PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 4 September 1926, Page 12

PERSONAL.

Mr. A. .W. Wellstead, of the Railways Department, is on a visit to New Ply. mouth, returning south on Monday.

A Sydney message reports the death of Mr. Algernon Lindo, pianist and music examiner, aged 64 years. Madame Winnie Fraser, who has been fulfilling an engagement with the Male Choir, returns south this morning. The death oeeurred somewhat sudden, ly yesterday of Mr. Edward Henry, Penny, bookseller, of Blenheim. Dd’ ceased was the Marlborough representa. live on the Wellington Educational Board and chairman of the Board ot Governors of Marlborough College, states a Press Association message from Bien, hoim.

At the age of 93 Mr. John Horr passed away at the Wallace Hospital. Mr, Horr, who was a native of Canada, land* ed at Riverton in 1873, where he was engaged in driving the coach between Riverton and Invercargill. He was onft of the oldest Masons in the Dominion, and became affiliated with the Aparima Masonic Lodge shortly after it was formed.

One of Wanganui’s pioneers, in Mr», Louisa Ball, passed away, at her son's residence, on Thursday evening. Ball arrived in New Zealand in 1877 on the sailing ship Hurunui, and in 187$ she took up her residence in 'Wanganui. Mrs. Ball, who was the widow of Mr, George Ball, is survived by a son, Mr. John Ball, who was for a number of years editor of the Wanganui Chronicle, Mrs. Eaton, wife of the Rev. Clarence Eaton, of Wellington, fourteen grand children, and eight great grandchildren. Mr. A. D. Stanley, managing secretary, of the Auckland A. and P. Society and secretary of the Royal Show to be held at Auckland on November 16, 17 and 18, was in New Plymouth yesterday for the purpose of fostering interest in Taranaki with the object of securing as many Taranaki exhibits ns possible at the show. This morning he goes on to Wanganui en route back to Auckland.