PERSONAL ITEMS

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLI, Issue XLI, 13 June 1921, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Captain D. C. Low, M.D. S Ch.B., of Trentham military camp, has been appointed resident surgeon of the Nelson hospital. Captain Low is a son of M,r. I). W. Low, headmaster of the College Street' school, Palmerston North. A Wellington Press Association message reports that advice received from Chriistchurch states that Mr. B, M. Molineaux, Inspector of the Bank of New Zealand, dropped dead last night. Mr. T. W. Kirk, Director of Horticulture, will retire from the service of the Department of Agriculture, Industries, and Commerce, on superannuation, at the end of this menth. Mr. Kirk has been in the Gopernment service for over thirty years.

Information received by a leading

Wellington, merchant is to the effect that it is practically impossible to obtain lines of crockery from *Engl:«h manufacturers. This state of affairs is due, it is said, to the coal miners' strike and the absence of material with which to manufacture the . various articles required. There were no stocks available at the end of April, and so far there is no likelihood of any reaching The death of Major Daniel Henderson Lusk, of Auckland, is announced in a Press telegram. The late Major Lusk. who was 88, arrived in New Zealand in 1849, and was one of the oarty that laid out Cchristchurch. City "in 1863. He organised a corps of forest rangers and volunteers, with whom he did good service in the Maori wars on account of his special knowledge of the bush. Majcr Lusk was placed in command of the transport service at Te Awamutu and took part in the siege of Orakau in 1868. The .funeral of the late Mr. Earnest Vine took place on Saturday (writes our Manaia correspondent). Firiends from all parts of Taranaki and elsewhere were present to show their' last respect to one of the oldest citizens, of Manaia. There were over 40 moitor cars and the funeral was a£ very large one. Representatives' of the different local bodies, football, racing, and hunting were the pall-bearers—Messrs J S. McKay, J. Hickey, A. Mitchell, Jos. McCarty, E. Burke, and C. Hunger. The Rev. A. C. Swaonson, vicar of St. Cuthbert's.^ Manaia, officiated at the grave. The deceased leaves a widow,-two sons, and one daughter to mourn the'r loss, and two brothers (L. and H. Vine); also one isister (Mrs. ■ Gibson). To all the greatest sympathy is extended in their sadj^bereavement. The death occurred at New Plymouth on Friday, at the age of 84 yearn, of Mrs. Elizabeth Laurent., The late Mrs. I Laurent was predeceased by her hus- ! band, Mr. M. M. R. de St. Laurent, I by about two years, and it was their lofc to be one of the few couples in New !

Zealand who have celebrated the silver, golden, and diamond anniversaries of "their-wedding. As Miss Elizabeth Scott, the deceased lady came to New Zealand in 1850. She was married when 19 years of age, and, continuing to ireside in Wellington for nearly another quarter of a century, was able to watch its growth from a small settlement to a city. Nearly 30 years ago Mr. and Mrs. Laurent came.to Taranaki to go on the land. Their first farm was at Tarata. and they removed, to the Hawera district about eleven years ago. Of eleven children (seven boys and four girls), nine are ,sti!l surviving, they bemg Messrs W. J. Laurent (Hawera), L. F. Laurent (Bell Block), J. M. Laurent (Hawera), C. Laurent (Hawera), and U. Laurent (Bay of Plenty). Mrs F G Smith (Bell Blosk). Mrs. F. Lambert (Tarata), and Mrs. B. Hogo- (New Plymouth). The late Mr. Laurent was a major m the French army before he came to New Zealand, and "it happened that five of the second generation of his descendants took an active part in the ecreat war , one Lieutenant H. J. Laurent, V.C