PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 29 July 1916, Page 4

PERSONAL.

A London cable states that Earl Lytton succeeds the Duke of Devonshire as Civil Lord of the Admiralty. Mr. Greening, representative of the Le Grove Typewriter Co., leaves for Wellington this morning, , Chaplain-Major J. A. Jacob, formerly Vicar of Hawera, has taken up duties at Trentham Camp. Mr. F. A'lnooro is shortly leaving Elthain to take up his residence in A'ew Plymouth. • Private Arthur Gihnour, son ot Mr, anil, Mi s. J. Gilmour, of Manaia, has been wounded in France. Mr. A. J. Morion, of Tlokilika, who lias been appointed inspector in the Taranaki district, is to arrive at Xcw Plymouth at the beginning of the week. Mr. Harle Giles, Conciliation Commissioner, accompanied by Mrs, Harle Giles, returned to Auckland by the Rarawa last night. A Sydney cable states that Kenneth Marshall, formerly on the Press Association stall, has passed the officers' school, gaining top place, and has been gazetted lieutenant. A London cable states that Captain Alastair Thomson, of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, third son of Mr. Sinclair Thomson, ot Geraldine, New Zealand, was killed in France. Mr. W. H. Preece, of New Plymouth, has received cable advice that his brother, Private Phil. Preece, has been killed in action in France. Private Preece was a member of the Seventh Reinforcements and belonged to the Thames district. Mr, W. Mollov, of Korito, has received word that his son, Corporal William Molloy, of the 9th Eeinforcements, has been admitted to the Brokenhurst Hospital, .England, suffering severely from wounds in shoulder, arms, and leg.

Mr. Frank Shaddock, formerly Mayor of ftunedin, -lias volunteered to go as a Y.M.C.A. Commissioner to Flanders, and to take liis motor-car for service at the front. He will probably sail with the other commissioners appointed, on August 8. Mr. H. 'Smeeton, the well-known Auckland merchant, will be another of the commissioners.

An old settler, known to many in Taranaki, has just passed ' away at Auckland, in the person of Mr. ,Tas. Preston, formerly a farmer in various parts of Taranaki. He had been in Xe'w Zealand for 53 years. Mr. C. J. Preston, of Xornmnby, is a son of decensed, and Mrs. Renwiek, of Hawera, a daughter. Rifleman Lawrence Butler, of Manaia, was killed in action on July S in France. He was a very popular and promising young man, being always to the fore in social functions, and was a prominent member of the Manaia Municipal Brass Band and also of the Manaia cricket and football clubs. At Woolston on Sunday the death occurred. at; the ago of 89 years, of Mr. Benjamin 'Mather. He was born in England, and arrived at Lyttelton by the ship Roman Emperor in ISSB. After working as a blacksmith at Pigeon Bay, and as engine-driver at Lyttelton, lie was attracted by the Gabriel's Gully gold rush. Later he returned to Lyttelton, and carried on business as a carrier. He leaves two sons, one daughter, 2.jfi grandchildren, and eight greatgrandchildren. Five grandchildren are on active service. Sergeant A. Keith Baker, who left New Zealand as a corporal with the Canterbury of the Main Body, and took part in the landing and evacuation at (lallipoli, was killed'in action in France in July. Sergeant Baker was amongst the February nominees for an Imperial commission. He was a graduate of Canterbury College, obtaining his L.L.B. degree when in; was 21 years of age. and just before enlisting lu- was admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court. He was a member of the Management Committee of the Canterbury Rugby Union.

One who saw Ireland at its worst when landlordism was intolerable and the condition of the people deplorable, passed away at his residence, Invercargill, last week, in the person of John Sheehan, who was 88 years of age at the time of his death. The deceased experienced the trials and troubles of those dark days when, in order to pay the exorbitant rent charged, many were forced to go to England occasionally, find work, and with their earnings return. The late Mr. Sheehan decided to try his fortunes in New Zealand, and thirty-five years ago he and Mrs. Sheehan, with their family, set out, for the Dominion. They went to Invcrcargill', where the deceased resided until the time of his death.