PERSONAL

Evening Star, Issue 16032, 8 February 1916, Page 5

PERSONAL

The Albany Street School Committee have nominatcl Mr J. 11. Wilkinson for the vacancy on tho Education Board caused by the death of Mr G. C. Israel. Tho denth is announced (wives our Chrietchurch correspondent) of Mr H. G. Hornibrook. a well-known citizen and father of Mr F. A. Hornibrook, whoso work as a physical culture expert is known throughout New Zealand. Mr T. S. Foster, M.A., principal of the Normal Training College, has been nominated by the North Canterbury educational Institute for the position on the Council of Education rendered vacant by the retirement of Mr John Caughley. Mr W. Eudey will bo nominated on behalf of Otago. Mr R. B. Shearman, Town Clerk of Taurauga, f has enlisted. Mrs Kleanor Cooper, who died at her residence. Shakespearo road, last week, was Napier's oldest resident, having been within a month and one day of 94 vears of age. Deceased was born at Henley-on-lliames, and lived in the reigns of George IV., William IV.. Victoria, Edward VII., and George V. During her lifetime steamers, gas as an illuminant, telegraph, telephones, and electric lighting and power have all been introduced. Mrs Cooper arrived in Auckland with her husband in 1860 in the old Blue Jacket. The family wont to Mangonui, and in 1874 removed to Napier. Mr D. C. Cameron, jun. (chairman of the Musselburgh School Committee),- was last night requested by his committee to accept nomination as member of the Education Board for the present vacancy, and promised to favorably consider the request. The committee also passed a resolution of sincere regret at the death of the ' late Mr G. C. Israel, who had always taken a keen residential interest in the Musselburgh School, and whoso decease is a distinct loss to tho cause of; education in the Dominion. _ Before the business of the special meeting of tho Otago Patriotic and General Ncjfaro Association Executive was proceeded with this morning, Dr Brown spoke of the great loss which tliev as an association, an executive, and asi citizens had sustained by th* death of Mr G. C. Israel Dr Brown, moved a resolution to that effect and of sympathy with tho iclatives of the deceased gentleman. This was passed by all present standing as a mark of respect. The death, occurred, on Sunday at Hope street of Mrs Havill, aged 73'! She arrived with her parents (Mr and Mrs W. Hvtchwgs) in tho William Lindsay early in 1869. Soon afterwards she wa 6 married to Mr C H. Chilcott, jeweller, of this Uty. He died some years afterwards, leaving her with two sous and one diuuhter (Mr John Chilcott, of Oaniaru, Mr Edward Chilcott, liennseo of the Robert Bums Hotel, and Mrs Lvall. of Welling ton) Some years afterwards she married Mr Charles Han 11, who is still alive. Her three brothers, who camo out with her in the William Lindsay, aro all dead, but her two sisters—Mrs Philip and Mrs Heward—are living ;n Caversham. The late Mr Hutch inga was one of tho first men employed on the- Port Chalmers railway construction works.

Wo understand that Professor Dickie is a passenger by the Arawa, which is duo here in March.