January 1922, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Chief-Detective McMahon, who was recently transferred from Auckland to Ashburton, has been compelled to resign from the force as from March 31, owing to ill-health.

The death is recorded of another old resident of Auckland, Mrs. Mary Farquhar son Gordon, who arrived in New Zealand in 1866.

Lady Scott, widow of the Antarctic explorer, has become engaged to Lieut.Commander Hilton loung, M.P. for Norwich. —London cable.

Messrs. J. J. Meuli and F. G. Seddon, chairman and secretary respectively of the North Island Brass Bands’ Association, paid a brief visit to New Plymouth on Monday.

Mr. F. W. G. M‘Leod left by yesterday’s mail train for Wellington. It is probable that he will coach a southern band for the forthcoming Wellington band contest, returning immediately afterwards.

A very old colonist, Mr. John Gray, of Mount Eden, Auckland, died on Sunday morning, at the age of 84% years. Mr. Gray was born in Antrim, Ireland, and arrived in Auckland by the ship Indian Empire, in 1862, having resided there continuously until his death. Mr. P. Scott Leggatt, one of the principals of the firm of Thomas Summerson and Sons, Ltd.. Darlington, who is negotiating for the establishment of iron and steel works at isew Plymouth, is a passenger by the s.s. Niagara from Vancouver, due at Auckland on February 3. He expects to be in New Plymouth a Bbw days later.

The occurred last night of Mr. James Burgess, of Normanby Street, Fitzroy, at the age of 74 years. The late Mr. Burgess was, until about four years ago, a resident of Warea, where he was a well-known farmer. He took a keen interest in agricultural and social affairs in the district. Mr. Burgess is survived by a widow, but had no family.

Mr. H. J. Taperell, who has been appointed editor of the Evening News, Sydney, spent his early days as a journalist on the staff of the "Wairarapa Daily Times. Then he joined the New Zealand Times, and was for many years its chief reporter. Removing to Australia, he joined the Sydney Daily Telegraph as editorial writer. He came back to New Zealand to become editor of the New Zealand Times. Then he went back to Sydney, and rejoined the Daily Telegraph. A few years ago he retired from that paper, and has since been associated with other journals in Sydney.