PERSONAL

Taranaki Daily News, 6 May 1926, Page 8

PERSONAL

Mr. Stanley Shaw has so far reeovered his health that he was able to leave the hospital for his home yesterday. The death of Mr. P. Rail!, a well known resident of Koru, Omata, and New Plymouth, occurred at the 'New Plymouth Hospital yesterday. The Rev. W. A. Sinclair, a former minister of Whiteley Church, and now organising secretary for Foreign Missions of ths Methodist Church of New Zealand, is expected to visit New Plymouth next week.

The executive of the New Plymouth Tourist and Expansion League met last evening to bid farewell to Mr. J. L. Scoullar, a member of the executive, who is leaving New Plymouth to take up duties with the Auckland Herald. Mr. Spence referred to the excellent work done by Mr. Scoullar on behalf of the league. Messrs. G. Fraser, F. Amoore, R. Day and Stephenson also spoke. Mr. Spence, on behalf of the executive, presented Mr. Scoullar with a pipe in appreciation of the services he had rendered the league.

The death occurred at San Francisco on March 23 of finest George Williams, son of Mr. T. Williams, and brother of Mr. Arthur Williams, of Thames. The late Mr. Williams was born in Wales, and came to this Dominion with his parents about 40 years ago, settling at New Plymouth, where he was in tho New Plymouth Town Band. The family then moved to Thames, and Mr. Williams joined the old Naval Band, and later formed the Hauraki Brass Band, which he conducted with marked success for some years. He conducted the Hauraki Banu at the first New Plymouth contest. In 1903 he left for San Francisco, and became conductor of the San Francisco Municipal Band. Later he conducted the League of the Cross Cadet Band and St. Vincent’s Orphanage Band, as well as having his own concert band. He was a fine musician and a splendid bandmaster. He was a brother of Messrs. Perley, Albert, Arthur and Herbert Williams, old Thames boys.