PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 25 July 1922, Page 4

PERSONAL.

The many friends of Mr. George King, of New Plymouth, will regret to learn that he is at present seriously ill. Mr. M. Fraser leaves for Wellington this morning to attend a special meeting of the Board of Health.

Mr. F. Ranford was re-elected chairman of the Stratford Co-operative Association at a meeting of the directors yesterday. A New York cablegram reports the death at 68 years of Dr. Jokichi Takamine, the world-famous Japanese chemist, who discovered the glandular product known as adrenalin.

. Mr. T. Shatter Weston left Wellington for Sydney on Friday in obedience to doctor’s orders. He will be away for some weeks.

A London cable reports the death of Mrs. Beckles Willson, the founder of the famous Paris canteen “A Corner of Blighty.” She died -while at prayer in Mitcham Church.

The Rev. Father Hegarty, who has been assistant priest in Masterton for some time, has been transferred as parish priest to Carterton. The Kev. Father Phelan goes to Patea. At the annual meeting of suppliers of the Midhirst Dairy Company a vote of condolence was passed with the widow and family of the late Mr. J. Vickers, who was described as “the father of the company.” At last night's meeting of the New Plymouth Borough Council Councillor W. Rumball submitted hie resignation as a member of the council. For business reaeons he had had to leave New Plymouth and would cease to be a ratepayer in the borough. The Mayor (Mr. F. E. Wilson) made eulogistic references to Cr. Rumball’s work on the council and on his motion the council expressed its sincere regret at his departure from New Plymouth.

Mr. Edward Newman, Reform member for the Manawati! seat, has announced that he will not be a candidate at the coming general election, as he is retiring from active politics. Mr. Newman, who resides at Marton, has represented Manawatu since 1908. His knowledge of agricultural and pastoral matters has been most useful in the House and he has always been keenly interested in the progress of the district.

Mr. James Hutchins, whose death occurred in New Plymouth on Friday last, was a pioneer settler of the Rerekapa district, an outpost of Taranaki settlement. Going in there when road communication was almost non-existent—it is not very much better now—he set himself with pluck anti energy to make a home in the wilderness under very discouraging conditions. But he persevered and stuck to it until advancing years caused him to come to New Plymouth.

The death of Mr. Norman, late enginedriver at the Stratford main dairy factory, was referred to bjr the chairman (Mr. F. Ranford) in moving the adoption of the annual report and balancesheet. Mr. Ranford said death was never a pleasant thing to contemplate, but it always seemed particularly sad when it came suddenly and unexpectedly to one in the prime of young manhood as was the case with the late Mr. Norman. The company had lost an able and -conscientious employee and they rgeretted exceedingly his untimely end.

The death occurred suddenly yesterday of Mrs. Elizabeth Giddy, wife of Mr. Wm. Giddy, of Bell Block', at the age of 82. Mrs. Giddy came out from Home, living at Sydney for some year’, and later coming to New Zealand, where she has lived for thcr past sixty years. Mr. Giddy was one of the first children born in Taranaki. Mr. and Mrs. Giddy had a farm at Kelly Road, Huirangi, but about seven or eight years ago removed to Corbett Road, Bell Block, where they have since resided. Mrs. Giddy is survived by her husband, four sons and two daughters, viz.. Messrs. Geo. Giddy (Fitzroy), Dick Giddy (Kelly Road, Huirangi), Ernest Giddy (Sentry Hill), Arthur Giddy (Tarurutangi), Mrs. Frank Cooper (Fitzroy), and Mrs. E. Holden (Fitzroy).* The funeral takes place to-morrow.

Many friends in Taranaki will deeply regret to. learn of the death at Auckland of Mr. L. S. Tarrant after a long and painful illness. Mr. Tarrant had been for many years a well-known residetn of Hawera, and previously had been for years in Wanganui. He was an enthusiast in musical circles, and was one of the founders and keenest supporters of the Hawera Male Choir. He was also formerly a prominent member of the Hawera Golf Club. In business circles he was connected with the New Zealand Brush Company, of Hawera, and was some years ago a member of the firm of Hughes, Allomes and Tarrant, Ltd. He leaves a widow and two children, and to them will go out the deepest sympathy of a large number of friends.—Star.

Toscha Seidel and his concert company are touring New Zealand next month. . He is considered to ,be next to Paderewski as a violinist. With him is Mr. Frank Hutchens, A.R.A.M., the young Hawera pianist, whose work in Australia was very highly appreciated. A New Plymouth resident was present at the last concert given by the two gifted musicians at the Town Hall, Melbourne, and he describes the scene following the completion of the programme as one he will never forget. They were encored and encored, and when amidst the applause they indicated' their physical inability to respond again—the spirit being willing but the flesh being weak—the audience, which crowded every part of the spacious building —rose as one man, and cheered and cheered again. Seidel and Hutchins re-appeared and ■bowed their acknowledgment of the compliment, but that would not do —they wanted to hear them again—and so, when the young musicians obtained their second breathing, they returned and gave another item. Even then the audience were not satisfied, but the musicians were quite done after such a strenuous evening’s programme. Later the Taranaki man, who knew Frank Hutchins as a boy. endeavored to see ■him and shake hands, but he found a multitude of ladies and girls, all with autograph books, clustered around the musicians’ rooms, and not being prepared to wait for two or three hours, gave up thought of seeing him.