PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 2 September 1926, Page 8

PERSONAL.

Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Stewart have returned to Eltham after a trip to Tahiti.

The Rev. and Mrs. J. A. Ryburn and family arrived in Eltham from Te Arolia yesterday. Mr. Ryburn is taking over the charge at Knox Presbyterian Church.

Mr. A. H. Rockell left Patea on Monday for Wellington to take up a position under the Dairy Control Board. A cable from St. Johns, New Poundland, reports the death of Sir Michael Cashin, a former Premier of the colony, at the age of 62 years.

Sergeant-Major Stevens, who has been at Trentham attending a course of instruction for the past fortnight, returned to New Plymouth by the mail train last night.

At a meeting of the Citizens’ Band Committee on Tuesday night, resolutions of sympathy were passed with Messrs. G. W. Browne and F. Newell in their illness, and hopes expressed for their speedy recovery. An old resident, Mr. Thomas Neieh McEwen, of Karere, is dead. The deceased was born at Hutt, and went to the Manawatu with his father in 1868. Taking up farming the family made the first clearing between Oroua and Palmerston Nortli. He is survived by a widow and five children, all resident in the Manawatu district.

The death occurred at Gisborne on Friday of Captain William Henry Crocker, at the age of 52 years. When the schooner Huanui was wrecked on the Waikanae beach some years ago. Captain Crocker distinguished himself by his work in assisting to rescue the crew. Hie bravery on that occasion was recognised by tho presentation of the medal of the Royal Humane Society.

The funeral of the late Mr. James Kingcome Revell took place at Wanganui on Tuesday last, the Rev. W. T. Weller officiating at the final obsequies. Among the mourners were four Maori War veterans—Messrs. W. HudsonDavis, Whelan, John Russell and Major Lomax. Special lessons were read by the Rev. John Paterson, Mr. L. J. B. Chapple (Lodge Wanganui), Mr. Haywood (Lodge Moutoa), Mr. G. Pownall (Lodge Tongariro), and Mr. A. A. Barton (Lodge Kilwinning). At the conclusion of the service the Last Post was sounded by Lieutenant G. Buckley,

The death of one of the pioneer settlers in the Patea district, Mrs. Emily Turner, occurred on Tuesday last. The deceased, who was born in Worcestershire, came to New Zealand 44 years ago, settling in the Patea district, where sho resided up to the time of her death. She is survived by a family of six daughters and five sons, to whom tho sympathy of a large circle of friends will be extended. The sons are Robert (England), Thomas and Alfred (Waikato), William (Waitara), Charles (Wellington), and tlie daughters Mrs. Lawson (Patea), Mrs. Lauert (Patea), Mrs. Fry (Otorohanga), Mrs. Wright (Te Karaka), and Mrs. Clare (New Plymouth).

Mr. William Crowder Esdaile, who died at Takapuna on Saturday at tho age of 77, came to New Zealand about 40 years ago and had. been resident in Takapuna for 30 years. Ho was formerly in business in Auckland as a land agent, but a serious accident some years ago caused his retirement. Mr. Esdaile was prominently associated with the activities of St. Peter’s Church, Takapuna, having been warden and treasurer during the whole of his residence in Takapuna. In the course of his address at St. Peter’s Church on Sunday evening, Archbishop Averill expressed his personal loss in the death of Mr. Esdaile, who was, from his mode of living and his devotion, one of the true pillars of the church. Mr. Esdaile married a daughter of the late Mr. John Young, M.A., for many years a resident of New Plymouth. The older the Rev. Septimus Hungerford grows the younger he feels, he says (states a Sydney correspondent). No one could possibly, for his years, be more hale and hearty than this venerable clergyman, who lives at Cremorne, one of tlie harbour suburbs, and who celebrated his 101st birthday last week. He has lived in Sydney practically all his life, and apart from church work—he attends service every Sunday —takes a tremendous interest in politics. For many years he was prominent in public movements, being associated more than half a century ago with Went worth and Dr. J. D. Lang. Possessed to a remarkable degree of all his faculties, he loves nothing so much as to talk about old times. He has not much of an opinion of the majority of men in politics now. He sayi the standard was very much higher in tlie old days. He broadcast this message to politicians on his birthday: —• “Be steadfast; work for the State, not for yourselves, as so many of you are doing. You will gain no ultimate reward from your selfishness.” In addition to the Anglican Church, of which Mr. Hungerford is, of course, its oldest minister—it need hardly be said that he now lives in retirement—every other church associated Itself with the birthday congratulations.