PERSONAL.

Northern Advocate, 7 December 1918, Page 2

PERSONAL.

The Rev. W. E. Lambert, who has been suffering' from influenza fov the past throe weeks, has recovered sufficiently to occupy his pulpit ap;ain

Cabled advices from London today record the death of the Duke of Graf ton, who was born in 1821 and was thus m his 97th year. He succeeded to the ancient title (firstcreated in 1G75) in 1882.

The death occurred at the main hospital, Whangarc-i, o,n Thursday, of Mr Jas Norton, bushman, of Ngunguru, as a result of influenza. The deceased was a brother of Mr Novton of the firm of Norton and Williams, contractors to the Parker Lamb Timber Co. His widow and live children reside at Thames.

We regret to have to record the death of Mr Geo. H. Malcolm who was well-known here for some years as head teachef of the Takahiwai Native School. After leaving the district Mr Malcolm was sent by his department to Niue Island to organise a native public school there. After his return, he took service under the Auckland Education Board and did conspicuously good service at Matainata school and lately at Kihikihi, where he died from the? effects of an attack of influenza. Ho leaves a widow and two children to mourn their loss to whom our sincere sympathies are extended.

General sympathy is extended to Mr and Mrs J. Wolfe, of Whangarei, in the irreparable loss they have sustained by the death of their eldest son, William James, whose mortal career came to an untimely close in the Wellington College Hospital on November 23. The deceased wsis barely 20 years old. He was born at Paeroa um\ started his education in Stratford, winning a Junior National Scholarship there. Later the family came to Whangarei and William continued his education at the High School. Having passed the Senior Civil Service he took an appointment in the Defence Headquarters, Wellington. At the time of his illness, a little over a fortnight ago, he had instructions to transfer to Auckland as Record Clerk in that centre, but after a week's illness he died in Wellington. Though no relatives were with him at the time, letters have been received telling of the care and attention he received from his fellow workers. fie died on a Saturday night at S o'clock and was buried at 4.30 p.m. the following Tuesday, the staff acting as pallbearers and providing appropriate \vreath3.