PERSONAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 3, 21 August 1914, Page 4

PERSONAL.

The death is announced of Mr T. Dickson, one of Wangauui's prominent business men. He leaves a widow and grown-up family.

Mr W. Hutchens, of Hawera, has been appointed conductor of New Plymouth Orchestral Union formerly known as the Orchestral Society.

Mr Morrison, of Maxwelltown, and Liberal candidate for Patea, is now busy in the Palmerston camp drilling recruits and preparing the monnted men for their work in the Expeditionary Force.

Dr. G. Home, surgeon-captain in the Territorials, received word from the Defence headquarters last night that bis services had been accepted forthe Expeditionary Force, and is to report himself at Palmerston North on Saturday,

At yesterday's meeting of the Wellington Hospital Board, Dr. G. Basil Adams was appointed medical tuberculosis officer. Dr.- Adams holds high diplomas, and has had ten years' experience of tuberculosis in all its branches.—Press Association.

The Rev. William Grant (Gisborne) and the Rev. J. W. Ross (Knox College, Dunedin) will accompany the Expeditionary Force as chaplains nominated by the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand. Another chaplain will be appointed in a few days. The vacancies in the Catholic archdiocese Caused by the appointment of three chaplains to the Expeditionary Force have'now been filled; ■ The Rev: Father Quealy, from England, is taking Father McMenainjn's place at Petone; the Rev. Father'O'Farrell, S.M., 8.A., from Greenmeadows, is joining the Facultyjftf; St,.Patrick's College in place of Father Segrief; while the vacancy caused at Foxton through Father Dore going to the front is being' filled by the Rev. Father Cronin.