PERSONAL

Taranaki Daily News, 10 June 1929, Page 8

PERSONAL

The death of Mr. Blife Carman, the Canadian poet at New Canaan, Connecticut, is reported by cable. Mr. Justice Ostler and his associate, Mr. Meredith, motored to Wanganui yesterday, in order to attend to Supreme Court business there.

The ex-Quecn Souriya of Afghanistan, gave birth to a daughter on Friday last at the European hospital, Bombay, states a cable from Delhi.

The Prime Minister returned from Rotorua and Auckland on Saturday afternoon and left for Wellington by the Limited ex. press last night, states an Auckland Press Association telegram.

Dr. J. M. Clarke, medical superintendent of the New Plymouth hospital, left on Saturday for the north. He will be absent for a few days.

The death took place on Thursday of Viscount Portman, one of the richest ground landlords of London, states 0 British official wireless message. Cable advice has been received from Australia that Sir Joseph Ward has been elected vice-president of the Busi*, ness Managers’ Association of Australia and New Zealand, reports the Press Association from Wellington.

Mr. Thomas Dunn, who celebrated his 99th birthday on May 8, has died, reports the Press Association . from Thames. He was a pioneer in th<S Thames goldfields. He left London in the ship dauntless on Christmas Day, 1864, and camo to Thames in a cutter just before the declaration of the goldfield. He worked in many successful mines. He leaves three daughters.

The Hon. J. G. Cobbe, Minister of Industries and Commerce, Mrs. Cobbe, and the Minister’s secretary, Mr. Matthews, will arrive in New Plymouth by the mail tram this evening and will stay at the Criterion Hotel. To-morrow afternoon Mr. Cobbe will open the winter show of the Taranaki Agricultural Society. He and the other members of his party will leave for the south by the mail train on Wednesday morning.

The death of Mr. A. H. O’£bughlin has occurred at Papatoetoe after a brief illness, Born in Nelson, Mr, O’Loughlin received his education there, and at th© ago of 14 joined the Railway Department as a cadet. In the course of-44 years’ service. Mr. O’Loughlin was sta-. tioned at different periods over practically the whole of New Zealand. For some time he was stationmaster jat New Plymouth. In 1907 he was appoint-, ed goods agent at Auckland, in 1’914 assistant district traffic manager, and in 1920, after being traffic manager at Oha-. kune, ho was appointed district traffic manager at Auckland. Mr. OLoughlin retired on superannuation in 1922, and, since then had resided at Papatoetoe. Mr. O’Loughlin is survived by his wife, two sons, and two daughters.