PERSONAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 27, 6 May 1916, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Dr. W. H. Cleary, Roman Catholic Bishop of Auckland, has been gazetted a chaplain to the Defence forces.

Mr Arthur Henry M. Wright, of Pa tea, has been appointed engineer to the KaSranga County Council.

Captain W. J. Hardham, V.C., has undergone an operation, and it is at present in hospital in Wellington.

Captain G. H. Peterson, assistant harbourmaster at Napier, died suddenly at his home on Tuesday cven-

Mr D. G. Smart, solicitor, of Hawera, was on Saturday last married to Miss Elsie McGregor, only daughter of Mr Donald McGregor, fanner, of Te Kiri.

Lieutenant Gray, of the local Defence Office, is asking Headquarters to be relieved to undergo a slight operation to enable him to proceed to the front. Lieutenant Gray expects to get away 'at an early date.

The Primate has appointed the Rev. •J. Delacourt Russell to be Archdeacon of Oamaru, in succession to the Veu. Archdeacon Woodthrope, who has been transferred to the Archdeaconry of Queenstown. Archdeacon Russell was vicar of Petono for fourteen rears.

Dr. Elizabeth Gunn, M. 8., Ch.B., Edin., who has been granted the temporary rank of captain while employed as permanent medical officer on a Xew Zealand transport, is the first woman to leave the Dominion on sncli duty. Dr. Gunn was previously attached to the Trentham, .Hospital staff.

Captain‘Donald Simsori, who was ordered'into camp suddenly a few days ago co join the 12th Reinforcements, has been granted sick leave ’‘ the medical board, and has resumed his work in connection with the returned soldiers. It is understood that the camp board considered him unfit for further service, on medical grounds.

A Press Association telegram from Grey mouth states that Mr William Claughsey, one of the best > known, figures on the West Coast, died, on Thursday night after a long illness.) Deceased was prominent in sporting circles, and ran horses at various Dominion meetings. He also took a keen interest in athletics and boxing, and "as a prominent , bowler.. ,A pidow survives him.

Mr W. Barlow, ex-borough inspector of Stratford, has completed arrangements for leaving for the Home Country by the Turakina from Wellington on Saturday next. At present, it is not Mr Barlow’s intention to return to the Dominion, but after a visit to the land of his birth, Lancashire, it is possible he may change his mind. Mr Barlow, despite the peculiar nature of the work attaching to the position of a borough inspector, made few enemies : in fact, he made many friends, whose chief delight was in recalling instances of the inspector’s ahoslute impartiality in the discharge of his duties. Stratford as a whole will wish Mr Barlow many years of health and prosperity on his return to tlie “Old Dart.”

The health of Bishop Wallis has improved so much during the past twelve months that he and Mrs Wallis (according to the Church Chronicle) went from Devizes to reside in Salis-* bury at the beginning of October last, in order that the Bishop might assist an overworked clergyman, who had had a serious breakdown, in the care of his parish. Following on this visit to Salisbury has come ap offer from the Bishop of Salisbury, which has been accepted, of a post in the diocese as archdeacon of a new archdeaconry just formed—" West Dorset —and a request that he will be a Father-in-Gqd to the people in this part of the diocese. The Bishop was going to continue to help in the charge of the parish ot St. Thomas’ in Salisbury till after Easter, when he was to enter upon liis new duties. Referring to tlie sad death of Mrs Walker tlirough the overturning of a motor-ear on the Junction road, the H a wera Star says;—At Kaponga especially the death of Mrs Walker will ho regretted as a serious pubblic loss, for she was most active in helping her husband in everything that pertained r.o ibe welfare, progress and social an lenities of the district, war work and church work latterly having kept he; particularly active. She was one of the mainstays of the Horticultural Society. But she was known much further afield, for horticultural societies at Xornianby, Eltham, Manaia and Ha,wera have from time to time been indebted to her for helping them by exhibiting. Both Mr and Mrs Walker have been residents oij Kapoiiga for many years, and a wide circle ut friends will sympathise with Mr Walker in the loss he has sustain--Icd bv (ids very sad accident.