PERSONAL

Taranaki Daily News, 6 May 1930, Page 8

PERSONAL

Mr. Ridgeway .London, is staying at the Criterion, New Plymouth.

Mr. F. J. Hill, New Plymouth, left yesterday for Christchurch, where lie will spend a fortnight’s holiday. A I udon cable reports the death of Mr. Gunsbcrg, the famous chess master, aged 75. 1

The Taranaki County Council yesterday expressed sympathy with the widow and family of Mr. C. J. Belcher.

Mr. A. Wyness has been appointed managing director of His Master’s Voice (N.Z.) Ltd. as successor to Mr. E. J. Hyanis, who has left for England. 1 Sympathy with the Rev. R. B. Gosnell and Mrs. Gosnell because of the death of Mrs. Gosnell’s mother was expressed at a meeting of Fitzroy householders last night.

A resolution of sympathy with Cr. J. Brown in his present indisposition was passed at a meeting of the New Plymouth Borough Council last night. Wishes were expressed for his speedy recovery. • r

Mr. E. G. Martin, director of the Atlantic Union Oil Company, Ltd., left Wellington on Friday to connect with the Aorangi at Auckland. He.is going for five months’ holiday'in .America. Mr. J. S. Connett, chairman of the Taranaki County Council, has been appointed a delegate to represent the council at the annual conference of the New Zealand Counties’ Association. • . At the meeting of the Taranaki County Council yesterday reference was made by the > airman to the death of Mr. J, Dryden, who had been foreman of the I'angorei riding for several years. A motion of sympathy was passed with his widow and family. A motion of sympathy with Foreman T. Sefton, who had lost his brother, was also passed. Reference was made at the evening service at Whiteley Memorial Church on Sunday to the death of three members who ha ’ b en associated with the congregation for many years. They were Mrs. J. W. Boon, Mrs. Mary Ann Duller, and Mr. Richard Dingle. The Rev. Clarence Eaton said he came closely in touch with these members since he came to New Plymouth and had learned to esteem them all for their high Christian character, and for the fine example they had set in their homes and in the community.