PERSONAL ITEMS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXII, Issue LXXII, 28 May 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Advice from Greymouth reports the death, suddenly, of Mr Frank Garai2er' transport clerk in the district olnce of the Eaihyay Department. Mr Gardiner was stationed for many years at Aew Plymouth, and also at Palmerston iNorth. He leaves a widow and three young children. . A.n early pioneer settler of Auckland Mrs A. M. Weston, died on Sunday, May 20, at the age of 90 years. She had lived in Auckland since lsbo, and her descendents include seven great-grandchildren. Mr^Jc *V Haselden, S.M., has resigned the chairmanship of the North and South Islands Railway Appeal Boards, and Mr H. W. Bishop, SJYI or Ghristchurch, has heen appointed to,the vacancy. A recent hospital and progress report contains the following: Not reported as severe cases—Private T B Hall, New Plymouth • Rifleman C." H* lollard,. Kapuni; Rifleman A. R e,Y enROn > Pihama; Rifleman G V Williams, Eltham. To-day (May 28) is the anniversary of the birth of Thomas Moore, the lnsh_ poet, who was horn at Dublin m l(/9 and died at Sloperton Cottage, Devizes, England, in 1852 home of his Irish Melodies m* as well knowH— and deserve to bft n* well known—as the songs of Bwic and *?n V nental romance, Lalla Rookh, still has many readers, and deserves to have still more. yJttJ}o # DnUal ,me eting of the New Zealand Farmers' Co-operative Or'ganiaation Society of N.Z. on Saturday, the chairman (Mr A. Hunter) moved a vote of sympathy with the relatives of the late Mr J.V Turtoti (auditor) who had died during the >ear, and also with those of Messrs W -n? r?r p T& W-,Booth, two members of the staff, who had lost^their lives while on active service. Mr J U. lay lor seconded the motion, which was earned in silence: the shareholders standing as a mark of respect. The appeal of the Rev. J. J. Cowan has been allowed by the First Auckland Military Service Board. The rev gentleman it seems, was on a health v j to New Zealand from Cornwall and while in a New Zealand port K'^isl tered as required by the law. The -board, after deferring consideration, declared Mr Cowan neither a resident nor a reservist.