PERSONAL

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 64, 25 October 1928, Page 4

PERSONAL

Sir. and MijS, Torn Heeuey left Auckland by the Niagara yesterday on their return to America.

Mr, J". Thorn, of the railway staff at Port Chalmers, who was statioued in Stratford some years ago, paid a visit to the town yesterday.

Mr. P. White, of the local railway staff, who has been on sick .leave for some time, has resumed duty.

Messrs, J. B. Murdoch, T. A.Winks and J. R. Corrigan left Hawera yesterday for Wellington in connection with National Dairy Association and Dairy control business.

The Earl of Liverpool, ex-Governor-General of New Zealand, is proposing to visit the Dominion early next year. Lady Liverpool will accompany him.

The appointment of Mr. Charles Wingfield counsellor at the British Embassy at Rome, to be envoy extraordinary and Minister plentipotentary at Bangkok is announced, reports Rugby by wireless.

A New York message reports that Mr. George Barr McGdtcheon, the novelist, died suddenly on Tuesday. Mr. McOutclieon, who was 62 years of age, was a prolific writer of novels and magazine stories. (‘Brewster’s Millions,” “Graustark,” and. “The Butterby Man” were some of his best-known hooks

The death occurred at Wellington on October 20 of Mrs. Constance M. Furkert) wife of Mr. F. W. Furkert, engiueer-iu-chief of the Public Works Department. Mr. S. Furkert, who had been in ill-health for a long' time, was formerly Miss Plimxner. She married Mr. Furkert in 1902. She leaves two grown-up sons. ,

The death occurred at Walton, Waikato thjis. morning, of Mr Henry Watson, late of the Stratford district. Mr Watson was on© of the pioneer farmers on the Salisbury Road and later at Douglas, He was at one time Clerk of the Mauganui Road Board, and for many years a Government Valuer in this district. He leaves a widow 1 and a family of seven sons and two daughters to mourn their loss. For some years past he had, been in failing health.

A motion of sympathy and condolence with Mrs. J. McCluggage and family, in the loss sustained by the death of Mr. J. McCluggage, was passed in the customary manner by the Taranaki Land Board yesterday. The chairman, Mr. W. D. Armit, refegrred to the, service of the late Mr. McCluggage on the Land Board for a period of nine years from 190® to 1912. Mr. McCluggage was a pioneer settler in the Pohokura find Whangamomona districts, and was particularly well informed of the difficulties and trials of the earlier settlers in these localities. He acted as a Government nominee on the board and l resigned Ms seat in 1912 for business reasons.