PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 19 July 1933, Page 6

PERSONAL.

/ The Hon. Mr. Justice Ostler will preside at the sessions of the Supreme Court at New Plymouth opening on August 14. After 25 years of education work Mr. W. J. A. Farnell, headmaster of the Kaponga State school, will retire at the end of the present term. He has been in illhealth. ‘ '

Squadron-Leader M. C. MacGregor, who crashed at the Palmerston North aerodrome on December 3 and injured his spine, was able to leave hospital yesterday, states a Press Association message, 1 ' ' .

Mr.' Ri S. Haddow has been approached by the defence authorities to take charge of defence affairs in the Patea district, and has consented to act, Mr. Haddow saw considerable service in the Great War.

The death has occurred at Mount Eden of Mr. Samuel Gray, who was town clerk of the borough of Mount Eden for 21 years. Mr. Gray was 74 years of age, and he lived in New Zealand for 53 years.

The promotion of 2nd Lieut. D; N. Ferguson, 2nd Cadet Battalion, Welling-ton-WeSt Coast Regiment, to the rank of Lieutenant is announced in the last issue of the Gazette. 2nd Lieut. A L. Kidson, Taranaki Regiment, is posted to the retired list.

Mr. J. Brown, who was a member of the Taranaki Hospital Board until tins year, has been presented with a pipe as a mark of the esteem in winch he is held by board members. A letter of appreciation was received from Mr. Brown yesterday. . The funeral of the late Dr. J. C. Smith, who died at Tangarakau recently, v.as held at Johnsonville on 'Friday, when relatives and friends from ma £Y l sa of the North Island’ gathered. The service' was' taken by the Rev. Lambert. Many floral tributes were received, among them being one from the rakau Medical Association and ( a ? other from the Tangarakau Workers Union.

The death occurred at Inglewood yesterday of Mr. William Harrisorr Buckthought, for 30 years a well-known and respected resident of Inglewood and district Mr. Buckthought, who was <0 vears of age, had been ill for some time. Mr. Buckthought was bom at. Wanganui and as a young man wasattached to the Government Survey Department, in Service he did much Pioneermg work, in the North Island. In 1886, ac companied by his brother Ernest, he a ent to lXalia and was gold mining for a wars Upon his return to Eitorf Buckthoushl entered al bSSE- business at Stotterd later spent some years farming m -the siatloid distriej. Tl*W g’® Buckthought purchased a J*™ ™ ham Road, which he worked ,tiH oe rc tired in 1925. He has since resided at Swood. Although retired from acwork Mr. Buckthought retained a farming mdurtry. He Se/Sdren, Mrs. H. Curtis‘ iur-e r Bell (New Plymouth), Mr. tree Mrs. G. x»eii Mr Frank Buckthought (K-ihi ' 3 a . {on Buckthought (Kapum) and Mi. oaxon Buckthought (Inglewood).