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Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 250, 19 October 1908, Page 5

)f n At the meeting of the Hospital and i, Charitable Aid Board this afternoon, a >r telegram was received from the Prime 1- Minister, who wired to the effect that in reference to inmates of charitable n aid institutions who through age, disease, ie or misfortune, were unable to make the i. necessary declaration for a pension, he ie had carefully considered the matter, but r, as it would be dangerous to allow one ■0 person to apply for another, or to give rf a certificate ior another, the Government )t could not see its way to make any excepa_ tion. The telegram was received. Jr A veteran of the British Army, Thomas ~ Skillon. aged 65, left his home at Bakerstreet, Freeman's Bay, on Saturday c ' morning, saying that he was going to 2r visit the Veterans' Home. As he did not visit the Home, nor return to his residemce, some anxiety was felt by his friends, especially as he had been some*f what despondent of late, it appears, ' however, that last Friday, Dr. Carolan, surgeon-major to the Auckland forces, In gave Skillon an order for admission to ? e the district hospital, where he is now 0 progressing favourably towards recovery le . from a bronchial attack. at he An old Albertlarider, Mrs Judd. wife of sr. the late Charles Judd, died this morning. he aged 83. Deceased, with, her family, arrived at Auckland in the sMp Hanover i» 1862.