PERSONAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 9, 12 January 1915, Page 8

PERSONAL.

51 r F. N. Fussell is expected to u> turn to Stratford this evening.

Tbe serious illness of Mr G. K. Chesterton, the brilliant English author and journalist is reported.

Mr H. C. Branch has been appointed Taranaki county inspector out ol 30 applicants. Mr Branch, who is 34 years of age, was for eight years foreman of the Picton borough, and for the last four months held the same position at Inglewood.

Air S. Fittall, of Wellintgon, who has been appointed to succeed Mr C. Gollop as Public Works storeman in Stratford, arrived with his wife and family by the mail train last evening. Mr Gollop, who has been transferred to Dunedin, leaves in about a fortnight.

The death is reported of Mr Thomas Uaukin, an old and well-known member of the Wanganui telegraph staff. The deceased, who has beeu thirtyseven years in the service of the Post and Telegranh Department, had been stationed there for about twenty years, and was one of the senior officers of the staff.

Mr W. Y. Kirkman was on Thursday, the 7th hist., installed as manager of the New Zealand Dairy Association’s factory at Pnkekoho, a position rendered vacant by the doatli of Mr Sydney Morris. Mr Kirkman is « dairyman of wide experience, his former appointments having included the management of the large butter factoiy at Frankton Junction, which was erected by Messrs Ambury, English, and Co., and subsequently sold to the New Zealand Dairy Association, Mr Kirkman having served there under both companies. About tour years since Mr Kirkman assumed the management of the Stratford Dairy Co’s, factory in [Taranaki, and while under his control ;the quality of the butter which was produced at the factory showed marked improvement. Mr Kirkman succeeded during his term at Stratford in winning many of the prizes which are most coveted by the dairymen of New Zealand. Last winter Mr Kirkman resumed his connection with the New Zealand Dairy Association, and during the early months of the present season has done some important orgaising work, whifch lias given him an intimate knowledge of the districts from which the Pukekohe Factory cream supply is drawn.