PERSONAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 22, 24 August 1916, Page 2

PERSONAL.

Out of nineteen applicants, Mr H. T Ainsworth, of New Plymouth, has been appointed Truant Inspector under the Taranaki Education Board.

Mr Henry Lawton, senr., one of the most prominent and well-known settlers of Clive, passed away at the Napier Hospital on Friday.

A cable from London reports that James Bavnbun Starkey, a native of Christehurch, New Zealand, and sec-ond-lieutenant of the Wiltshire*, has been killed in action.

Amoncr the names of those recently wounded" at the front are Sergeants Francis J. Partridge and Sydney M. James,' and Corporal Robertgangster, of Stratford, and Private William R. Laurence of Tariki.

Mr Newton King received a cable,r,,im on Tuesday night from Ins son Eliot, who is a sub-Lieutenant in the Roval Navv Flying Corps, that he had been transferred from Dundee, and was leaving Liverpool on Tuesday lor Port Said.

A cable has been received from Lieutenant R. V. R. Beetham. A.D.j . to Major-General Sir 0. H. RubboH. stating that Lieutenant Riehard U W Riddiford, of Orui, Masterton, has been awarded the Military Cross For bravery in the field of action.

1 Chaplain-Captain \V. Griggs, who has been reported wounded, is one oi the Methodist regimental chaplains, he went out to take the place o Chaplain Luxford (who was severely wounded at Gallipoli) and sailed with the 9th Reinforcements.

Mr F. G. Hall-Jones, 8.A., was admitted as a barrister of the Supreme Court at Auckland last week. Tt was mentioned that Mr Hall-Jones had just recently returned from active service at the front, after having joined the Main Body of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Ho was wounded at Gallipoli. and was among the first Xew Zealanders to land at Anssac on April 20, 1915,

The Education Board has confirm"! the following appointments on, school committees: \V. E. Smith to Tututawa School Commit too. in place of A. 11. Clothier resigned; C. Penwardeii, to Raliotn Committee, in place of I). Anglesey, resigned; Paul Jovgenson has been appointed commissioner at Otangiwai.

The following resignations of teachers were received by the Education Board yesterday: Mr H. Lock, solo teacher at Oeo. who is joining the New Zealand Expeditionary Forces; Miss M. Youngson. .sole teacher at Lower Mangorei; Miss S. Jenkins, assistant at Auroa; and Miss T. Woodriiffe, assistant at Okaiawa.

Prior to the commencement of hu ■■>'■■ ness at the meeting of the Taranaki Education Board yesterday, the numbers of tlie Board passed in silence re solutions conveying the Board's respectful sympathy to Mr P. S. Whit combe, secretary to the Board, in the sad bereavement that he had sustained in the death of his daughter and also conveying to Mr J. T. Quilliam, of Messrs Covett and Quilliam, the Board's solicitors, its sincere sympathy in the loss at the front of his son. Lanee-Corporal Reg. P. Quilliam.