PERSONAL

Taranaki Daily News, 18 September 1924, Page 4

PERSONAL

Mr. 6. G. Smith, M.P., returned to Wellington by< the mail train yesterday morning.

Captain L. Wk Andrew, V.C., the officer in charge of the Defence Office at New Plymouth, left yesterday for Trentham, to attend a machine-gun course, which will occupy several weeks.

Colonel Greenhough, who represents the firm of Armstrong, Whitworth and Co. in New Zealand, will be in New Plymouth on Monday to confer with the Harbour Board on matters connected with t-lic future development of the port, A gentleman well-know n in the Whangarei district, Mr. John Hugh McKenzie, d’ed on Saturday, aged 68. Mr. McKenzie arrived in New Zealand in 1860 with his parents, who were settlers from Nova Scotia. They came across in the Ellen Lewis, and settled at Kauri, in the Whangarei district. On Monday last, Mrs. Wells, mother of Mr. J. Wells, of Wanganui, celebrated her 99 th birthday. In spite of her great age, Mrs. Wells enjoys good health, and is in full possession of all her facilities. Mrs. Wells was the recipient of many birthday congratulations. In connection with the telegram from Dunedin stating that Miss Thurston, matron of the Pukeora Sanatorium, Waipukurau, has been appointed mat ron of the Dunedin Hospital, it is now announced, reports a Wellington message, that Miss Thurston has declined the position. • The death has occurred of a well-known resident of Howick, Mr. James Templeton Gilmour, Auckland. Mr. Gilmour, who was in his 52nd year, was for a long time connected with the oil and colour trade, being at one time a partner in the firm of Guthrie, Brown and Co., of Dunedin. Later he was representative of Hill and Plummer, Ltd.

On Tuesday morning His Excellency the Governor-General paid an informal visit to Colonel Ellis, who for some time has been confined to his room. It was at tdie Masonic function on Monday evening that His Excellency heard of Colonel Ellis* long association with the Masonic fraternity, and of his inability to be present at the gathering, and the kindly feeling which prompted a personal call waa, needless to say, very keenly appreciated. A pioneer of the Kawhia district, Mr. John Davies, died recently, in his 80th year. Born at Swinton, Wales, he arrived in Canterbury in the ship Douglas in the ’fifties, removing to Midhirst, Taranaki, in 1882. He subsequently went to Australia, occupying the position of inspector of railway buildings in Victoria. On h’s return to New Zealand in 1900 he joined his eldest son in carving out a home at vparau, Kawhia, remaining in the district until h’s death.

Mr. August Frederick Knofflock, of Inglewood, who died at the New Plymouth public hospital on Monday at ths age of 74 years, came out to New Zealand forty-nine years ago. He took an active part in the Maori War and was one of the pioneers of Inglewood, having taken up his residence there over thirty years ago. Mr. Knofflock interested himself in farming in the Inglewoou district until three or four years ago, when ha retired. He leaves a family of eight sons and four daughters.