PERSONAL

Waikato Times, Volume 87, Issue 13268, 25 August 1916, Page 4

PERSONAL

Bishop W. L. Williams, formerly Bishop of Waiapu, died at Napier on \\ ednesdav.

Anonymous correspondents having suggested to Hie .Mayor of Auckland, Mi ./. H. Gunson, that it is his duty to go to tiie front, tiic whole of the meiuurs ot the City Council signed and presented to him a memorandum of sympathy and ot protest against such treatment.

Private Charles Henry Pascoe, re ci inlv reported killed in action, wa born in South Canterbury, and edu

rated at W iliow Bridge school. He was the second son of Mr .John Pascoe, of

Frankton. He took a keen interest in boxing matters. A brother is 'at present engaged with the forces in Franco. Private Pascoe was employed by Messrs Ellis and Burnand, at Aiananui, .at the time of his enlistment.

Lieutenant -lames Bayntun Starky, youngest son ot Mr G. B. Starky, lately of Brackenheid, Amherley," and now ot

Omihi, whose death in action in France was announced yesterday, was educated at Christ's College, and afterwards worked for some time as a clerk in the Bank ot New Zealand, and was stationed at Hamilton. Later he joined his brother, Walter, farming in Argentine. Soon alter the outbreak of the war he went lo London and obtained a commission in the Imperial Army, being appointed to the Wiltshire Regiment.

Mr E. J. Early, engineer to the Matamata County Council, died at the Auckland hospital yesterday morning. Mr Early entered the hospital some weeks ago to undergo an operation for an interna! complaint, but he gradually sank after the operation, and passed away as indicated. Mr Early, who was 44 years of age, and a native of Canterbury, was well known in the King Country and Waikato, having for many years been road inspector under the Public Works Department. Four years ago he was appointed engineer to the Matamata County Council. He leaves a young widow, a daughter of Mr W. S. Short, Cnder-Secretarv for Public Works.