PERSONAL

Taranaki Daily News, 2 August 1930, Page 8

PERSONAL

Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Cresswell, of Wellington, are visiting New Plymouth. Guests at the Imperial, New Plymouth, are Mr. G. Shackleton and Mr. S. W. Moult, Wellington, Mr. R. Kemp, Auckland, Mr. G. Calvert, Southcombe, Mr. A. McLean, Wellington, and Captain Boulifer, Sydney. Dr. Ewart Graham, an eminent American surgeon who has been lecturing in Australia, is a passenger by the Ulimaroa from Sydney for Wellington, states a Sydney cable. The Governor-General is paying an unofficial visit to Palmerston North, states ft Press Association telegram, and will be the guest of the Manawatu Racing Club at its race meeting to-day. Guests at the Criterion, New Plymouth, include Mr. and Mrs. H. D. James, Greymouth, Mr. E. Treawith, Dunedin, Mr. T. C. Marshall, Dunedin, Mr. C. Kusabs, Rotorua, and Dr. Hay,’ Rotorua. Mr. F. C. Walton, manager of the New Plymouth branch of the Bank of Australasia, is in a private hospital. An operation was performed on Wednesday'and he is progressing satisfactorily. During Mr. Walton’s absence from the bank Mr. N. S.' Chamberlain will act as manager. Mr. J. J. Southcombe, who for some years has been oh the New Plymouth staff of the Stamp Duties Department, left yesterday on promotion to Wellington.' Mr. Southcombe was presented with a suitably engraved wr;stlet watch T rom *hs staff of the Lands and Deeds and Stamp Duties Departments. Mr. W. H. Were, Toko, was yesterday elected a life member of the Taranaki Agricultural Society. Members of the general committee said that Mr. Were had been long associated with the society and had always taken an acrive interest in it. He had judged the field roots at the winter show. It w T as considered Mr. Were had well -earned the distinction conferred on him. The death of Mrs. Isobella Annie Kerr occurred at her home in New Plymouth on Thursday. Mrs. Kerr, who was 65 years of age, was born in Whangarei, being a daughter of the late Mr. James Irwin Wilson, surveyor, “Woodhill,” Whangarei. She was married in Whangarei to Mr. William Kerr, going to Naseby and then to New Plymouth. She lived at New Plymouth until Mr. Kerr was made a stipendiary magistrate, when they moved to Wanganui, Masterton and Napier. At Napier Mr. • Kerr died and Mrs. Kerr then returned to New Plymouth. Mrs. Charlie Webster, New Plymouth, is her only child. One of the early masters of coastal vessels in New Zealand waters, Mr. George William Calvert, died on Wednesday at Henderson, Auckland, at the age of 89, Born in Newark, England, he came to New Zealand as a young man after a few years spent as a sailor in various parte of’ the world. For over 15 years he was engaged in the coastal trade, and he became Well known on the coast. Some 50 years ago he retired from the sea anc’ took ,up farming in the N nacre .district, Taranaki, where he was one of the earliest settlers. Later he became proprietor of the Railway Hotel at Eltham. Fourteen years ago he» went to Henderson, where one of his sons, Mr. W. Calvert, resides. The late Mr. Calvert is survived by Mrs. Calvert and nine children. $