PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 14 May 1925, Page 6

PERSONAL.

The death is announced ol Mr. Arthur Hosklng, an old resident of Palmerston North. Deceased was a son of the founder of engineering works there, which was iater taken over by bis sons, and recently told to Messrs J. Niven and Company. The death of Mrs. V. 0. Tate, of Urenui, the third daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Gauatad, of Waitara, will cause keen regret. The deceased lady was born in Inglewood, and for seventeen years resided in the Tarata district, subsequently removing to Waitara. Much sympathy is felt for the bereaved husband and pai ents. A Paris cablegram records the death of General Charles Mangin. He was on the staff of Marchand’s Fashoda mission .n 1897 and played a prominent part in the conquest of Morocco. He commanded a division at the battle of the Marne and after distinguished war service commanded the Allied armies of occupation with headquarters at Mayenee Mr. A. R. Thomson, manager of the Union S’eam Ship Company at New Plymouth, leaves this morning by the expreGS for Wellington for the purpose of attending the celebrations which will be held there in connection with the fiftieth anniversary of the company. A dinner in conjunction with the jubilee, which wjJ oe i-eld to-morrow night, will be attended by the managers of all branches of the company throughout the Dominion. In response to an inquiry Sir Francis Bell (acting-Prime Minister) has received a cable from the Hon. Downie Stewart stating that his treatment is successfully counteracting the poison and has already temporarily freed his joints from inflammation, but the temporary effect is to leave the muscles slack, so that he walks badly, even with crutches. Mr. Stewart says that he is extremely anxious to pass this stage before leaving otherwise he might not show any improvement. Hence he is waiting until June unless he is required sooner. He is very optimistic as to the ultimate result.

The Rev. Robert Fairmaid, who died at Roslyn, was one of the Presbyterian ministers in Otago. He was born in Southland sixty-five years ago, and received his early education there, and later attended the University of Otago. He was called to his first charge in 1890, being appointed minister of Kaitangata Presbyterian Church. Later he was minister at South Taierl and West Taieri, and was then called to South Dunedin Church. Chving to ill-health he was compelled to retire at the end of August last, but he acted latterly as official visitor at Dunedin Hospital on behalf of the Presbytery. The Rev. R. Fairmaid leaves a wife and family of five grown-up sons. There died at Wellington on Saturday, Mrs. Jane Taplin, relict of the late Mr. S. Taplin, a very old resident of Palniercton North, and only daughter of the late Captain Kells. The deceased lady sent five sons to the South African war, one of whom was killed in action and another of whom died of disease. Two sons went to the Great War. The youngest son— Captain Taplin—was District Commissioner on the Gold Coast of Africa for a number of years, and rendered service in China during the Great War for which he was decorated by, the Chinese Government. The late Mrs. Taplin is survived by a brother (Mr. Rogers Kells, of New Plymouth), one daughter (Mrs. Leckie, of Wellington) and three sons:—Stanley (Australia), Williapi (Wellington) and Charles (Eltham). Mrs. Taplin was a direct descendant of Lord Oriel, who was John Foster, and the last Speaker in the Irish Parliament in 1777.— Manawatu Daily Times. The successor to the Rev. John Wilkinson as vicar of St. Aidan’s, Remuera, Auckland, has been appointed, the choice of the parish having fallen on the Rev. H. A. Coleman, M.A., who for the past four years has been vicar of Okato. Prior to coming to New Zealand Mr. Coleman was vicar of St. Mark’s, Bolton, in Lancashire. He has been very successful in the conduct of his Taranaki charge, and it is expected he will fully meet the requirements of his new parish. The resignation of the present vicar of St. Aidan's is to take effect as from June 30, and Mr. Coleman will take up his new duties on July 1. Mr. and Mrs. Wilkinson will leave Auckland by the Aorangi on July 7 for Vancouver, en route to England, where Mr. Wilkinson has accepted thp charge of Great Sutton, Cheshire.