PERSONAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 10120, 30 October 1917, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Mrs W. Moore, Main street, has received cabled advice that her son. Private W. G. Moore, is dangerously ill from wounds received in France

An interested spectator at the Carterton Show last week was Mr C. Rowe, sen., who will shortly celebrate his 100 th birthday.

Monsignor. McKenna, of Masterton, wont into a private hospital yesterday to bo operated upon for a serious internal complaint. Mr Randolph Bedford, the well-known Australian journalist, novelist, dramatist and explorer, has been appointed a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. Wallace Stafford Carthew, labourer, of Redding, and Percy S. Ward, of the post office staff, Palmerston, have volunteered for' service at the Palmerston group office.

Visitors to Palmerston to-day include Mr E. H. Pearso, assistant editor of the Pastoralists’ Review. Mr Pearso earn© to Palmerston for the purpose of visiting tho Show.

Tho death is announced of Mr Daniel Desmond, a settler of Awahuri of many years’ standing. The deceased was born at sea on the voyage out to New Zealand 71 years ago, and experienced some of the ex citing days of the early settlers in the Maori wars, in which he fought in Taranaki and Poverty Bay. The lute Mr Desmond, who wiis a widower with no family, leaves four brothers, who all reside in the North Island.

The death of MfG. N. Wood, of Shannon, took place on Sunday evening lust. Deceased was a settler of that township for forty years, and wa s its oldest resident. Mr Wood came to the Dominion with his parents fronj England sixtv years ago, his birthplace* being in Buckinghamshire, lie acquired land at Shannon, and had indulged in farming pursuits up to the time of his decease. The late Mr Wood, who had attained the age of 77 years, was a bachelor. In the Legislative Council vestorday afternoon a motion of appreciation of the services rendered by the late Hon. W. Beehun was passed, and the Council adjourned for the afternoon as a token of their respect for deceased. In the House of Representatives Mr Massey,_ in the course of a sympathetic ■and appreciative speech, moved the customary motion of condolence with the family and relatives of Mr Beehan. Sir Joseph Ward, Mr Jennings, Sir John Findlay. Hon. Mr Myers, Mr Dickson (Parnell), Mr Clover, Sir Jas. Allen and Mr Payne each paid tribute to the patriotism and public services of the deceased gentleman, and the House adjourned at 3.30 till 7.30 p.m. as a mark of respect to his memory. After a life of varied experiences there passed away on Saturday lust in the Palmerston North Hospital, Charles M. Ward, at the age of 59. The late Mr Ward was born in England and served in the navy. Ho afterwards resided in France, and later saw life in the United States Cavalry, where ho was in various brushes with Red Indians, rioting negroes in the South, and unlicensed minors in the West, In this service Mr Ward rose to the rank of Assistant Paymaster, and on resigning went to live in Sydney. Subsequently lie came to Palmerston North and entered the employ of Messrs Collinson and Son as accountant, a position ho Idled until illness incapacitated him. The late Mrs John Vile, of Pahiatua, whose death was announced yesterday, was born in Somerset, England. She hud been confined to her bed for a considerable period, but contracted bronchitis u few days ago, and passed peacefully away. Deceased’s husband, who died fifteen years ago, owned tho Admiral Run at Gladstone (Wairarapa) for a period. He afterwards resided at Clarevillo and Masterton, and the family went to Pahiatua about twenty years ago. The late Mrs Vile was present at the Coronation of tho late Queen Victoria, and lived under five Sovereigns. She retained her mental faculties to the last and her eyesight was so good that she never wore glasses. She leaves a family of throe sons and one daughter. The sons are Messrs W. Vile (formerly of Petone), John Vile (Pahiatua) and H. Vile (Himitangi). There are a large number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren, besides one or two great-great-grandchildren. For the public convenience the fourteen windows of Collinson and Cunninghame’s have been numbered, and for show week all the contents are listed in the firm’s advertisement on page 1 on this issue. Ihese Windows are a show m themselves expressing the forethought and design of several weeks’ p repo rat ion. No visitor should miss them; each evening of show week they will be illuminated.—Advt. Messrs Watson Bros., Ltd., are making a special feature of Thermos and Icy Hot Flasks, and urge you to call and let them demonstrate tho full worth of such reliable and useful goods.—Advt,