PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 14 August 1922, Page 4

PERSONAL.

A London cable announces the death of Mr. Dudley Hardy, the well-known London artist. His work in the leading London illustrated papers is wellknown. He was 55. The death of Sir Alfred Rollit, Consul-General foi Roumania in London since 1911, is reported in a London cable. He was 80. The late Mrs. Mary Wright Miscall, who died at Pahiatua, was an old resident of Stratford , (Taranaki), says the Pahiatua Herald. She had been in bad health for some time and had been spending a fortnight with her daughter, Mrs. J. H. Lister, in Pahiatua, when she again became very ill. The late Mrs. Miscall is survived by her husband, three sons and one daughter. The interment took place at Mangatainoka, Rev. Father Sweeney conducting the burial service.

The death of Mr. Stephen Earl at Tauranga removed another veteran of the Maori War. Deceased had reached the great age of 92 years. He was a native of Norfolk, England. In the early days of the Australian goldfields, about seventy-one years ago, Mr. Earl was early on the spot. He followed the gold for some years, and was afterwards farming in the Geelong district. While in Australia he joined the Ist Waikatos, and landed at Auckland in 1863. He was connected with the Commissariat Transport Corps between Auckland and the Waikato. Later he was drafted with his company to Tauraitga, and took part in the fights in the Whakamarama district. At the conclusion of the war Mr. Earl lived some time at Gate Pa, but subsequently took up his military grant of land at Aongatete. Twenty years ago he moved to Whangarei, and seven years ago went back to Tauranga.

Mr. William Sinclair, whose death at Melbourne was reported the other day, was Crown Solicitor in Blenheim from 1879 to 1893, and he resigned that position to stand for the local Parliamentary seat. His contest was with Mr. T. L. Buick, who was returned. Mr. Sinclair held office as a borough councillor for several years, and was a member of the Marlborough Education Board. His wife predeceased him at Wellington some sixteen years ago. Their children are Mrs. E. Rose (Blenheim), Mrs. F. T. Evatt (Blenheim), Mrs. J. Breen (Wellington), Mr. Robert Sinclair (Wellington), and Mr. Gerald Sinclair (Perth, W.A.)*. The late Mr. D. P. Sinclair, who was town clerk of Blenheim for many years, was a brother of the deceased. Some years ago the deceased took up his residence in Victoria, and he practised his profession at Melbourne up to the time of his death. He married a second time, and leaves a widow and young son in Melbourne.