PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 24 March 1922, Page 4

PERSONAL.

A London cable states that the King is much better, but remains indoors during the present wintry spell.

Advice was received in Christchurch last night that Len Hegarty, a wellknown cross-country horseman, died in Westport Hospital yesterday from spinal meningitis.—Press Association.

Word is to hand at Stratford that Mr. J. H. Barber, of Toko Road, has passed the first section of the B.A. degree, which he sat for in November last.

Miss M. Davies has been appointed matron of the Palmerston North Hospital, in succession to Miss McLagan, who has retired. The„ appointee received her early training at Palmerston, thence at Otira Gorge and Akaroa. She had a lengthy war service, being two years in a casualty clearing station in France. On her return to New Zealand she nursed at the Trentham military hospital, but lately was in private practice.—Press Association.

On expressing the intention of relinquishing his position of sole selector to the Taranaki Rugby Union, it was decided at last night’s meeting of the union, on the motion of Mr. Lees, to place on record appreciation of Mr. Malone’s services to Rugby football in Taranaki, and to express the -hope that Mr. Malone would still take an active part in the same. Mr. A. R. Ryder’s resignation from the union was accepted with regret, it being decided to place on record an appreciation of Mr. Ryder’s services.

Miss Mary Downes, a member of the New Plymouth branch of the Victoria League, has won a photographic competition for junior associates of the Empire, organised by Professor Hallam, of Harrow, the organising secretary ot the junior associates. Miss Downes received news of her success by mail last week. Her entry was a number of views of the district, upon which the judge commented very favorably, especially upon the manner in which the photos were arranged. One of New Zealand's pioneers passed away in the person of Mr. S; La Trobe, who died at his residence, St. Stephen’s Avenue, Parnell, Auckland, in his 83rd year. The late Mr. La Trobe came out in- 1862 in the ship Hanover. After spending some time in the north he engaged in business in Auckland. On the outbreak of the Waikato war he served as a volunteer throughout a]’ the operations of the Maori war in the Waikato. He won the war medal, and also the New Zealand medal. Immediately after the war he took up farming in the Waikato, where he resided for twenty years, and afterwards went into business at Henderson, retiring to live at Takapuna sixteen years ago. He had been connected- with’ the Baptist Tabernacle and the Y.M.C.A. movement in Auckland for many years. Mr. Trobe is survived by his widow, two sons (Mr. W. S. La Trobe, of Wellington, and Mr. H. B. La Trobe, of Te Atatu), and one daughter (Mrs. R. H. Hobday, wife of the Rev. R. H. Hobday, of Wellington).