PERSONAL

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLV, Issue 83, 9 March 1925, Page 5

PERSONAL

A message from Cairo announces that Earl Jellicoe has completed a cure at Helouan and is going to London. Mr J. Kieman, town clerk of Te Kuiti, lias been appointed secretary and manager to the Waitorno Power Board. Mr W. T. Penny has been re-elected parents’ representative on the Board of Governors of the Palmerston North High Schools. Mr Penny being the only nominee, no poll was necessary. Mr T. Scott, late of La Scala Theatre, Glasgow, is relieving Mr H. E. Bennett, as manager of the Kosy and Palace picture theatres, Palmerston North. Mr Bennett is visiting Australia. A London cablegram states that Lord Curzon had a _ severe hemorrhage, and while his condition does not call for alarm, an operation may bo necessary if the hemorrhage recurS. Rev. C. VV. Duncumb and Mr W. Whitehead left to-day for Wanganui as delegates to the central auxiliary meetings of the Baptist Union of New Zealand. The conference will occupy three days. Mr A. Holland, who for the past four years has ' been on the staff of the local branoh of the National Bank, was recently transferred to Bannevirke. Mr Holland left Palmerston North qn Tuesday to take up his new position with the best wishes ot many friends. Mr Jules 0. Malfroy. Wellington, last year’s nominee for the Rhodes Scholarship, has been notified that he has gained the f.L.M. degree. Mr Malfroy gained his 1.L.8. degree last year at Victoria College. At present he is on the staff of a Wellington legal firm. The deoth occurred at Bunnythorpe on Saturday of Mrs Forlong, wife of Mr D. G. Forlong, well-known ajid highly respected residents of the district. The deceased lady was aged 51 years and had resided in the Bunnythorpe district for about 20 years. A passenger of note on the Arawa 13 Lieutenant - Commissioner I. Unsworth, 0.8. E., F.R.C.I. He comes to New Zealand as General Booth’s representative to the Salvation Army Congress, which wili open this week, and is the bearer of a message from Her Majesty Queen Mary, to New Zealanders. The funeral of the late Mr Stanley A. Willis, of Foxton, who passed away consequent on injuries received in the level crossing accident at Woodville on Tuesday, took place at Paliiatua on Friday afternoon and was very largely attended. The burial service was conducted by the Rev. R. Welsh. Mrs Willis, though still suffering from the shock of the accident, is reported to be improving slowly. The death, after a long and painful illness, occurred last evening of Mr John Coulter, a well-known resident of Knowles street, Palmerston North. Deceased was born at Ashburton 42 years ago and as a child came to Palmerston North with his parents. Later he went to W’oodville where he was in business for a number of years. About a year ago deceased underwent two serious operations from the effects of which he never fully recovered. The late Mr Coulter was a well-known long-distance cyclist and competed in the Timofru-Uhristchurch road race on several occasions. A former pupil of College Street School, he was also a member of the Oroua Lodge of Druids. Besides a widow and three children he is survived by two sisters and two brothers—Mesdames W. Fabling and H. Henderson, both of Palmerston North, and Messrs D. and W. Coulter, of Rongotea and Eketaiiuna respectively. Another sister, Mrs A. Kinzett, died recently. The interment takes place to-morrow. An old colonist, in the person of Mr Simon Pascoe, passed away yesterday at the residence of his daughter, Mrs H. Archer of Campbell street. Born in Cornwall, England, 82 years ago, deceased, nfter coming to the Dominion, worked on the West Coast goldfields, and later engaged in farming at Tokonui, Southland, whence he moved to Otago. For the past 15 years-he had resided in this district, living for some time at Ashhurst and afterwards in Palmerston North. Laat year he paid 0. short visit to the West Coast and attended the Hokitika exhibition and old pioneers’ jubilee. Ho had been under the care of a doctor for Borne time past, although his passing -came rather suddenly. Throughout his life he took a keen interest in church affairs. Predeceased by his wife three years ago, he leaves a grown-up family of ten children. The daughters are : Mesdames W<-Chinn-(Te Taho) and H. and B. Archer (Palmerston North) The sons are: Simon (Christchurch), Charles and Albert (Tokcnui), William (Mebourne), James (Greymouth), John (Palmerston North) and Arthur (Matamau). There are also 34 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.