PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 April 1926, Page 8

PERSONAL.

The Rt. Hon. J. G. Coatee, Prime Min* fster, left Auckland last night for Wellington.—Press Assn.

Mr. A. Crooke, formerly stipendiary magistrate at New Plymouth, is on a visit to New Plymouth. Captain C. H. Chudley, the marine superintendent of the Shaw, Savill and Albion Shipping Company, is visiting. New Plymouth.

The Hon. G. J. Anderson, Minister of Marine, arrived in Hawera by the express last evening and proceeded to Opunake on business connected with the Opunake Harbour Board. The Minister expects to return to Wellington by the mail train this morning. The death is reported from Dannevirke of Pastor H. M. Riers, aged 66, one of the pioneer settlers of the district, who arrived from Denmark in 1866. He was Pastor of the Lutheran Church, a former Mayor of Dannevirke, and member at different times of various local bodies of the district. He was also a pronunent Forester.—Press Assn.

The death occurred at Wanganui on Sunday of the Rev. Charles Macdonald, assistant minister of St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church, at the age of 68 years. He came to New Zealand as a young man and was first stationed at New Plymouth.

Mr. Roy M. Brasted, for five years secretary of the Auckland Y.M.C.A., succeed* Mr. A. Varney as national secretary. He is an Australian, who began association work in New York and came to New Zealand in 1921.

Mr. Thomas George Hirst, who was this week elected a lay member of the first synod of the newly formed Waikato Diocese, is a grandson of the late Thomas Hirst, one of the eight chosen to sign the “Constitution of the Church in the province of New Zealand,” in the time of Bishop Selwyn. Mr. Thomas Hirst was a very staunch churchman, taking a keen interest in everything connected with St. Mary’s, and was a tower of strength to his vicar before leaving England in 1852. Mr. Bracken Wilson, the second lay member, js his great grandson, and is also a great grandson of the late Richard Chit man, who for sixteen years filled the office of churchwarden to the Ven. Archdeacon Govett, and together with Mr. Hirst, was frequently a member of tho synod of those days. The death occurred on Monday of Mr. Christopher Bond, aged 76 years. The late Mr. Bond was well known and held in high esteem by a large circle of friends throughout the district. He came out to New Zealand in the Collingwood in 1875 and had resided ever since in North Taranaki. For some years he was in charge of the goods shed at New Plymouth and later had charge of the old Sentry Hill railway station. Leaving the Railway Department, Mr. Bond was farming for many years at Lepperton and Waiongona. He was for some time a member of the Waitara West Road Board and also took a very keen interest in the welfare of the Waiongona School, acting on the school committee for some years. Retiring from farming, he went to live at Inglewood and about 18 years ago, after a trip to the Old Country, moved to New Plymouth. He is survived by Mrs. Bond and a family of five sons and two daughters.—Messrs. J. E. Bond (New Ply mouth), R. W. Bond (county engineer, Waipawa), J. Bond (New Plymouth), T. Bond (Hamilton), and C. Bond (New Plymouth), and Mesdamee R. J. Frewin (Inglewood) and J. Griffiths (Toko). The funeral took place at the Te Henui cemetery yesterday afternoon. The death of Mr. Robert Farrell, at Hawera marks the passing of a popular personality well known through the South Taranaki district. Bom at Panmure (Auckland), Mr. Farrell was 46 years of age. He came to Taranaki about 30 years ago, and during ensuing years well known for his interest in stud horse breeding and in sporting circles. For some years he was a well-known figure at the Hawera livery stables and at Eltham, where he held a partnership in a similar business. As the keeper of the Riverlea and the Eltham toll-gates he was also well known to travellers on the EF tham-Opunake Road. Some four years ago he again took up permanent residence at Hawera. A fortnight ago he had to submit to a minor surgical operation, from which he recovered, but a subsequent illness contracted last week necessitated his admission to Craigholm private hospital, where he died at about 10 o’clock on Monday evening. He is survived by his brother Frank, who resides at New Plymouth, and his mother and sister, residing in the Auckland district. Of genial and courteous disposition, the late Mr. Farrell was highly esteemed by ail who knew him, and much sympathy is extended to his relatives. —Star.