PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 298, 26 January 1910, Page 4

PERSONAL.

One ot liaglairi? foremost public men iii the person of Mr. W. M. Bankart died last week.

Mr. James Liiekerto.'i Fisher. the w.ilknown hristciiurch solicitor, died m Sunday niornmg, after a long illness.

News of the death of Mr. Frederick Back. formerly of the New Zealand rail, way service, was received on Saturday from Melbourne.

At tile Town Hall last night Mi ; s Ada Nu'holls, for many y;'ar> ait enthiiKastic supporter juid a hard-working member of th e ladies' committee of the Star I'uothall Club, was presented on 1 behalf of the club with a dinner so: the eve of her marriage. J-he death is announced of Captain John Mowlcm, J. I'., late coroner for the I'almerston district, aged 70. Deceased wan for many years at sea, trading between India'and the Cape wi'.ii horses during the Mutiny, and subsequently between England and New Zealand. He is survived by hi? wife and a large family.

One of Palmerston's best known residents passed awav on Sunday nisrht in the person of Mr. John. Jackson. He li.id reached the age of 85, and had be-'n a resident of the town sine,, about 1873. Mr. Jackson was a native of Hong Kong, and had th 0 distinction of being the only Asiatic who ever received the oldage pension, Mr. Kettle, S.M.. having granted it bv mistake. The recipient was allowed to keep it for a year, and eoukl never undersfand why it was taken from him. Me married in the .'•sixties." and among hi* children was Mr. Jack Jackson, the most noted footballer the Manawatu eve r produced, and who is now in business in Qneen-street, Auckland.

Over fifty members of tli? Law So cieiy assembled at the Wellington Magistrate's Court yesterday to s;\y farewell to Dr. McArthur. S.M.. who leaves on Thursday 011 a health-recruiting trip to England (sav« a Press wire). Mr. Tlerdnian, president of the Society, said the liar had always entertained the greatest respect for Dr. McArthur. The (vonder was that he had managed to jet throntrh the enormous amount ".f work thrust on him un to three years aero. when a second macstrate was appointed. Tlis strrnnous labors then probably had a »ood deal to do with the break-down of his health. Tie wished f)r. McArthur. on behalf of the Bar, an enjoyable trip, and honed he would return in the best of health to resume ■-.York. Tvlessr.j Skerrett and Wilfor«l al.so spoke. the latter remarking tint Dr. "McAvthuv frequently nut his hand in his poeket to heln persons whoyi he -had sentenced. Dr. McArthur, in renlv, <=nid it was the proudest moment of his 'life. Tie was triad his humble efforts fo do his duty had been appreciated.