PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 16 June 1923, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Messrs. H. and C. Dickie, of Waverley, left by the Makura on Monday for a business visit to the Old Country. Mr. W. 11. Cook, engineer of the borough of New Plymouth, will leave for Wellington by the mail train this morning to consult with Mr. F. W. Furkert, chief engineer of the Public Works Department, on the investigating drives to be made at the tunnel at the hydro works. Mr. 11. G. ’Southwell, who has been on the clerical staff of Messrs. T. Borthwick and Sons, Waitara, for the past few years, is leaving week for Auckland, where Mr. arid Mrs. Southwell intend to Reside. Mr. Southwell has. been hon. secretary of the Chamber cf Commerce, the Clifton Football Club and the Sports Club, and generally 1 proved a useful citizen. The committee of tho Egmont Racing Club, at a meeting on Thursday, passed the following resolution: “That it be recorded on the minutes of this meeting our hearty congratulations to Sir Robert H. Nolan, K.8.E., on the distinguished honor conferred on him by His Most Gracious Majesty King George V. The Egmont Racing Club feel justly proud of the unique honor conferred on the president as a deserving recognition of the invaluable service rendered by him to the British Empire. The sincere wish of this meeting is for the longevity and health of Sir Robert and Lady Nolan to enjoy the honor so worthily attained.” Sir Robert has been a member of the club for 42 years and president for 31 years. The death took place at the Patea hospital on Thursday, after a brief illness, of Mrs. Mary Dickson, relict of the late Mr. W. 8. Dickson, of Westport, ajid mother or Mrs. M. O’Sullivan, of Manutahi. Sh' was born in County Clare, Ireland, came to Australia in 1860 and arrived in the Dominion some seven years later and took part in the famous Gabriel’s Gully rush, besides being present at other gold rushes on the -Coast. The deceased was married to Mr. Dickson in 1861, and is .survived by a family of eight, including four daughters and four sons.

The Governor-Genera! sent the follow.m.g telegram, through the Secretary of State for the Colonies to the King on the occasion of the death of Princess Christian: “I beg to tender to your Majesties, on behalf of the Government and people of New Zealand, and on behalf of Lady Jellicoe and myself, our most respectful sympathy on tho death of Her Royal Highness Princess Christian, the news of which has been received with the deepest regret throughout the Dominion.” His Excellency has received the following reply: <r His Maiesty tho King commands me to convey an expression of his appreciation of the kind message of sympathy from the Government and people of New Zealand and from her Excellency and yourself.” —Press Assn.

The death occurred at Tikorangi on Thursday of Mrs. Mary Rebecca Faull. a very old and respected resident of the district, aged 77 years. The late Mrs. Faull wa.s the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Simon Andrews, and was born in New Plymouth in 1845. Her parents arrived in the emigrant ship Timandra in 1542. She lived in New Plymouth during the early part of her married life, afterwards accompanying tho first settlers to Tikorangi, where she had resided since. Three years ago she experienced a very severe illness, never regaining her health, and the end was not unexpected. . She leaves a family of three sons (Messrs. Richard. Alfred and Louis), and five daughters (Mesdames J. H. Morgan, Auckland; Pettigrew. Pihama; Snell, New Plymouth; Rolfe, Tikorangi; and Miss Faull, Tikorangi),.