PERSONAL

Taranaki Daily News, 4 March 1935, Page 4

PERSONAL

Archdeacon F. G. Evans and Mrs. Evans will leave New Plymouth to-day for a holiday in the South Island. They expect to be away three weeks. Count Micard and Dr. J. C. Demarquette, Paris, who have been touring New Zealand, left. Auckland by the Wanganella on Saturday for Sydney. Mr. J. W. Davidson, chairman of the State Transport Board and Commissioner of Railways, Queensland, was a visitor to New Plymouth during the week-end. He stayed at the Criterion Hotel. Mrs. W. Lowery, Wellington, who has been taking part in the North Taranaki croquet tournament at New Plymouth, left yesterday by car for Waitomo Caves and Auckland. 1 She was accompanied by Mrs. Bocock, Wellington.

The reappointment of Messrs. P'• Thomson (chairman), R. A. Wilson and J. C. Rolleston as district licensing authority for No. 5 Transport District is announced in the Gazette. The term of appointment is until February 28, 1936.

Among guests at the North Egmont hostel at the week-end were Mr. and Mrs. Pidmarsh (England). Mr. Bunn (England), Mr. A. Munro (Auckland), Miss Manley (England) and Misses M. Taylor, M. Boylan, B. Best, M. Cliff, W. McKay and J. Kilbride (New Plymouth).

Mr. F. L. Hartnell, New Plymouth, returns from Sydney to-day by the Niagara and will play in the Dominion Croquet tournament at Auckland. Accompanied by Mesdames Tingey and Broad, Mrs. Hartnell left for Auckland yesterday.

Captain A. J. Edney, Royal Engineers, who arrived in New Zealand on January 2, on loan from the British Army, has been granted the local rank of major in the New Zealand Permanent Forces, and is attached to the General Staff at General Headquarters for engineering duty.

Major K. L. Stewart, 0.8. E., N.Z. Staff Corps, having returned to the Dominion after completing a tour of duty with the Ceylon Defence Forces, has been appointed Brigade Major, Third N.Z. Mounted Rifles Brigade, and Assistant Staff Officer in Charge, No. 11 Regimental District, Dunedin.

The sudden death occurred at Auckland yesterday morning, through a motor accident, of Mr. Eric Howard Thomas, who had achieved scholastic and athletic success at the Stratford Technical High School and was recently chosen as one of the Taranaki entrants for the Teachers’ Training College at Auckland.

Passengers by the Monowai which left Sydney on Friday for Wellington include Mr. Adam Hamilton, New Zealand Post-master-General, and party, Sir Frederic Williamson, Director of British Postal Services, and Lord Nuffield, formerly Sir William Morris. Sir Edward Campbell, British M.P. (also a member of the British air delegation), is a passenger on the Mariposa.

Mr. Albert Basire, Wellington, is visiting New Plymouth and is staying at the Criterion Hotel. Mr. Basire is the surveyor at Wellington to the British Corporation of Shipping and Aircraft, Glasgow. He was a engineer on the Rotoiti in th® nineties when she used to ply between Wellington, Nelson and New Plymouth before even the trains were running between New Plymouth and Wellington. He is accompanied by Mrs. Basire and his son Mr. A. H. Basire, of the Forestry Department. ■« The death occurred at New Plymouth yesterday of Mrs. Laura Mary Freeth, one of the oldest and most highly esteemed residents of the Pukearuhe district. Mrs. Freeth, who was born at New Plymouth, was the youngest daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. W. Sole, pioneer settlers of New Plymouth. She spent her early life at New Plymouth, where she was very well known. Shortly after her marriage to Mr. W. J. Freeth they removed to Pukearuhe and took up farming. Though Mrs. Freeth had had no previous experience of farm life she quickly adapted herself to the conditions and assisted her husband in the progressive farming methods that have made Ngahiwi, as their property was named, widely known as one of the best-farmed properties. Mrs. Freeth was hospitable to a degree and visitors were instantly made to feel at home at Ngahiwi, particularly on the occasions of the large field days that were held there. Mrs. Freeth always took a keen interest in every movement for the advancement of the district. During the war she was a verj\ active patriotic worker and of late years was prominent in the W.D.F.U. movement. Mrs. Freeth is survived by her husband, Mr. W. J. Freeth, and two daughters, Mrs. Reg. Weeden, Pukearuhe, and Miss Keitha Freeth, Pukearuhe. There are also two brothers, Messrs. Gus and O. W. Sole, New Plymouth, and three sisters, Mesdames H. Street (Taumarunui), C. Hill (Wanganui) and R. H. Pigott (Urenui). The interment will be private.