PERSONAL

Taranaki Daily News, 17 October 1922, Page 4

PERSONAL

Mr. Peter Hill, who won the Warrnambool road race on Saturday, was for many years a resident of Eltham and a member of the Eltham Cycling Club (says the Argus). He is now living at Christchurch. Captain W. H. Hawkins returned to New Plymouth by the mail train last night, after a four weeks’ tour of the Southland district. In a few days he leaves for the Gisborne and Bay of Plenty districts. Rev. Father Saunderson, who was formerly stationed at Manaia, is suffering from encephalitis. He is making good progress, but it is expected that it will be 18 months before he has completely recovered.

Mr. Richard James Vereoe, who was born at sea on board the Timandra, which arrived at New Plymouth on February *24, 1842, died at Auckland a few days ago. He left New Plymouth for Auckland when five years of age. He leaves a widow and a family of nine.

The friends of Colonel C. D. Macintosh, V.D., will regret to hear of his very serious illness. He is now in hospital suffering from a stroke. Col. Macintosh is a well-known Maori Wai* veteran, and at one time was O.C. the Wellington Highland Rifles, and then the Ist Wellington Rifle Battalion until his retirement some years ago.

The death occurred at Feilding on Friday of Mr. Louis J. Pirani, one of the proprietors of the Feilding Star, at the early age of 38 years. The late Mr. Pirani was a son of Mr. Fred Pirani, and succeeded his father in the active business management of the Star about two years ago, but, unfortunately, had not been long in the position when failing health compelled him to relinquish it after showing considerable aptitude for newspaper work. The news that Mr. Ernest Parkes, the well-known singer, passed, away yesterday, will come as a shock to many people in all parts of New Zealand (says the Wanganui Chronicle). The deceased underwent an operation at a private hospital this week, and, complications following, he succumbed on Friday at the early age of 41 years. He was a native of Wanganui, being the third son of the late Mr. F. B. Parkes and Mrs. Parkes, of St. John’s Hill. He was engaged in the ironmongery trade for some years both in Wanganui and Wellington, but his great gifts as a singer made him take up singing as a profession. He toured New Zealand with the Dandies and made a great name for himself. Recently he had not been in good health, and he returned to Wanganui, where, on many occasions, and in different places, he delighted audiences, who little dreamed his sad end was so near.