PERSONAL

Taranaki Daily News, 8 February 1919, Page 4

PERSONAL

Mr. E. T, McQuade, who has been on a visit to America and Canada, was in New Plymouth yesterday and left for Auckland last night. A Dunedin message reports that Mr. Donald Read, sen., who was a meinbel of the Stafford and Atkinson Ministries in the <o's, died at his home at Green Island yesterday morning. Constable J. J. Nolan, New Plymouth, lias received word that his brother, Corp. M. Nolan, has been awarded the Military Medal. Corporal Nolan is a member of the Australian forces and has been wounded three times.

The latest hospital progress report contains the names of the following Taranaki men:—Still dangerously ill: Lance-Corporal A. Mather (Tariki). Still seriously ill, progressing fairly: Private L. Hodges (Inglewood). Not 6evere case: Private J. Carmichael (Qpunake). Mr G. W. Stubbs, who has been managing the Opunake branch of the N. - Loan and Mercantile Agency Company for the past six years, has been transferred to Wavcrley, and is succeeded by Mv Geo. Walker, who fas been with thp firm in Opunake and Haweva for » number of years.

The death occurred last week of Mr Daniel Murphy, of Aramaho. The deceased. who was eighty /ears of age, was a native of County Kerry, Ireland, front Which country he travelled to America, where he took part in the Civil War, Subsequently he came out to New Zealand, arriving hero fifty years ago, and in the early days followed farming pursuits. Major Norman E. Brookes, the wellknown international and Davis Cup tennis player, arrived in Sydney recently from Mesopotamia on his way to Victoria. Major Brookes was appointed a Red Cross Commissioner for Australia in July, 1915. He returned in December, 1918, and went to .England in March of the following yes.r, being invited by the Red Cross to go to Mesopotamia as a commissioner.

The death is recorded of Mr William West Jones, of Brightwater, Nelson, at the age of 79. The tleeeased suffered o stroke three years ago, from which lie never recovered. He arrived at Nelson in the ship Dona Anita in 1860, in which the.first red deer, sent out by Lord Peters, of Scotland, were brought to Nelson. These were liberated tip Brook street. The late Mr Jones leaves a widow and one daughter, Mrs A. Biggar, also two grandsons and a brother, Mr H. F. Jones.

Many old friends in Hawera and dis> triet will regret to see that the death l» announced of Mrs A. A. Fantham (says the Star). Mrs Fant'.iara came to Hawera with her husband early in the 'eighties, making their home on a farm just this side of the racecourse, and m fact including most of the present course. Mr Fantham was a successful breeder of 'Shorthorn cattle, having within his herd some of the best procurable, and with other breeders, such as the late Mr Moore Hunter, made Hawera district famous. The Fantham homestead was the centre of most generous hospitality, and Mrs Fantham, who was a most capable, energetic woman, will long be remembered with regard by people who were made so welcome to Egmont View, as the farm was at that time called After the loss of her husband Mrs Fantham went to reside in Wellington, but for several year* past had been a resident of New Plymouth.

Colonel C. M. Begg, M.D., F.R.S.C., FJ1.0.P., whose death from influenza in England is. recorded, left New Zealand with the Main Body in command of the Field Ambulance, and went through the Gallipoli campaign from the landing to the evacuation, with the exception of a short period while invalided from shell shock. . When Colonel Maunder (of the Imperial Army, who was A.D.M.S. of the New Zealand Division) was killed Colonel Begg was promoted to take his place. For distinguished service on Gnllipoli he received the C.M.G., and the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh bestowed a Fellowship on him in recognition of his work in that campaign. Ho went to France with the New Zealanders, and has been there continually ever since. After the Somme battles he was again promoted, and became D.D.MS, of the 2nd Anzac Army Corps. When the Australian and New Zealand forces were separated. Colonel Begg was appointed D.D.MS, of the 22nd British Army Corps (to winch the New Zealand Division was attached), being the only civilian D.D.MjS. of a British army corps. In the second Battle of the Marne. in July last, he was senior medical officer with the British forces engaged there, and of two French divisions as well, He has been several times mentioned in dispatches, and a year ago received the C.B. Colonel Begg is a son of the late Mr A C. Begg, of Dunedin. On January 10 it was announced that Colonel Begg was to succeed Sureeon-Oeneral Henderson ns Director of Militarv Medical Services Tn New Zealand. Colonel Begg leaves a widow (a daughter of Mr C. H. Treadwell, barrister, of Wellington) and two children, who aTe at present in England.