PERSONAL

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXI, Issue 19050, 1 July 1924, Page 4

PERSONAL

The officials of th c Public Works Department, Wanganui, and representatives of some other departments, assembled in the Public Works Oilice on Saturday afternoon to bid farewell to Miss Toop, who hu? severed her connexion with thc Department alter a period of six years service. Various toasts were pro posed during the social gathering, and at the conclusion of the programme Miss Toop was planted with a solid leather attache dtse. General Sir A. J. Godley, K.C.8., K.C.M.G., for some years General O.fleer Commandiug-in-Chief of thc Briti Jj Army of the Rhine, has now been ?p--pointed General Officer Commanding ■aChief, Southern Command, in success »u to General Sir AV. N. Congreve, UC, K.C.8., M.V.O. Lieut.-General Sir J. I’. Du Cane. K.C.8., has been select <j to succeed General Godley with iii( British Army of Occupation on th< Rhine. General Godley formerly comminded the New Zealand Defend Forces. The funeral of the late Mr. William Parnell took place at the Wanganui Old Cemetery- on Sunday morning. The general esteem io which thc deceased was held ,w..s manifest by the large number who attended, the cortege being Very lengthy. The pall bearers were froia St. .John’s Working Men’s Club, and there was also a large muster of other members of the Club and representatives of the M.U.1.0.0.F. Lodge The Rev. W. T. Weller officiated at the graveside, and the Lodge burial service was read by Bro. T. M. Cop - land. Man.v beautiful wreaths wvra sent by friends.

The many friends of Mrs. C. F. Hanman will regret to hear of her death, which occurred at her residence, Muir Street. Gonvillc, early* yesterday morning. The deceased lad .*, who was a native of Scotland, camo to New Zealand some 17 years ago, and up till recently conducted “Whar« Koa” maternity home. She was at

enthusiastic church worker and by hci kindly disposition and unselfish devotion to duty endeared herself to a wide community of friends* She is survived by- her husband and two children (Mr John S. Armstrong. Wanganui. and Mrs. E. Barron. Kakntahil, with whom sympathy will be felt in their bereavement. An Auckland telegram announces thc death of Mr Harry Charles Willieu Wrigg, New Zealand Cross, aged 82 Deceased was born at Now Wexford Ireland. He was articled to a civil engineer in the North of England, but before his indentures had expired, joined tho Fourth Dragoon Guards. Ot arriving in New Zealand he was on gaged fixing permanent levels am beach marks for streets in thc city Ho served in the colonial forces in th< Maori War in lhe Waikato and En Coast campaigns, receiving the wai medal, and was decorated in 1889 will the New Zealand Cross for services ren, dered in 1867, when he voluntarily cur ried dispatches for ninety miles througl enemy country-. Later Mr Wrigg joinec the General Government service a! assistant surveyor and draughtsman being chief draughtsman in lhe Publi< Works Department from 1868 to ISbf" He retired on a pension through ill health in |