PERSONAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 14, 19 April 1916, Page 3

PERSONAL.

Dr.'Sprott, Bishop of Wellington, is at present on a visit to Hawera. Mr T, Foley, formerly of Dunedin, and latterly of Palmerston North. | has been appointed j> the managership !of the Wanganui branch of the New Zealand Express Company. Mr G. A. Robbie, formerly headmaster of the Patea District High School, has been promoted Jo, the position of Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant for the New Zealand Rifle Brigade Training Battalion. , . . , , , Mr G. G. Hodgkins, of the Electoral Office, has returned t«b Now Zealand from Tasmania, whither he was sent to study the working of the State electoral svstera during'the general elec- ;. ' ' Op - tion. Lord Charles Bentihck', who lias been General Godley’s military secretary, lias gone to England, .and ids place has been taken by Major J. Stiidholme of the Canterbury Mounted Rifles. ’ Major Cox, of XTth Regiment, who has just; returned from the front invalided on account of a wound received on Chmiuk Bair in August last, as married this afternoon to Miss Goodson, of KawtA-h'.i uThe wedding was a ’military one. 11 r' • ru f -i c j... • i Cqjlrtriel Cosgr/vyp,,, Clii ( p,f Jb'mit Com-_ tmissioTjierl, Jias i ,i i , etje.j>'(’d the palrlpgprji from : Gf»p^ra,J t , i Sij‘ ( *'. RoherL ■Bndenjpowell; 1 itoi.brother scouts in New Zealand for' S^o^ovge who,i.arf to nobly upholding our ideals I ,at i t lie fijnnt.” j Mr C. M. Lepp-'Jj'.j Ayho, Ipjs been in i ill-liealth for some lime, has resigned, j his position as secretary to the Taranaki Hospital and Charitable Aid , Board. Mr Lepper has been secretary for thirteen years, and prior to taking up that position he was a member of the Board for twelve years. j i , , ' ... ■: ' !

, of the XTth Regi-‘roehlf-who lofji Xew Zealand with the Main. Body in 15)1 I . and' was" twice! wounded) aj, Gallipoli and snhsefjueii’tly i . invalyled to.. Now. Zen laud, has heeVr/ Found incjdjcyilly, uidjt. for further active f service, .apflj has been appoi'htKl As'-' sisiant - ' 1 lingiion Military .Disfrid and is’i-OW" at District .Headquarters, Paln’icrstou I North. ! ! ’|

General Godley mentions in a lette to the Minister'for Defence fHon. J Allen), that Dr. Buck, who went t {die front as a member of the Medina Corps lias taken a combatant comm is sion as second in command of tb< Maori contingent. The officer commanding the Maoris is Major King, of the New Zealand Staff:' Corps. “Maim King.” says General Godley, “lias spent a good deal of time in the Auckland district, knows the Maoris welt, and is a very good officer.”' ' An enjoyable euchre party ./states our correspondent) was given by Airs J. Oldridge, at her residence. To Popo. on Friday evening, the honored -gues-yv-bo-j ing Mr M. Symcs, who, like so many others lias placed aside all business obstacles and offered bis services to help to keep the old Red, White and Bine gaily afloat. The euchre prizes were won by Mr Mackey and .MisW 'Belle Knox, and consolation prizes' weft* presented to Mr Savage and Miss Ada Lnmsden.

A vrry pleasing function took place •on Saturday night at flic residence of IMr. A. David Waingongflro. Private IK. Ralfe, who is shortly leaving for the |front, inis htva spending his final doavo with -Mr David. Private Ralfe is an jold Cardiff school boy, and Mr J. [Brown .on behalf of bis many friends, ■presented Private Ralfe with a set of ipipes. .Mr David then presented Private A. Whyte, who has just returned from the front, with a gold-mounted cigarette-holder, on behalf oi Ins Waingohgoro Road friends. Private Whyte, in replying.' said he was glad to he back among bis friends--again, but that he was ready to go again if health per-| mits him. Private Ralfe thanked the [donors for the memento and tlfei«good iwi<hes. The proceedings were inter-' spersed with musical items. Corporal Barker, D.0.M., was among those present. Cheers for Mr and Mrs David and Miss David brought to a close a pleasant evening. .

' A farewell serial was given at Tuna (jo Messrs R. .Tones and T. Henderson, son and son-in-law of Mr Griffith Jones, a well-known settler of Salisbury Road. Tuna, for 32 years, both of whom are on tbeir final leave. Our correspondent states: Mr Henderson is the first married man to leave tin’s district, and although it is gratifying to think we are assisting to keep the * Reinforcements full, the single men should think they have a duty to perform,,he-' jfnre-the (married . men are called upon [to go. V\i Homterpon is the Jasjt if 0 ". 1 ' llcokqxSIIcokqxS lull of and will give, a (good account of 1 Mr Hath-, a t V(aTi ; rpade a presentation’' of ' a'gold medal arid a fountain peri' to each of

the men.j-and a Xew Testament on hoof the Tuna Sunday School. Mr jH Kirby addressed the men, wishing |(hem a good time arid safe return. Miss j.R. Anderson, of Midhirst, played for j the ulnnce in her well-known, excellent' style. TKieipo was a good attendance. The ladies provided plenty of refreshments of the host .kinds. -A very enjoyable time was brought to a,close at' 2 a.m.