PERSONAL

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXVI, Issue 17552, 23 April 1919, Page 4

PERSONAL

Mr A. Watson, stationmaster " sit Dannevirke, has retired after 40 years' service with the Railway Dfe- \ partment. "

Superintendent Kiely will retir-3 ,/■ from the Police Department at the end of the year. He intends to settle in where he ia£ipw stationed, f;

Dr Rutherford Waddell, M.A., has just celebrated the 40th anniversary of his ministry at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Dunedin.

The annual swimming race between Wanganui Collegiate School representatives and "Old Boys was held yesterday morning, the contest being won by the school representatives. \

News has just come to hand of the death through sickness of Sapper Thomas O'Connell on hoard the hospital ship Maheno. He was the youngest son of Mr and Mrs T. O'fionnell, Fitzgerald Avenue, Christchurch, and brother of the Rev. Fatter John O'Connell, of Wanganui. The late Sapper O'CbnneU was well known in Christchurch.

Mr Henry R. Bunny, a well known Wairarapa settler, died at his home at Ahiaruhe on Monday morning aged 74. He was a son of the l&te Mr Henry Bunny, and a brother of Mr B. P. Bunny, of Lower Hutt. Local

Mr J. M. Speed is standing as a candidate tor the Borough. Council. Some of his views are enumerated in our advertising columns. Mr Speed claims to have a political record "almost equal to Mr Mackay's or Mr Sigley's." A testimonial to him is on view at Tingey's in the Avenue.

The late Mrs Bayly, wnoße aeatn took place at her residence, Waitara, on Monday evening, was the widow.of the late Mr Thomas Bayly, formerly . well known throughput the Taranaki and Wanganui districts. Mrs Bayly was the eldest daughter of the late Richard Rundle and Mrs Rundle (nee Veale), and was born in the* parish of " Clawton, Holßworthy, Devon. She came, with her parents, to New Zealand in the Amelia Thomson, making the anchorage at Moturoa on September 8, 1841. The late Mr Setfern, in his history of Taranaki, gives a graphic account of the home-leaving and farewells from Devon of this large party of pioneers, under the leadership of Captain King, R.N.—the Vales, Rundfes, Baylys, Oxenhams, Bassetts, Pearces, and other well known Taranaki pioneers. Upon her marriage,, Mrs Bayly proceeded with her husband to the farm at Ta*taraimaka. , Driven oft by tbe Maoris in 1860, they shortly afterwards made Wanganui their home, later returning to Taranaki and £ettlihg at Waitara. Mrs Bayly leaves two '■ daughters, Mrs Mather (Auckland), ' and Mrs Vaughan (Waitara), and . eight sons living—Messrs Geprges • FreU, Harry, Charles, Walter, Ernest, Prank and Lawrie Bayly. The late Alfred Bayly, the well known ropier , sentative footballer, was also a son. The deceased lady was highly respected throughout North Taranaki, especially in and around Waitara, where for so many years she had her home.

Says the Dominion: Mr Hercules Davidson, o{ 9 Hlropi street/and un> til a few years ago chief accountant to the New Zealand Railway Department died in Chrlstchurch. on Good Friday. Though of a quiet, retiring disposition, Mr Davidson possessed qualities which earned for him the regard of all with whom &c came fn contact. He was a brilliant accountant, and the monumental work t\*s did as chief accountant frr the Railways is resardttti as a standard In thn service with which he was connecter for over forty yews. The deceased was, 66 years of age, aoad when h<s left for the south a few days ago was in his ordinary good health. Word was received yesterday that he wa» only ill for four hours, The cause of death was heart failure. Mr Davidson did not allow his talents to rust since he retired from the Government service. For the past four years he bad performed valuable honorary work for the Wellington War Relief Association, who greatly appreciated the skilled services so gen^ erously given, and in connection with the epidemic of November last, Mr Davidson was entrusted by the Mayor with jt.he sorting <*ut of the accounts and the preparation of a balancesheet.- Mr Davfdson was weir-known in Wanganul and the news of his death was received with much regret.