PERSONAL

Taranaki Daily News, 21 September 1931, Page 8

PERSONAL

Mr. C. A. Wilkinson, MJP.jjAnd Mr». Wilkinsbn returned to Eltham on Saturday night. ■ ■ , r-r.-Dr. David Starr Jordan, chancellos emeritus of Stanford University, died on Saturday, states a Press cablegram from San Francisco. Looking bronzed and fit after three months’ holiday i" the south of France, the Prince of Wales flew from Paris and landed at Windsor Park on Saturday, states a Lindon cable. Mr. Percy Coyle, who for some years has held the position of secretary to the New Zealand Licensed Victuallers* Association, has been appointed to succeed the late Mr. J. R- Raw as general secretary to the National Council of the Licensed Trade. - Mr. Paul Edmonds, examiner in elocution for the Trinity College of Mdsic, London, arrived in New Plymouth bn Saturday niglit. He will conduct examinations to-day. This is the first occasion on which a separate examiner for elocution has been sent by the college to New Plymouth, the subject previously having been taken by the examiner in music. : A Nelson telegram reports the; death on Friday night of Archdeacon. Kempthorne, who has been prominently connected with the Nelson diocese since 1869. He was 82 years of age. He was vicar of Nelson cathedral for over 30 years. A widow and large family &ve left, including Miss Kempthorne (Field Secretary of the Camp Fire movement, U.S.A.); the Bishop of Polynesia (the Rev. L. S. Kemptnorne); the Revs. - A. Kempthorne (Feilding), M. Kempthorne (Karori) and Mr. Sclwyn Kempthorne (Lower Hutt). One son, Harold, was killed in the war. Mr. George Duncan is to retire at the end of the month from the 1 managership of the New Plymouth branch of the National Insurance Company. His successor will be Mr. D. Buddle, Auckland, who has already arrived. Mr. Duncan’ intends to settle in Dunedin after a short holiday. He has lived in ■New Plymouth 12 years, during which he has been closely associated with St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church. He is tire treasurer of the Rotary Club. For eight years he represented the insurance companies on the Hawera Fire Board. At a meeting of the board week regret was expressed at his impending departure from the district. The death occurred at Palmerston North on Thursday after a protracted and severe illness of Mrs. Annie "Winifred Whitehouse,. wife of SeniorSergeant Whitehouse, of the Palmerston North police force. Mrs. Whitehouse, who was 55 years of age, was born in County Donegal, Ireland, and came to the Dominion with her parents at tho age of two. She spent most of her o-Frlhood days at Hawera, where she was married to Constable Whitehouse in January, 1897. The young couple spent two years at Normanby, tine® years at Feilding, two years at 1 oxton, and five years at New Plymouth before settling at Wellington for over 16 years. Three years ago Mr. and Mr®. Whitehouse moved to Palmerston North. Mrs. Whitehouse had not enjoyed good health for some time, and for the past twelve months had been confined to her bed. She leaves a husband, two daughters and five sons..