PERSONAL

Taranaki Daily News, 6 February 1931, Page 4

PERSONAL

The death is announced from Parik of Vice-Admiral Gauchet, who commanded a squadron at the Dardanelles which, participated in the landing in April, 1915.

Guests at the Criterion, New Plymouth, are Dr. and Mrs. Kunkel, U.S.A-, Mr. Charles Briggs, Queensland, Mr. and Mrs. R. Ferguson Hardley, Auckland, Messrs. Gleeson, Auckland, and 'Mr. Fraser, Auckland.

Mr. W. J. Bardsley, who completed I'7 years’ service last week as secretary of the Otago Harbour Board, has been granted twelve months’ leave of absence on fifll salary. He intends to make a health recruiting trip to the United States and England.

Professor P. G. Hornell, the Ewedish engineer and expert oh hydro-electric installations, who visited, the Dominion la&t year and reported on the Arapuiii power station, is expected to return to ‘New Zealand about October in connection with a gold-mining project in Central Otago.

Mr. G. M. Spence, of New Plymouth, returned from Napier last night. Between Hastings and Woodville he met over 1000 cars travelling in the opposite direction and containing only the driver. They were being sent by request by the automobile associations to assist in the evacuation of women and children from Napier.

Amongst those who perished in the Napier earthquake was the mother of Mr. A. R. Thompson, manager of the Union Steamship company, New Plymouth. She had been staying with her daughter, and bn Tuesday morning went to , town, an unusual proceeding for her. There she was overwhelmed. Mr, Thompson and relatives will havh the sincere sympathy of the whole Community in their great and tragic loss.

Mr. J. H. CoMbourne, who lost his life in the earthquake at Hastings on Tuesday, was one of the best-known business men bn the East Coast.. He was in the service of Messrs. Williams and Kettle at Gisbbrtia and Hastings for many. years, ahd managed both branches for some years. He took a keen interest in defence matters, and was captain of the East Coast Mounted Rifles for several years. A welcome was extended at Fitzroy to Mr. and Mrs. Sedgwick, who have recently arrived in the district, Mr. Sedgwick having been appointed Presbyterian home missionary for the new Fit?roy charge. The Rev. J. McGregor, Stratford, interim nidduator, presided. The Rev. J. D. WilSoh bn behalf of the New Plymouth Presbyterian Church expressed the hope that their stay in the district wopld be : a happy one and that their work would prosper.

The debth occurred at Lower Hqtt on Tuesday of Mrg. Humphries, widow of the late Mr. Thomas Humphries, formerly Sijrveyor-Gerieral. Airs. Humphries was the eldest daughter of the late Rev. Robert Ward,, wpb was sept to.Ndw 'Plymouth 'by the Primitive Methodist Society of Britain, arriving at his post by the Raymond on Augupt $9, 1844. Hb established the Primitive Methodist Church in New Plymouth and a small chapel was built at Tfi Henui. Mrs. Humphries lived in New Plymouth for very many yehrs until her husband, who wks chief surveyor in Taranaki, was transferred to Auckland in 18®9 and subsequently to Hawkes’ Bay, Nelson and Canterbury, and eventually to Wellington ah SurveyorGeneral in 1906.