PERSONAL.

Manawatu Times, Volume XL, Issue 13501, 11 September 1916, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr Victor Beck, touring manager for the Russian musicians Alfred Mirovitck and Miciiael Piastro, is in town making arrangements for their appearance here on Friday evening next.

At Saturday's meeting of the Oroua County Council, i-. was decided to present Mr R, L. Harding, formerly engineer and clerk to the Council, with a wristlet watch while he was on final leave.

The. "Whakatane Press" states: One of the latest volunteers for the front is Jack Hardie, of Taneatua. Since the war broke out five of his brothers have gone to serve their King and Country, and. all have fallen on the field of battle. x -

A striking feature of the procession at Dannevirke oi Friday night was a large group of lathers of boys at the front, led by Mr F. Whaler, a local bootmaker, with six sons at the front, and Mr P. Erickson, with seven sons in uniform.

News comes from Marton of the death of Mr Edward J. Smith, a pioneer who came to New Zealand in the Lady Jocelyn in 1878. Deceased leaves a widow and two sons and two daughters—Private J, D. Smith (at the front), Mr A. E. Smith and Mrs E. Openshaw (Marton), and Miss E. Smith (at hospital work in England).

The death is announced of Mr Jojin Christian Meyer of Cliff Road, Marton, who arrived in the Rangitikei district in 1863. His widow, a daughter of the late "William Osborne, of Rongotea, and a family of six are'left to mourn the 103S of a kind and loving father. The late Mr Meyer was perhaps the oldest remaining member of the now defunct Rangitikei Royal Rifles and took a keen interest in educational matters.

Mr Edward Read, an old and respected resident of Marton, is dead. He arrived in New Zealand in the ship Alma in 1857.- The deceased held a seat on the "Marton Borough Council for 20 years, and took an active interest in everything that concerned the welfare of the town. He was an active member of the Marton Racing Club and served as a steward for a great number of years, and was a life member at the time of Ms death.

Corporal R. C. Abraham, son of Mr and Mrs L. A. Abraham, of Palmerston North, who was in camp at Feathcrston with ttyi N.C.O's. of the2oth rtcinforcements. and who met with a nasty fall from his motor-cycle, has been an inmate of the Victoria Hospital, Wellington, for five weeks with a fractured ankle. His progress for some time was unsatisfactory owing to complications, but word was received from Wellington yesterday that his ankle has been set in plaster of Paris and that he is making good progress towards recovery.

Supplies are so short that Messrs. Collinson and Cunninghame were veryglad to get the salvaged calicoes from the Eangatira, even though damp. The 2360 yards reecived are being hurried out before further damage is possible. Reduced prices have been made on the salvaged goods; call early.* . , ■