PERSONAL NOTES.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLVI, Issue 25, 20 December 1911, Page 7

PERSONAL NOTES.

Mr. and Mr*. O. . Mapu, of Ixh Augglrs, California, who have been staying at Uargen for some time, hit by the Malieno on Monday, en route for < ’ey lon. Mr. Hex. I’inlay sen. who had coJte from .Sydney and had *lh* a ii vLiting his relation* at Waiou for Cue sake of his health, was taken ill on the way to Auckland on Friday, and died a few hours after arrival here. He leaves a wife and son in Sydney. The Bishop of Auckland, having receive.! a ca;ble from the Rev. T. -I. Parry, isar of Mt. Albert and Avondale, stating that he is unable to return, has offered the living to the Rev. Harold R. Jeoks. Mr. .leeks, after aonie years* servic<« in England, was curate at St Matthew’s, Auckland, In IUOA-ti, ami mis sion priest in the diocese <»f \iivklaii 1 from 190 G to 1910. At pre-cut hr has a charge in Devonshire. The demise of Mi Patrick Brophy, of Victoria avenue, Mt. Eden, which took place <»n Sunday, will la* regretted In a very large circle of friends. The deceased was a native of Kilkenny, Ireland, and arrived in New Zealand about 50 years Ago, and engaged in mining in the early days of the Otago, West Uoast, and Thames Goldfields. For the last 20 years he has resided at Mt. Esleii, Auckland. Air. Broph\ was an active worker in Roman Catholic Church matters, and hdhl the highest esteem and regard of the clergy :«nd laity of that denomination. Feeling references to his death were made by the clergy at most of the Roman t atholie churches yesterday. Mrs. Brophy pred<vea-«*d her husband about 20 ago. and he leaves surviving him a daughter (Nirs W. P(Stone). The members of the Pakuraiiga I hint < lub met last Friday afternoon to say farewell to Air. E. D. O’Rorko prior to h'is leaving for the Old Country, where he and hi. 7 family intend to permanently take up their residt*me. In a lew well rhosen words iSir Robert Lockhart made a presentation of a handsome solid silver double inlastand, and eulogir-eil Mr. O’Rorkc’s long service in the bunting field a** Master of the Pakuranga Hounds, in which position he hail exiwi'ise t tact and discretion and had assisted mate rially in making mans a happy, joyous day for those a-aisting in the spore of kings, and expressed the keenest re -••■ret- at the approaching departure of himself and familv. Compli mentary reference was also made Io M's. O’Rorkc, -and Sir Robert ’concluded by wishing iMr. and Mrs. O’Rorke and lanf ily bon vo.vage and Godspeed. Mc-si -

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