PERSONAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 53, 8 February 1916, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr R. D. Lowers returned from a business trip by last evening’s mail train. Captain T. L. Buxton, quartermaster of the troopship Willochra, is on a brief visit tx> New Plymouth. At the Hospital Board this morning, tlie Matron (Miss O’Brien) reported that Nurse Finn had passed her final state examination. A motion congratulating Nurse Finn on her success was passed by the metting. At the Catholic Church tin's morning. Miss TJhlenherg, step daughter of Mr J. Zimmerman, Waipuku, was married to Mr L. Schrider, of Inglewood. The Rev. Father Maples performed tlio ceremony. Miss G. Ilhlenberg was bridesmaid, and Mr J. Schrider acted as host man.

The first ceremony to be hold in the new Anglican Church, at Ohura, took place on Wednesday, February 2nd, when Mr. Allen Luttrell eldest son of the late Edwin Valentine Luttrell formerly of Tasmania, and veterinary surgeon at Gisborne, was joined in the bonds of matrimony to Miss Helen Elizabeth, second daughter of Mrs Loft, hv the Rev. H. W Smith.

Private-Tom Sheahan was, according to advice received in Stratford last week, on the eve of leaving England for “dear old New Zealand.” The letter to his parents was written on December 15, when the weather was stated to he awful. He regretted that he could not sail with some of his mates, but he had the consolation of having Christmas in England instead of on the water. Private Sheahan had thirteen days on furlough since being out of hospital, and had a great time in London. Among the sights and places of tlio. “Great Smoke” the Tower of London (where the gi'eat Crown Jewels are), appealed to him, as also did the girls (he met the best in the world !) He visited the Courts of Justice and sat in the Royal chair, and was in the same box that Crippen (the prisoner) and Smith (wife murderer) occupied for a brief period before their enforced departure from this mundame sphere. He viewed the course where Barry beat Arnst in the match for the sculling championship of the world, and saw the house >n Kew Gardens where the late lamented Queen Victoria lived until she was fourteen years of age. Near by is Hendon, where the great flying school is situate, and where it was no uncommon sight to see four or live machines in the air at one time. Weymouth, where they were in hospital, was in the lovely south of England. Private Sheahan has received “change to New Zealand for six months,” after which lie will probably be discharged. He was feeling well at time of writing, hut could not walk far without a spell, and hoped to be quite all right by the time he arrived home in Stratford.