PERSONAL.

Patea Mail, Volume XLIII, 30 July 1919, Page 3

PERSONAL.

Another old colonist passed away on Saturday at Auckland in the person of Mrs. Arbuckle, who had lived for many years in the Auckland district. She is survived by a family of five daughters : Mrs. B. Cashmorc, Mrs. E. Crouch, Mrs. 11. Sandford, Mrs A. Purdy (Auckland), and Mrs. A. 0. Hemingway (AVavorlcy).

When the war broke out (says the Taranaki, Herald) Mr. B. H. Horner (son of Air. E. C. Horner, of Paten) was in Canada for the purpose of gaining wider experience in bis . profession as a civil engineer. Without delay he volunteered for service and being ac ccptcd saw some of the most strenuous times in the gallant struggle against the Hun in both France and Flanders. In .Tunc last he returned to New Zealand, Lieutenant Horner. M.C., of the famous Lancashire. 1 ;, ami has joined the well-known firm of Sladden and Palmer, Civil Engineers, ami Licensed Surveyors, which will in future be known as “Sladden, Palmer and Horner.” Mr. Horner takes up his residence in Stratford at once, the firm’s rapidly increasing business making it desirable that one of the partners should do so.