PERSONAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 69, 13 July 1914, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr W. P. Kirkwood, Mayor of Stratford, left for "Wellington this morning to attend the Municipal Con. ference. Mrs Rebecca Clark, aged 110, the oldest inhabitant of England, died from shock during a thunderstorm, reports a Times-Sydney Sun cablegram . Mrs Daniell, wife of Mr C. Daniell, a well-known public man of Masterton, and member of the Wellington Harbor Board, died on Saturday night at the age of 61 years. Mr Daniel Thomas Bennett, wellknown for man years as a jobbing gardener in Stratford, died at the Stratford district hospital on Saturday last. He will be buried in>the Stratford cemetery to-morrow afternoon. The following cable has been received by MrsSeddon (states the Press Association), in reply to a message pf condolence sent on the death of Mr Joseph Chamberlain: "Heartfelt thanks. He had great regard for you and your husband,—Mary Chamberlain."

The death is announced by cablegram of Lady Hardinge, wife''of Lord Hardinge, Viceroy of India, as the result of an operation performed in a London hospital on Wednesday. Lady Hardinge, formberly Hon. Winifred Sturt, Bedchamber Woman of her Majesty the Queen, was a daughter of Baron Alington. After the frustration of the attempt on the Viceroy's life in 1912, Lady Hardinge marked his recovery by insituting "Children's Day" in India.

Mr A. C. Thompson, wjio has been for some years .on the .staff of the New Plymouth branch of the Bank of New Zealand, left last week on transfer to Taihape. He has been an active and popular member of football, tennis, and other athletic clubs during his stay in New Plymouth, and before leaving, he was the recipient of several presentations, including one from the New Plymouth Tennis Club. Mr Thompson is a brother of Mr J. H., Thompson of Stratford, and has many friends in this district.

Takarangi Mete Kingi, the wellknown Maori chief of Putiki, died oil Saturday night, at the age of about sixty-nine years. Deceased, who fought with the friendlies during the Maori war on this coast, held the New Zealand War medal. He was a member of the Aotea Maori Land Board, a sanitary inspector of native, villages, and assessor for the Native Land Board. Deceased was the father of Alec. Takarangi, the wellknown Wanganui footballer and athlete.