PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 June 1922, Page 4

PERSONAL.

The death occurred <at Christchurch last night of Mrs. Whittle, wife of Mr. E. Whittle, of New Plymouth. Mrs. Whittle has been in ill health for some two years. A London cable reports the death of Mr. John Williams. M.P. (Labor) for Gower, Glamorganshire, who was born in 1861, and was advisory agent for the Western Miners’ Association. A London message reports the death of Admiral Beaumont, aged 75. The admiral was commander-in-chief in Australia from 1901-3 and retired in 1912. The Rev. C. H. Laws, M.A., D.D., president of the New Zealand Methodist Conference, is making a tour of the Dominion in his official capacity, and expects to visit New Plymouth and Waitara about the end of July. On the recommendation of the medical superintendent of the New Ply. mouth Hospital, Nurses Smart, Smith, Collins and Fairbrother were yesterday appointed ward sisters. Miss Clark, who has been acting as masseuse at the New Plymouth Hospital. has severed her connection with the institution, Sister MacDonald filling the position temporarily. Mr. H. Dempeey will be a candidate for election to the Education Board at the coming poll. He will stand for the northern district. Mr. Dempsey’s long experience as headmaster of the Central School, New Plymouth, and later as inspector for the board should render him a most valuable member of the Education Board.

The Commercial Bank of Australia, Ltd., will open its New Plymouth branch this morning under the management of Mr. H. L. Bradbury, who has been sent over from the Melbourne office. Mr. Bradbury, accompanied by Mrs. Badbury and child, arrived in New Plymouth last week. The death of Mrs. Alexander, widow of t-hp late Mr. John Alexander, at her residence, Bel) Street, removes another of Wanganui’s old identities. The deceased, who was 78 years of age, was held in the highest esteem by all who knew her.

Miss Margaret Thorp, of Perth, whose mission to New Zealand is for the purpose of assisting to raise funds to relieve the famine-stricken people of Russia, arrives in New Plymouth to-day. Miss Thorp will deliver a lecture here tonight on conditions in Russia, of which she speaks from experience. At yesterday’s meeting of the hospital board the matron (Miss Campbell) was granted three months’ leave of absence for health reasons, it being her intention to visit Ceylon. Sister Kate Barnitt will be acting-matron.

On the recommendation of the director of the nursing division of the Health Department. Nurse Lizzie Fraser, who was trained at New Plymouth Hospital and St. Helen’s, Wanganui, and is now on the staff of the Palmerston North-Hospital, was yesterday appointed by the Taranaki Hospital Board as district nurse at Uruti.