PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 78, 21 August 1914, Page 4

PERSONAL.

The death is announced of Mr T. Didkson, one of Wangamui'si prominent business men, He leaves a widow and grown-up family. Mr W. Huitdiens, of Hawera, has been ■appomted conductor of New Pljimouth Orchestral Union formerly known, as the Orchestral Society. One of Taranaki's oldest settlers passed away on Thursday in the person of Mr.s Fred Cowern, of Kawthiia. The deceased lady was on a visit to her sons in this district. Mr William McLean, of Wellington, lias had a recurrence of the illness whiioh; laid him aside, foil eome weeks recently, and .has been compelled, to return to a. private hospital. The llev. C. G. Cruiekshank was a passenger from Auckland, via Main Trunfk. last night. Ife is the guest of Mr W.' Outfield, at Fitzroy, and proceeds to Wellington on Saturday morning. Mr Morrison, of Maxwelltown, and Liberal candidate for Patea, is now busyin the Palmerston «imp drilling recruits and preparing the mounted men for their work in the Expeditionary Force. Dr. G. Home, surgeon-captain in the Territorial, received word from the Defence (headquarters last night that his services .had been accepted for the Expeditionary Force, and is to report himself at Palmerston North on BaturMr J. Ohadwiek, a well-known boo cseller and stationer a,t Napier, died on Monday night at .the age of 78. He had been resident in New 2ealand for upwards of iiO years, part of the time in Auckland, and latterly iu Basti-igs •and! Napier. At yesterday's meeting of the Wellington Hospital Board, Dr. G. Ba; 1 Adams was appointed medical tuberculosis officer. Dr. Adams holds high diplomas, and Ims had ten yearw' experkence'of- tuberculosis in.all its branches. —Prestf message, i i The Pvev. William Grant (Gisfborne) and the Pvev." J. W. Ross (Knox College, Dunedin) vjill accompany the Expeditionary ,Force as chaplains nominated by thfe Presbyterian- Church of New Zeal/nd. Another chaplain will be appointed in a few days.

The vacancies in the. Catholic archdiocese caused 'by the appointment 0 i 'throe chaplains to the Expeditaoni-"v Fores have now teem filled. The Rbv. Father Quealy, frwn England', ts tak ng Father McMcnaiminfe place at Petoee; •the Rev. Fatter O'Farrell, S.M., 8.A., from Oueenmeadows, is joining fc'rie. Faoidty of St, Patrick's College in- pia';? of Father .Seirrief; while the vacancy caused at Foston through Father Dnr'-j going to the front is being, -filled 'by the llev. Father Crottin. Among the first of the Xew Zealawle.ra to reach the -seat of war in Europe will be Dr. Leslie Christie, second son of Mr H. F. Christie, of Wa-nganui, wlio cabled to his parents on Saturday tliat had accepted a commission in: the British Army Medical Corps, and! was, off to (flie front. Dr. Christie was resident surgeon to the Royal Infirmary, Kdiiiburgh, ,un to the date of Ills departure for the war. .Surgeon-Captain Carbery. of Stratford, will (be the. first Taranaki medico in the field. He was in England when war was declared', and. that ibe volunteered for (service is no surprise to those who know Mm best.