PERSONAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 81, 2 November 1916, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Constable Mclntosh, who was formerly stationed at Stratford and is now in charge of the Fairlie Station, arrived bv the mail last evening and is spending a short holiday here. Constable McCowan left by this morning’s mail train to take up his duties at Raetilii. There were several friends at the station to see the policeman off and wish h:.n success. Mrs McCowan and f amily also left by the same train. Captain Furby, Assistant AdjutantGoner al, on the Home Staff Headquarters, and now stationed at Palmerston North, arrived here last night to inspect the FcvUorials, leaving again bv this morning’s mail train for New Plymouth. Mr A. C. King, son of Mr N. J. King, and who was for a short time with Messrs. Wright and Lawrence, Solicitors, Stratford,and left for Trentham, now occupies the position of regimental Quartermaster-Sergeant of the 22nd Reinforcements. Writing to his parents, the soldier says he likes military life and is in every way fit and well. M essrs R. Masters (Chairman), C, A. Wilkinson, M. P., and E. Dixon, comprised the visiting members of the Taranaki Education Board yesterday, when they made a tour of inspection of some of the principal schools in the South Taranaki district, including Mangatoki, Matapu, Kapuni, Manaia, Okaiawa, Normanby, and To Roti. The visitors met the committees at the various centres and discussed questions relating to their respective schools, 'visiting the schools school hours and making themselves ‘ - more familiar with the needs of the localities in that part of the province. Their visit, it need hardly be said, was appreciated, and showed that the members of the Board are desirous of doing all they can in the interests of education generally.