PERSONAL.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 4016, 16 June 1920, Page 2

PERSONAL.

Mrs England and Miss Llburn, referred to in the Taumaranui explosion, wereTeisters of Mr D. Lilburii, ot Wanganui, and Mr J. Lilburn, oi Marton. i A cable Paris reports the death of Madame ltejane, second only to Sara Bernhardt as the most notable of tragediennes on the European stage. She was born in Paris 63 years ago. Mrs C. S k Rush, of Palmerston North, who underwent a serious operation in Nurse Linton's Hospital last woek,is making an excellent recovery. Mr William Webb, who was born In Auckland in 1843, died last week at Qisbornß, where he l , had lived for many years. In his youth the late Mr Webb was a well-known snortsman and athlete. The- death occurred at Wahvetu on Sunday of Mr James A. Home, only son of the late James Home, who for many years was headmaster of the Petone School. Deceased Avas IJoiii at Petone 44 years ago, and as •a young man was a. prominent athlete. . After an illness extending over a couple of-years, the death occurred yesterday of Mrs MacdonaJd, the wife of Mr Adam A. Macdonald, of Palmerston North. The late Mrs Macdonald was a 'daughter of Mr Alex. Dundas, for many years a surveyor in Palmerston. One of New , Zealand's earliest colonists, Mr William Hildreth, died at Henderson last Sunday, aged 84. Mr Hildreth was born at York,"England, in 1836, and came out to Nelson in the ship Phoebe in 1843, tiie year of the Wairau massacre. Hβ was engaged is farming at Nelson for GO "y_cars, lately residing afc l'utaAuru and Henderson. The death ocurred on MolicTay, at Bethlehoin, Tauranga, of Mrs Baker, the wife of Mr Joseph G. Baker, in her 80th year. The deceased was the youngest daughter of "slr John Bedgood, of Waimate North. She was born there before Hone Heke's war, being one of those Avho escaped down the river with muffled oars, and she also remembered''the burning,, of Koreraka, when the flagstaff fliere was cut down by the rebels. She was a great Maori scholar, and was connected with'missionary .work all hei life. In September, 1918, Mr and Mrs Baker" celebrated their golden wedding.