PERSONAL

Taranaki Daily News, 18 February 1931, Page 6

PERSONAL

A London cable reports the death of Mr. Herbert Clayton, the theatrical producer. A Dunedin Press Association message announces the death of ex-Chief Detective Patrick Herbert, at the age of 74.

Mr. J. S. L. Deem, Wanganui City engineer, has been, asked io take charge of tlie reorganisation of the drainage and water schemes at Napier.

Mr. j. Teagqe, R.N.R., of the Hawera post office counter staff, is leaving today for Picton to take temporary command of Colonel Esson’s yacht “Wylo.” , Mr. C. E. Bellringer, chairman of the New Plymouth Harbour Board, accompanied by Messrs J. R. Cruickshank and C. H. Burgess, members of the board, went to, Wellington yesterday on business connected with the board.

Mr. David McFarlane, of Waiiganuj, wfio has many frieqds in .Taranaki, is about id retire from business after 59 years. He joined the late Mp. John Duthie, who had been in business in New Plymouth, in .1881 to start the hardware business at Wqfigaliui which was later sold to Messrs J. Thain arid Co.

. Guests at the Hotel Imperial include Mr. J. C- Chisholm, Wanganui, Mr. R. Millward, Wanganui, Mr. S. Oldham, Wellington, Mr. H. T. Hhll, Auckland, Miss J. Tingey, Auckland, Mr. E. C. Cording, A u cklandj Mr. A. A. Langley, Palmerston North, Mr. W. Maule, Wellington. :

The New Zealand.lnstitute of Architects’ gold medal' for 1030 ha-s. been awarded, states a Press Association telegram from Auckland, by a jfiry of the Royal Institute of British Architects, London, to. Mr. -Surrey.• S. Alleniari, Auckland, for the design of a block of flats.

Thq death of Mr. Patrick James Owens, aged 88, one of the fevy SUrvi? vors of the Indian Mutiny, occurred in Auckland on Saturday. The 60th Rifies, the regiment in which he enlisted at the age of 14, reached Madras in December, 1857, after a passage of 118 days. The return journey 10 years later ,iri the tea clipper Tweed, which conveved the 97 th Regiment, to which Mr. Owens had been transferred, was made in 7'B days. On account of his youth Mr. Ovyens did not actually take part in the repression of the mutiny, but he.retained a vivid recollection of the horrors associated with it. He was engaged as a, soldier in India for about 10 years. His promotion was rapid. He was a corporal at 19 years of age, U sergeapt at 20 and a drum-major at 22. Failing eyesight, however, terminated his •military career. Mr. Ovyens came to New Zealand in the ship India in March, 1875. lie was later' at the Auckland Mental Hospital for 23 year?. In recent years he hiid. been living in retirement.