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Taranaki Daily News, 6 May 1931, Page 6

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A London cable states that Sir Hari Singh llris been appointed Aide-de-Cainp to the King. The Rev. Fordham Clark will leave New Plymouth this morning Oft a holiday motoring tour of the North Island.

A London cable states that Air. P. R. Johnson represented New Zealand tourists at the funeral of Air. S. Woods, the cficketer.

For the first time since hife illiiesiL the King, accompanied by the Queen, motored on Alonday in the grounds of Windsor Castle, states a British Official Wireless message.

A wireless message says that Lord Irwin had a long conversation on Monday with tile Secretary for India, Captain Wedgwood Benn. Later he had an interview with the Prime Alinistcr. He has left London for the north.

Air. H. E. Blyde, president of the North Taranaki executive of the. Partners’ Union, left yesterday for Wellington, where he will attend the quarterly niftetllig Of the Doinlnioii executive, of which lie is a member.

Air. F. E. Beamish, chief postmaster at New Plymouth, lias returned from his annual leave. Mr. N. Afelsaac, who has been acting as relieving postmaster during Air. Beaniifeh’s absence, Ihft yesterday fOr relieving duty at Napier and IlaStiiigs. Air. J. AV. Robb, NOW Plymouth, left yesterday eft route to Nelson, WhOfe he was called dWiiig to tlic dentil of h.is sister, Airs, W. ClieOl, which occurred suddenly oft Sunday. Airs. Clieel and her husband WOrO on the Aloko Hiftail lighthouse at the time of the wreck of the Wairarapa.

It is likely that Captain T. A. G. AlWOod, Superintendent of Alercaiitile Marine at Auckland, Will retire on superannuation within the ffext few months. Captain Atwood has held his present position for ovOr nine yeati, aiid has peen in the Government Service for nearly 30 years. A wonderful record of service is that of Air. R. R. Hodge, who retired from the RUatangata school committee, North Auckland, last week. Ain Hodge had been a member of the committee for 44 years, having been chairman practically from the outset. He did not seek reelection, says the Advocate, because he said that none of his family Was hoiW attending the school.

A London cable reports the death of Mr. Ellis Ashmcftd-Baftleit, the noted war correspondent. Mr. A’shmCad-Bart-lett, w|io Was Conservative M.P. tor North Hammersmith from 1924 to 1926, was previously reported to be sefiOUsly ill at Lisbon with congestion Of the lungs. He has represented the London Press at theatres'of war since 1898 and was present throughout the Dardanelles expedition.

After serving on the Canterbury Diocesan Synod for 57 years as representative of the KUmara district, Mr. G. McIntyre has announced his retirement at the age of 88. This term is probably a record for a lay syhOdsman, Says the current-'number of the Christchurch Church News, Which adds: “Synod Will misS his acute' Criticisms and accurate knowledge of Church law and synodical procedure.”

The death occurred suddenly at DevonpOrt, Auckland, last week, itt. his 89th year, of Mr. Austin Joseph Whittaker, who was at one time a well-known business man in Taranaki. He came from Smethwick, Birmingham, in 1874, and on his arrival at Wellington found employment at Smith’s Te Aro House. Later ho went to Napier and Wanganui, and in 1878 he opened a general store in HaWferft, but the Native disturbances caused him. to give this up. He was employed for a time as a\ traveller for Messrs. Webster and McKellar, and in 1882 he Opened a .drapery business in Waitara in partnership with Mr. Capel. Selling out his interest to his partner, he went back to Hawera. ahd joined Mr. Felix McGuire in business, doing very Well until hb sold out to Mr. Robert Foster. Then he travelled over New Zealand buying stocks aiid holding sales, eventually returning to Hawefa and repurchasing his old business front Mt. Foster, which he Carried on Until lie retired many years ago, and went to live if: Auckland. He married, in 1879, Miss ’Guerin, New Plymouth, who survives him.