PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 3 May 1922, Page 4

PERSONAL.

The death is reported at Napier of Mr. John Griffin, contractor, aged 74He built the Napier Marine Parade wall, and the Hobson Bay (Auckland) sewer system. Mr. W. Nixon, for many years in business in New Plymouth, leaves with his family for Australia this week, where he may settle. The title of Sir Arthur Balfour, who has been raised to the peerage, will be the Earl of Balfour (says a London message). His second title will be Viscount Traprain or Whittinghame. A cqble from London says the King and Queen and then* sons, Princess Beatrice and the Queen of Spain, with other Royalties, attended Prince Leopold Mountbatten’s military funeral in St. George’s Chapel, Windsor. The body was laid in the vault in which King Edward was buried. Reference to the death of Mr. Harris Ford was made at last night’s meeting of the Pukekura Park Board. In moving that the board extend their sympathy to the relatives the chairman (Mr. C. E. Bellringer) remarked that Mr. Ford was one of the members of the original board who had laid the foundation of what was one of the finest parks in the world. A motion of condolence with the relatives of the late Mr. S. Percy Snjith was passed at a meeting of the Pukekura Park Board last night. In speaking to the motion the chairman (Mr. C. E. Bellringer) stated that for many years Mr. Smith had occupied the position of chairman of the board and rendered service of the highest value to the park. Many improvements effected had been thought out by him, and his wide knowledge of New Zealand flora was of great advantage. The motion was seconded by Mr. H. Dempsey and carried in silence. Mr. George Jones, of Petone, who died on Friday last, at the age of 76, was an engineer with a world-wide reputation. Born at Rowford, Essex, after serving his apprenticeship as an engineer, he came to Australia, and built the Brisbane railway station, and a large bridge at Emu Plain. New South Wales. He then came over to New Zealand, and established a foundry at Nelson for Messrs. Edmonds, Bennett and Symonds., and afterwards acted as engineer to the company. Coming to Wellington, he built the first gasholder at Courtenay Place in IS7I, and was afterwards in charge of the erection of the patent slip at Evans Bay, of which he was the first engineer in charge.