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Taranaki Daily News, 12 October 1929, Page 8

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Mr. J. Sugg, Christchurch, is on a boriness visit to New Plymouth.

Mr. Ralph P. Morley, Auckland, is visiting Taranaki, having been instructed- to design a waterworks and drainage scheme for the Opunake Town Board. He will return north to-day. Mr. S. Vickers was appointed delegate to the next Dominion executive meeting of the New Zealand Fanners’ Union, at the meeting of the North Taranaki executive in New Plymouth yesterday.

Mrs. B. P. Bellringer, New Plymouth, was given a brass fruit stand by the members of Whiteley Memorial Church Choir on Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Bellringer are to go to Stratford shortly.

The Minister of Internal Affairs, the Hon. P, A, de la Perrelle, telegraphed the Mayor, Mr. H. V. S. Griffiths, yesterday that he would arrive in New Plymouth from Wellington by the mail train this evening and would stay over Sunday.

The Rt. Hon. Thomas Shaw, British Secretary for War, and Mr. C. G. Ammon, Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty, arrived at Rome on Wednesday, and were due on Thursday at Naples on route for Malta, reports the British Official Wireless. They will make a brief stay at Gibraltar on the journey back to England. The visits are of a purely departmental character. Canon H. R. B. Gillespie, who has had the temporary charge of the Fitzroy district for some months, has reached the end of the term and has indicated to the vestry that he does not desire to become vicar of the parish. It has been pointed out that his health was not the cause of Canon Gillespie’s decision, as his health is very good. The vestry this week held a meeting to discuss: the appointment of a vicar. ~i ' ’ Chrles William Black bourn, of Inglewood, an early Taranaki pioneer and. once a member of the Armed Constabu- ■ Ir.ry, died at New Plymouth yesterday at the age of 80. Mr. Blaekbourn was born at Grimsby, England, on August 1, 1840. He was married in England and arrived in New Plymouth by. the ship Halcombe in September, 1875. Since then Mr. Blackbourn had followed farming as an occupation at Okato, Urenui and Inglewood. He leaves a family of seven sons and three daughters: Messrs. 0. W. Blackbourn (Palmerston North), J. H. (Te Kuiti), G. E. (Inglewood), H. H. (Waitui), C. E. (Palmerston North), N. C. and 0. S. (Kaimata), Mrs. J. H. Taylor (Opunake), Mrs. H. Jones (Omata) and Miss A. M. Blackbouin (Inglewood), There are 43 grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. The death of Mr. George Malam, aged 52, a member of the stereotyping staff of the New Zealand Herald, occurred in Auckland on Thursday. Mr. Malam gained his experience in the Herald office and later went to New Plymouth, where for several years in was in charge of the stereotyping department of the Taranaki Herald. He was a, very keen member of the New Plymouth Volunteer Fire Brigade and also took a great interest in coursing. He saw active service with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, and was severely gassed in France. On his return from the war he joined the stereotyping staff of the Taranaki. Daily News, afterwards proceeding to Auckland to rejoin the staff of the New, Zealand Herald. His death was the result of a severe attack of pneumonia. Mr, Malam is survived by two sons, Messrs. C. G. and R. J. Malam, and one daughter, Mrs. J. Garrett, of New Lynn.