PERSONAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 47, 30 May 1916, Page 3

PERSONAL.

Lieutenant V. S. Fussell returned to Rangiotu Camp by the mail train this morning. Sergeants U. Spence and S. Maealister, left for camp by the mail tins morning. A cable from London says that Dr Grace's last surviving brother, Alfred, is dead. Adjutant and .Mrs Hultquist, of Napier, have been appointed to suecee;! Adjutant and -Mrs Homo i" charge of the. Salvation Army atJNew Plymouth. Mr William Aspinall, well-known in ,/uokland. musical circles as a member off the .Male'.Choir.-and Lyric Four, died on Thursday last, aged 43 years. iMr A. L. Hempion, who has been acting manager ,of the Bank of New Zfealand at Paliuorsijon North, has been 'appointed manager of the bank at Gi.sborrie.

Captain. R. W. Fisher, engineer to the Taranaki County Council f has received notification of his appointment to the Field Artillery quota of the 20th Reinforcements, and will leave for Featherston camp at an early date.

The Minister.of Finance (the Right Hon. Sir J. U. Ward, Bart.) is confined to his room still with a severe cold. It is probable, however, that he will he sufficiently well to be about again in a few "days.

There passed away on Saturday 'afternoon, at Leppertoivan'bUi iden ity of early Waitara in the person of Mi H. It. Florey| j'|ii;e deepa sod a widow and one' liif M. Acklaud, Lepperton.

• j Mr Peter Walker, who was at GabIriel's Cully rash,' has pist'died, at the 'age of seventy-six years, in the Westland Hospital'. He was lor twenty••six years a member of the Hokitika Fire Brigade, being captain for some time.

Sergeant H. W. Richardson, of the J New Zealand Signalling Corps, who weiit 'through' the campaign at Galli- J poll and subsequently was invalided to ; 'England,' is expected to return on IJ tine sth to Lyttelton., Sergeant ' Richardson wa s the lirst man in the employ of the iChristchurch Tramway I Bosjrd, under which he held an inspector's rank, to enlist. * . Adjutant A. Greene, of the Salvation Army, the well-known chaplain wiib. the forces lias Veen, promoted from the fouiidi to the third class, and will now. be known as .chaplain-major. He is il present attached to the New Zealand .base in England, and is as busy as during >the. sojourn in Egypt. Chaplain Captain Wails is with the New Zealanders in France, and the latest fromj Cliaplaiu-Captain Gamer indicated that he expected to bo attacked to the gift section at the base.

The death of Te Rangi Pai (Mrs Howie) occurred at Opotiki on Saturday week. Te Rangi Pai,. who was born in 18GS, was a daughter of Colonel T. W. Porter, C. 8., her mother hoing a Maori of high rank. She was educated at the Ladies' College, Na pier, and subsequently embarked upon a musical career, meeting with considerable success. She appeared at the principal concert halls in England and fang before Queen Victoria, to whom she was also presented. She had not sung in public for some years past: and hud for some time been living ou her property aafc : ,

Captain W. 11. Hawkins, who has been spending a couple of days with friends in Stratford, was entertained a , „ social at the Egmont Club last evening. There was a fair attendance of members present, and the President (Mr J MoMahon), on behali oi the Club, presented Captain Hawkins with a set of pipes and a tobacco pouch In making the presentation he wished the rceipion-; Uod speed and a safe return. Mr N. •'■ King saitl l!(< lliul knoWU Cap " tain Hawkins'probably as long as am; „ u , m l.,cr of the Club, and he was sure the sacrifice he was making was nppreciated by all. The speaker washed JluM-o were a few mole men like h>m to take, no duties as officers. Ml O. U Sole and Mr C. Jackson also spoke. H re n)y Captain Hawkins .said lie approcialied .the gifts very much, but in «« 'opinion he was undeserving oi all iliac had been said o.f him. In conclusion, the speaker said he knew he was go.iu awav with the goodwill of the members of.the Egmont Club. The- social concluded with light refreshments Capt.un Hawkins left for camp by the man train this morning.