PERSONAL

Taranaki Daily News, 9 August 1930, Page 11

PERSONAL

Mr. R. L. Frost, Omata, left last night on a holiday visit to Wellington. Lord Birkenhead, whose condition was causing alarm, is slightly ’ better, says & London cable, Mr. M. Cain, Waitara, a member of tho New Zealand Army .Team. that toured South Africa after the war, is in Wellington to attend the first re-union of the teamj Tho death of Mr. G. H. Bonnington, aged 65; is reported from Christchurch, lie was a chemist and was well known in musical and bowling circles. Mr. L. H. Brown, Pukekohe, Mr. J. Dick, Wellington, Mr. and Mrs. M K. Hockin, Auckland, are guests at the Criterion, New Plymouth. - Mr." Charlie Brown, who was a member of the New Zealand Army team (which ' won the King’s Cup) and-captain of the New Zealand Army team in South Africa, left New. Plymouth yesterday morning for Wellington to attend the first re-union of the team. General Edward Higgins, of the Salvation Army, will pay a visit to New Zealand early next year. He will arrive at Auckland on March 23, and leave Wei- Islington on August 10; Several of the larger towns in the Dominion will be visited, and he will concluded his campaign with a great congress at Wellington. Mr. J. J. Moore, aged 60, acting, coh liery engineer at the Liverpool State mine, died suddenly yesterday morning at the bottom of the hoist at. the Liver* • pool colliery when the meh had assembled to be conveyed to work. In consequence of the fatality the men returned home and the mine is idle today. Mr. Moore had been ill previously. He leaves four sons, one the Rev. Father Moore, St. Patrick’s College, Wellington.

The death has occrred of Mrs. Mary S. Adams, Bracken Avenue, Epsom, Auckland, aged 70 years. The late xVlrs. Adams was born in Wellington, her father being the late Major H. F, Turner, of the 65th Regiment, who came to New Zealand during the Maori War ami fought in a number of engagements in the Waikato and Taranaki. He died in 1902. In 1878 Mrs. Adams was married to Mr. H. E Adams, solicitor, of Palea, where she lived until the death of her husband in 1914. After her husband's death Mrs. Adams removed to Auckland, where she resided until the time of her death. She took a keen interest in church work and . was also prominent in charitable activities. Mis. Adams is survived by one daughter, Mrs* T. C. Hall, of' Auckland, two granddaughters and one great grand-daughter. -