PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 24 August 1921, Page 4

PERSONAL.

A cable from Perth announces the death of Mr. Frank Hann, an explorer.

A Wellington message says it is believed Sir James Carroll will shortly be appointed to the Legislative Council. A cable from London reports the marriage in London of Mr. H. T. B. Drew, Mr. W. 1?. Massey’s publicity agent, to Miss Grant, of. Croydon.

Admiral Allan F. Everett has been appointed first naval member of the Commonwealth Naval Department, in succession to Admiral Grant. Mr. Michael Bohan, who was for many years in business in Wellington as a coachbuilder, died last week at the ripe age of 87 years. Mr. B. M. Kibble white, M.A., who has been headmaster of the Onnondville school for the past three years, lias been offered and has accepted the post of first assistant master at Levin. A well-known Auckland solicitor, Mr. A. E. Skelton, has been missing from his home since Saturday morning. He has had a serious nervous breakdown, and his absence is causing his friends considerable anxiety.

Mr. Mark Lovell, who has been connected with the Napier electrical telegraph staff for the .past twenty-one years, has received intimation of his retirement from the service. This is part of the Government’s retrenching scheme which they are putting into operation.

The death occurred at Christchurch early yesterday morning, in his 86th year, of Mr. Alfred McKellar, elder brother of Mr. James S. McKellar, 1 and Mrs. F. L. Webster, of New Plymouth. The McKellar family came out to N< v Plymouth by the ship St. Michael, arriving here on December 2, 1852, and took up land in the Omata district. There died in the Waikato Hospital recently, at the age of 63 years, Mr. William Robert Clark, one of the few early settlers of the Matamata district, and well known in the-Auckland and Marlborough provinces, his father having been a principal of the firm of merchants trading under the name of Clark and Thompson. Mr. Edward Walsh, a well-known resident of Palmerston North, died on Friday, aged 74 years. Deceased was born in County Clare, Ireland, and arrived in New Zealand 45 years ago. engaging in farming at Foxton and Rongotea. Later he resided at Rongomai, near Eketahuna. The late Mr. Walsh, who was unmarried, retired nine years ago, when he took up his residence in Palmerston North.

The late Mr. John Frizzell, an early settler in Canterbury, who died at Christchurch, was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, in 1837. He came to New Zealand in 1863, and was almost immediately appointed manager at Waiiti, Swannanoa, this station being then owned by Messrs. Hillyard ad Wood. Shortly afterwards he purchased a section at West Eyreton. and built thereon one of the finest wooden houses on the Plains.

Mr. Cuthbert Harper, until 'lately the Christchurch manager of Messrs. Borthwick and Sons, meat exporters, died rather suddenly yesterday, the cause of death being pneumonia, the direct result of service in the South African war. He was a son of Mr. George Harper, a well-known solicitor, and a brother of the late Mr. Eric Harper, the All Black footballer. He was about forty years of age, and he was an exmember of the Christchurch City Council.

On Friday last Mr. and Mrs. McCullum were tendered a farewell by the settlers of Matapu on the eve of their leaving for Tariki, where Mr. McCullum takes over the management of the local factory. Mr. Marx, on behalf of the residents, presented Mr. McCullum with a travelling l?ag and shaving outfit, and Mrs. McCullum with an eiderdown quilt and case of cutlery, and also expressed the best wishes for their future welfare. Mr. McCullum was also the recipient of a case of pipes from his fellow workers. Mr. McCullum suitably replied. A cablegram has been received in Auckland announcing the death in London of Mr. Thomas James Russell, aged 73. As general manager of the London County and Westminster Bank, Mr. Russell acted as financial adviser to the Australian and New Zealand Governments, and floated many of the large loans thaf; were issued. Mr. Russell received several distinctions, including the Grecian Cross, from the King of Greece, for assistance lie gave to that country, and one from the King of the Belgians, for work on behalf of that country during the war. His daughter, Mrs. C. H. Grant Cowen, is the wife of the vicar o-f St. Matthew’s, Auckland, and formerly of Hawera.