PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 11 July 1922, Page 4

PERSONAL.

The death is reported at Napier of Mrs. Hay Chapman, wife of the manager of the Old People’s Home.

A Dunedin message reports the death of Mr. William Lane, founder of Lane’s well-known cordial business, aged 68.

A Melbourne message says that the principal award of the Royal Humane Society has been, bestowed on Mr. James Watson, engineer at Mount Mulligan-

A London cable reports the death of Lieut-General Sir James Bevan Edwards, aged 88 years. He entered the army in 1852 and served in the Crimean campaign, Indian Mutiny and China.

A Manila cablegram says that the condition of Admiral Dumaresque—who recently retired from the command of the Australian fleet —is most serious. Physicians state his condition is almost hopeless. The honor of domestic prelate has been conferred upon Father Golden, who has been about 53 years in Auckland. His title henceforth will be Monsignor. Father Cahill has also been honored with the title of Monsignor.

Mr. Srinevasa Sastri, a member of the Indian bouacil of State, arrived at Wellington from -Sydney yesterday as the delegate from the Government of India to voice the aspirations of his countrymen : .n rl.sir claims to an improved eta bus in the Dominions-

The Wanganui Chronicle announces death of Mrs. (Rev.) A. O. Williams, who passed £ way at a private hospital early on Sunday evening. The news of the death of Mrs. Williams will be received with sincere sorrow by a very large circle of friends, by whom she was much beloved-

An Auckland telegram says Mr. John Farrell, architect to the Auckland Education Board, has announced his intention to contest the Auckland West seat as the official Reform candidate at the general elections. He intends to resign from the board's service.

The many friends of Mr. W. H. Southcombo, of Patea, will learn with deep regret of the death of his son, Herbert, which took place at the Patea Hospital on Thursday last after a brief illness. The late Mr. Herbert Southcombe was only 24 years of age at the time of his death. The late Mr. Southcombe was a young man of very fine qualities, which gained him the esteem of a wide circle of friends in South Taranaki.

In the death of Mr. William Cable who passed away on Saturday, New Zealand, and Wellington in particular, has lost one of its best and well-known business men. The late Mr. Cable was born in Fe-rforshire, Scotland, and served his apprenticeship to the engineering trade in Fifeshire. He came to New Zealand in the ship Otago in 1869, landed at Port Chalmers, and for several years afterwards he worked at his trade as a journeyman at Dunedin. Subsequently he was an engineer on the Union Company’s steamers, and in IS7S he was appointed by Mr. E. W. Mills, the then owner of the Lion Foundry in Wellington, manager of the industry. His success was such that he was offered a partnership in the concern, and managed the foundry as managing partner. Two years later Mr. E. W. Mills retired, and Mr. Cable conducted the industry under the style and title of W. Cable and Co. In private life Mr. Cable was of a quiet disposition and a. sincere friend. He was a member of the Harbor Board, and was a persistent advocate for a dock in Wellington harbor.