PERSONAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 20, 18 December 1916, Page 5

PERSONAL.

The Prime Minister (Mr Lloyd George) is improving, reports a cable from London.

A London cable states that Her Majesty the Queen gave an audience to Ladv Ward.

Mr Arthur A. Piper, who recently disposed of his property at Toko, left per motor car, accompanied by Mrs Piper and family, this morning for Waipawa.

Friends of the Rev. Wilfrid A. Boiler, at one time Vicar of Stratford and now curate of Petworth, Sussex, England, will be interested to learn that his engagement to Miss A. U. Watson, of New Grove, Petworth, is announced.

Private Fred Jepson, who was known in his civilian daj's in Stratford as the “concrete king,” is now in Trentham and has his final leave • on the 21st inst. Writing to a friend in Stratford, he refers to the success of the B Company, of which he and several other members are Taranakians, in winning five times in succession a cup for .the best-kept hutment at Feathorston.

Private J. L. Rogers, the son of Mr and Mrs L. Rogers, Warwick Road, who left with the 7th Reinforcements in August, 1915, and was wounded , in action in France, 'Svhero he had seen much service, is returning by the “Port Chalmers,” which is due at New Zealand on the 13th January next. Private Rogers is an old Stratford School boy, and, prior to enlisting, was employed by the Railway Department at Taihape.

At Saturday’s meeting of the Committee of the A. and P. Association, complimentary reference was made to the good work done by Mr A. D. Stanley, secretary to the Association. The President stated that Mr Stanley had very largely contributed to the success of the Show by his oaie and attention to details. Members showed by their applause that the opinion of the chairman was quite the voice of the meeting.

By some extraordinary blunder on the part of the Del dice authorities, Regimental Quart,ermasier-.Sergeaut A. C. lung, eiuest sou oi Mr A. J. rung, oi Strutiurd, dim, on his return to dut\ tilLur a recent 1 uriollgn, was ordered to I’eutherston instead oi ireiitiiam, appears to have been officially lorgoticn until some ireuiham authority who had not been auviseu of the transior, telegraphed nis rather tiiat Quartermaster lung aus missing irom Lamp, the telegram caused the greatest consternation to Mr and Mrs d\. J. fving, the sUock to tne fatter being ol a serious nature, while Mi lung made ior Wellington post-haste merely to and that his son, a most enthusiastic young volunteer, had been hard at work at ius duties m the camp at Tauhcrouikau all the time, homebody appears to have blundered very badly indeed in this matter. On Saturday afternoon a very phasing function took piace at the County Hotel, when the Managers 01. the eight creameries attacln-d to the Stratford Co-op. D dry f actory met to present a travelling bug to air J. if. McDonald, Manager of mo atraiiord i’actoiy, as a uialit of esteen and a rocoguition of lus kindness and considers iie'-i at ad times towards the creamery managers, ’f lic presentation was mauc by Mr i. A. liucock at toko Koad) who, on behalf ol the .gathering, expressed the goodwill they ajl felt towards Mr McDonald and the a predation of his fairness and consideration in their mutual dealings, the other creamery managers present were: Messrs. J- Spray (.Huiakama) K. J. Harding (Douglas), A. smith (Gordon Road). R. Herbert Mlakuri), G. L. Hocock, (.Skinner Road), and ,3- 3. Myers (.Robson Road), several of whom heartily endorsed Mr T. A. Bococu o complimentary references. Mr 3. Sullivan (.Toko), who was unavoidably absent sent an apology.