PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 5 September 1922, Page 4

PERSONAL.

A Dunedin message reports the death, at Milton, of Mr. Donald Reid, solicitor, former Mayor and a member of Parliament.

A London cablegram reports the death of Surgeon Rear-Admiral George Collingwood and Mr. Frederick W. Dickinson, director of Reuter’s cable agency. The resignation of Mr. H. Malt, engineer in charge at the power house, waq received at last night’s meeting of the New Plymouth Borough Council. y

At last night’s meeting of the New Plymouth Borough Council an apology for absence was received for Cr. R. L. Parkin, who is at present indisposed. Mr. J. J. Holland, a very old resident of Auckland, three times Mayor of the city, and for three years a member of Parliament, died on Thursday last, aged 81. The death is reported at Wellington of Mr. V. G. Day, for a number of years S.M. at various towns, and latterly president of the Assessment Court. He was 64 years of age, and came to New Zealand in 1879. Sir Campbell Stuart has resigned the chairmanship of the Daily Mail and other Northcliffe newspapers. It is understood he will devote himself entirely to the increased responsibilities of the managing directorship of the Times.

The death occurred last week at Thames of an old colonist, Mrs. M. A. Wishart, who had resided at the goldfields centre for upwards of 50 years. Mrs. Wishart, who was born in London in 1846, came to New Zealand in the ship Rose of Cashmere in 1862, arriving in Auckland shortly before the Outbreak of the Waikato war.

An old colonist, Mr. R. T. Douglas, passed away in his 79th year at his residence at Auckland recently. At the age of 13 he arrived in New Zealand with his father, who began farming in the Kaipara district. When the Thames goldfield was, proclaimed in 1867 Mr. Douglas, then about 20, proceeded thither to take charge of a store and bakery for his uncle, Mr. G. A. Douglas. In civic matters he took a prominent part. The death is reported of the Duchess' of Albany, the widow of Prince Leopold, fourth son of Queen Victoria. The Duchess was Princess Helena of Waldeck before her marriage. Her son, Charles Edward, succeeded his uncle (Prince Alfred. Duke of Edinburgh), as Duke of 'Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, and became a German.

The death of the distinguished Australian poet, Mr. Henry Lawson, which occurred suddenly, is announced in a cable from Sydney- The late Mr. Lawson was born near Grenfell, New South Wales, in P 867. He went to London in 1900, but returned to Sydney in 1903, and for sotne years he has been the author of much clever poetry and prose. His. largest publicity was secured through his contributions to the Sydney • Bulletin, while he was the author of many publications of verse and story, his art being principally devoted to pictures with a typical Australian atmosphere. The death occurred at Hamilton on Wednesday, after an illness of five weeks, of Mr. T. O. Hodgson, a wellknown settler, at the age of 54 years. Mr. Hodgson was born in Nelson, and before settling in Hamilton was a resident of Eltham, where lie was closely associated with the co-operative dairy movement, and for years was chairman of directors of the Eltham Dairy Company. He went to the Waikato about ten years ago, whence he took up a piece of land at Tamahere, where he farmed until the time of his death. While in that district Mr. Hodgson interested himself largely in aP matters pertaining to the farming industry, and a few years ago was a prominent member of the Farmers’ Union. He was a noted breeder of Friesian cattle, and a great advocate of testing and culling. His death win be regretted by his many friends. The deceased gentleman leaves many friends, all of whom are engaged , in farming operations in the district.