PERSONAL

Taranaki Daily News, 7 July 1931, Page 6

PERSONAL

Sympathy with. Mr. H. B. Lepper in his illness was expressed by the Taranftki County Council yesterday.

The death of Mr. J. N. Grace, founder and managing director of Grace Bros., o.fie of the largest department stores' in Sydiieyj is reported by cable. 1

The Rev. R. T. Haddon, superintendent of the Methodist Maori Mission, who resides at NgaruaWahia and has been on a short visit to Taranaki, returns to-day. i

A GreymoUth message reports the death of Mr. William Joseph Joyce, a lawyer, a iiative of Greymouth, aged. 60. He failed to rally after an operation in the Grey hospital on Sunday night.

Mr. H. S. Weston, who has returned front - a week’s training at Sockburn And Mosgiel with hiS squadron, lias received advice of his promotion to FlyingOfficer.

A Hobart message reports tho of Professor Alexander McAulay, one of the World’A most brilliant mathematicians, aged 68, He Was a leading authority on the theory of quaternions. Mr. A. R. Lempriere, a proihinent woolbroker and sportsman, died at South Yarra, Melbourne, yesterday, states a cablegram. He was a former golf champion Of Australia,, And owner of racehorses. •

Owing to his approaching departure from the district, Mr. S. Amnon resigned his position as BOercbary of the Hurworth branch of the Farmers’ Union last night. The resignation was accepted with regret and Mr. R. F. Allan was appointed to the position.

Mr. H. E. Blyde, Lepperton, president of the North Taranaki provincial executive of the Farmers’ Union, left yesterday for Wellington to attend the annual Dominion conference. Mr. R. Dunn, who is a life member of the Dominion body, also left for Wellington. 1

Captain V. G. Webb has been appointed superintendent of the Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand, Ltd. Captain Webb joined the service of the Union Company as third officer in May, 1908, working through the various grades at sea Until July, 1920, when he was appointed assistant local marine superintendent at Wellington. In February, 1924, he became local marine superintendent at Wellington, and in July, 1925, he was transferred to the head office of the company as assistant marine superintendent. In October last 116 became acting marine superintendent, and the appontment has now been confirmed.

Mr. Charles Gonnerman Dalgety died at Christchurch ort Sunday at the age of 61 years. His father, who was the founder of the firm of Dalgety ; nd Co., Ltd., came to New Zealand in 1891 and settled in Canterbury. Mr. Dalgety was a committeeman and steward of the Canterbury Jockey Club for 29 years, and was both popular and successful on the turf. Among the horses he raced were Warstep, Footfall, Stardaiicer, Limelight, Prim,. War Love, Star Mist, Stepdancer, M-arsa, Disdainful, Snftb and Wardancer. He leaves three sons, Messrs. Charles Dalgety, Mangaweka, Burnett Dalgety, Hawarden, and Stafford Dalgety, London, and one daughter, Mrs. F. J. Gorton, Oxford, Canterbury. . .> ■ .

Prominent in croquet circles, and a former secretary of the Canterbury Lawn Tennis Association, Mr. C. A. E. Ferguson, a well-known resident of Palmerston North, died recently, at the age of 66. Boni in Belfast, Ireland, the late Mr. Ferguson came to New Zealand in 1878, residing at Christchurch and Otago before he ca-me to the North Island. Formerly secretary to the Manawatu Croquet Club and the Manawatu District Centre, he was secretary of th« New Zealand Croquet Council, a position which he had held for more than a decade, at the time of his decease. He is survived by a widow, a son and four daughters, one of whom is Mrs. Ingley, Patea. The oldest resident of Waiuku, Mr. Anthony May, celebrated bis 99th birthday yesterday, Mr. May, wlio was born in the parish of St. Mabyn, Cornwall, caine to New Zealand in the sailing ship Marteban, landing at Auckland in October, 1856. Since that time he has, not been out of the Auckland province, ihree years after landing he went to Waiuku, continuing farming until the outbreak of the Maori War, when he became a member of the Waiuku Volunteers. Among the actions in which he was engaged was the relief of Mauku. At the conclusion of his service Mr. May went to Auckland, but soon returned to Waiuku, where he again took up land. For about 20 years he farmed at Maioro, a settlement in the vicinity of Waiuku, retiring to live in the township about 20 years ago. '