PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 29 October 1915, Page 4

PERSONAL.

A Sydney cable, says llwt Professor David's services have lieen accepted for the front. He goes as geological expert to the Mining ICnginecrs, with the rank of Major. Captain A. Sham!, editor of the Thames Star, who was through the Tloer War, is joining the 11 ill Reinforcements! with the rank of eaptain. A message from (iisborne states that Private Egar Jones, son of Judge Jones, of the Xative Luid Court, who wu-s seriously wounded in France, succumbed lo his wounds at the Rouen Hospital. Mr. J. C. Cameron, formerly borough engineer at Hawera and lately engineer to the Waimute Wn*t County Council, intends entering upon fanning pursuits at Otakcho,'when his otticial cunnectioi with the county ceases at the evd of this month.

Word lias been officially received, says a Wellington telegram, of the death, 011 October lilth, of Seaman 1"!. Wato. N.Z.I!. (D 1357), of 11.M.5. 'Philomel. Seaman Wade was invalided to England 011 Sept. It, and his wife resides there. Deceased joined the Philomel at Auckland.

At the W«st End bowling green yesterday afternoon the president, on hehalf of the club, presented Mr. .T. W. Haslam, a popular memlA'r of the West End Club who is leaving the district, with a pipe and ease, and expressed the regret felt at the ivcipicnt's departure. Mr. Tfaslam suitably thanked the club for its memento. Mr. Strack, headmaster of the TTawerii District High School, lias, says the Star, just received a cable message from his two sons Ueut. fieorge anil Quartcr-master-Sergt. Karl Strack. stating that jail Hawera hoys on transport 10 (Apn- [ rima), are quite tvcll. Neither place nor dale was mentioned, as the censor would not allow such to pass.

The ilcath occurred on .Sunday of a well •known resident of Dunedin, in the person of Mr. W. It. Vigers. The deceased was horn in IR.jS i:i llauloy, Staffordshire, and arrived in Dunedin in 1880. Shortly after arriving 111 New Zealand, he was appointed accountant in the Colonial Bank at Cambridge, Warkato. Eighteen months later he wis transferred to Gore, and after filling many positions in the hank's service lie was appointed manager of the Dunedin branch in 18!)0. Four years later, on the retirement of Mr. Watson, lie' was appointed inspector, and held that position until he was appointed a liquidator of the bank.

A large gathering of councillors and citizens assembled at tire Hawera Borough Chambers on Wednesday evening to pay tribute to tile long and faithful services rendered to the borough over a period of -J5 years by Mr. 11. K. Wliittington, ex-lnftvor and councillor, And one of liawera's best-known and mostrespected citizens. An illuminated address containing numerous signatures was presented to Mr. Whittington by the Mayor (Mr. E. Dixon), who highly eulogised the services of the recipient and expressed the hope that lie would be spared to see Hawera grow into a town of even more importance than it was now, A resolution of appreciation |of Mrs. AYhitiington's good work as Mayoress was passed unanimously.— Star.

Many will regret to hear of the death of Mr. Henry Moffatt, who (with his wife) was for years a resident of Hawera and who passed away at Toowoomba, Queensland, on October 211. Mr. Moffatt was, says the Star, well-known as an evangelist, and for his sterling character. For some years past he has been evangelising in the back-blocks of Queensland, and. although ho had attained the age of 6D years, he continued in this up to bis death. He is survived by Mrs. Moffatt, three daughters and two sons. The daughters are Mrs. Percy Douglas, Hawera; Mrs. Bert Eagle, Toowomba, Queensland; and Mrs. Rowland Maunder, Tnlmerston North: and the sons Mr. W. Moffatt, of Messrs. Abraham and Williams, of Palmerston North, and Mr. IT. Moll'att, of Wellington.