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Taranaki Daily News, 17 December 1924, Page 6

PERSONAL.

Archdeacon F. G. Evans left New Plymouth by the Rarawa last night for Auckland. Mr. Vincent Arthur, of Inglewood, left last night by steamer for Auckland to join the Maheno on a six weeks’ trip to Australia. . Mr. Leslie D. Niccolls, at present secretary of the Rotorua Dairy Co., has been appointed secretary and store manager of the Awatuna Dairy Co. There were 93 applications for the position. Nurse C. Muir (sub matron) and Nurse A. Condon have tendered their resignations from the staff of the New Plymouth public hospital. Mr. A. Morton, president of the National Dairy Association, was a passenger for Wellington by the mail train yesterday. It it. understood that Mr. Morton will leave for England early in the New Year and expectg to be away about six months. Mr. D. Hebenton, Dominion organiser of the Reform League, who has been in Taranaki for some weeks organising branches of the Reform League, leaves New Plymouth by the mail train this morning for Wellington. Mr. R. Wedderspoon, who is producing an illustrated tourist guide to New Zealand under the auspices of thfe Government Tourist Department, is spending a few days in Taranaki. Yesterday he was the guest of the Chamber of Commerce and the Mountain House Committee at the North Egm on t House and was able to secure some excellent photographic views.

Mr. John Gilmour, of Fitzroy, has received advice of the death at Putamahoe, Auckland, on Sunday, at the age of 60 years, of his brother Harry, who for many years was a well-known resident of New Plymouth, having been associated with his father, the late Mr. John Gilmour, in his bookselling business. Harry had many friends here and he was a useful citizen, always ready to lend a hand in local affairs. He had been in delicate health for a long time. The death occurred at Te Uku (Waikato) this week of Mr. William Parsons Cogswell, at the age of 96 years. Mr. Cogswell came to New Zealand from England in the sailing ship Cresswell in 1853, and landed in Taranaki. Later he sailed in a small vessel up the west coast, his destination being Raglan. A severe storm caused the vessel to take shelter at Kawhia. Accompanied by his wife, Mr. Cogswell made his way overland, and settled at Te Uku, being the first settler to take up land in that locality. Dr. E. Marsden, assistant director of education, is at present visiting Taranaki. Last night he presented the prizes at the Stratford Technical High School. To-day he will visit Opunake, with Messrs. S G. Smith, M.P., and P. J. H. White (representing the Taranaki Education Board) to meet a deputation regarding the proposed establishment of a district high school there. Later in the day Dr. Marsden will come t 0 New Plymouth, presenting the prizes at the Boys’ High School in the evening and at the Girls’ High School tomorrow.