PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 December 1922, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr. O. Ilawken, M.P., was a passenger per mail train yesterday morning for Wellington.

A Sydney message reports the death at Darwin of Mr. David Lindsay, the noted Australian explorer, aged 63. The Rev. J. G. Castle, formerly vicar of Eltham, and now on the staff of Palmerston North High School, is on a visit to Eltham.

On the recommendation of the library committee the New Plymoutn Borough Council decided on Monday night to appoint Mr. E. B. Ellerm permanently to the position of librarian. The Hon. Oliver Samuel, chairman of committees of the Legislative Council, and Mrs. Samuel, left Wellington yesterday on a. holiday trip to California and South America.

Mrs. Thomas, wife of the beadmaster of the Eltham State school, expecrw to leave Eltham on January 2 en route to Fiji, to be followed later by Mr. Thomas. Mrs. Thomas takes with her the love and respect of all who know her, says the Argus. Mr. Ronald Syme, son of Mr. David Syme, Eltham, has made such good progress with his studies at Victoria Collegq, Wellington, that he has been appointed assistant lecturer in classics at the Auckland University College.— Argus.

Major Young, of the veterinary division of the Agricultural Department, arrived in New Plymouth last night by the mail train. He will proceed down the coast to-day to make inquiries into the reported discovery of cattle tick in the district.

Commissioner Hoggard, the new Commissioner for the Salvation Army of New Zealand, and late of South Africa, who has just completed a successful tour of Taranaki, left Hawera yesterday morning by the mail train for Wellington. He stated his great surprise at the general prosperity and appearance of Taranaki; indeed, it ranked a land “flowing with milk and honey.” —Star.

Mr. Len Peddie, an old New Plymouth boy, who for several years has been travelling in America and the East with various circuses and other shows, is expected back home for a short holiday at Christmas. He has just completed an engagement as manager of a big American carnival in Java.

Miss J. M. Smith, who held a position on the staff of the Girls’ High School last year, and who was granted twelve months' leave to continue her studies in England, intends to return to New Plymouth in time to resume her duties at the beginning of next year. Miss Smith at present is touring Europe. Unqualified testimony to her valuable work at the Langford Road Giris’ School, Fulham, London, where Miss Smith was for a time teaching, was borne out in a report received from the headmistress of the London school through the High Commissioner, by the High Schools Board on Monday night. By the death of Mrs. Fanny Tisch, relict of the late Mr. Gustave Tisch, which took place at her residence, Young Street, New Plymouth, on Friday last at the age of 80, there passed another of those settlers connected with the early life of this Dominion, and particularly with New Plymouth. The late •Mrs. Tisch was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. W. Mills, who came out from Cheltenham, England, and settled at Styx, near Christchurch, where they lived for some time. On coming to Taranaki, about 1878. after their marriage. Mrs. Tisch and her husband became widely known. For a short period they conducted the Sawmillers Arms, at Manga where, close to where Eltham now stands, and in 1882 they came to New Plymouth and entered into possession of the Beach House Hotel (now known as the Terminus), which they made one of the most popular accommodation houses in the district. During her husband’s occupancy of the Mayoral chair in New Plymouth, from 1908 to 1911, the late Mrs. Tisch was brought closely into touch with the civic life of the community, and by this and in many private ways, she became widely known and loved by a large circle of friends, who will mourn her death.

A motion of condolence with the relatives of the late Mr. H. A. Stratford, headmaster of the Central School, was passed by the Taranaki Education Board last night. The chairman (Mr. A. Lees) referred to the loss the teaching profession had sustained by Mr. Stratford’s death, and made eulogistic reference to hia work while he had been in the service of the board. He had kept the Central School in the forefront from the schoolmaster’s point of view, while he had not overlooked the moral and -sports sides, and they all hoped that Mr. Stratford’s high sense of honor would be reflected in his pupils. The members of the board passed the motion bv standing in silence. Similar resolutions were passed at o meeting of the boys’ and girls’ agricultural clubs on Monday, and nt the breaking-up ceremony of the Fitzrov School last night. The “ late Mr. H. A. Stratford was, at the time of his death, treasurer of the New Plymouth Sub-Centre of the British Red Cross Society, and the laurel wreath placed upon his coffin at Sunday’s ceremony was forwarded by the New Zealand executive of the British Red Cross Society, which was officially represented at the funeral by the president of the local branch of that society. A special resolution of sympathy was passed at a meeting of the committee in Wellington, and conveyed to Mrs. Stratford, sister-in-law, on behalf of the relatives, by telegram yesterday.