PERSONAL

Taranaki Daily News, 29 April 1931, Page 6

PERSONAL

A London cable reports the death of Captain Desmond- Coke, the author.

Mr. T. H. Horton, superintendent of Pukekuira Park, New Plymouth, left yesterday on a visit to Taihape,

Mr. J. McLeod left New Plymouth yesterday for Wellington, where he will, attend the annual meeting of the New Zealand Rugby Upiop. The death of Mr. Henry Francis Stevens, aged 73, founder of Stevens and Company, wholesale druggists, is reported from Chwtchurch. * Mr. P. 'Barry, farm director for the Native Department, is visiting z New Plymouth. ’ Hh was formerly supervisor of isoMlcr settlements in North Taranaki. x Messrs. F. Wallis, J. Power, G. E. Jago, P, J. Flannagan and Üblapfler (Novy Plymouth) and -M. Fa-by (Waitaraj left yc<sterday on a week’® duck shooting in the Taupo district. The King has approved the appointment’of Sir James r 'Grady, until recently Governor of Tasmania, to be Governor and Coinmander-in’Chief of the Falkland Islands in succession to Mr. Arnold Hodson, states a British Wireless message. The Taranaki Hunt Club’s huntsman, Mr, J. Sexton,) hajs resigned and his resignation has been accepted with regret. Mr. E. Rooke has been appointed to the position. Air. Sexton will hunt the hounds at the opening hunt at Sentry Hill ’on Saturday. Constable O. Tocker, Collingwood, and forpicrly of Hawera, has commenced his duties in Waitarq. He relieves Constable B. La P-ouple, who will replace him at Collingwood, which is in the Nelson district. Constable La Potiple is at present a patient in the New Plymouth Public Hospital.

Air. Anthony I. Cottrell, the Canterbqry and All Black footballer, was admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of New Zealand iu '"iristchurch last week. He was presentc' by his father, Air. A. C. Cottrell, a member of the legal ffiriu of Joyjit, Andrew® and Cottrell, of Christchurch. Air. ' and Mrs. W. \V. Whittington, London, and their daughter,, who have been on an extended visit to New Zealand, leave New Plymouth at the end of the month for Auckland on their return to England via Australia. Dirring their stay ill New Zealand they have visiteff most parts of the North Island. Air. Whittington is an ardent angler, and has spent many enjoyable days on the Taranaki streams, fishing with both dry and wet flies, with considerable success. He considers that the Taranaki streams are ideal for the sport and are eapable of. carrying much greater numbers of trout. The Taupo fishing, he says, could not |)e excelled anywhere in the world. Air. Whittington intends returning in a couple of years for a further season’s angling in Taranaki streams.