PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 81, 31 August 1914, Page 4

PERSONAL.

The Bishop -of Auckland .. o es north by to-morrow night's boat. The vicar of St. Mary's, the Rev. A. H. Colvile, leaves for Napier to-morrow. His parishioners, and all who Inmv him! sincerely hope for the speech- recovery of his health.

At St. Mary's Church yesterday morning, Bishop Aver-ill, More commencing his sermon, referred to the death of Mie late Archdeacon Walsh, who had started his ministry in Xorlh Taranaki and was responsible for the painting -,,f the beautiful hatchments on the will-* </ .St. Mary's, lie offered the > nw-tHm that a tablet setting out this fact nri.. ; i;; I -he placed i-i the church for the bem-fif 'of those who came afterwards.

A Wellington message slat"' that al the recent examination heid , n \YYlli7lgton for commissions in the Urrlish regular army, the following • candidates qualified—J. M. MaoDonshi, E. i\ J. Keves (AVellingfon district; i-vcond lieutenants; A. <J. Clayton (unattached list ti Auckland district), X. Codnv.-,-; U. M. Upper, second lieutenant, \V. J. Clachan (unattached list ii), and A. L. Campbell, all of Wellington district. As cloarly stated in conditions circulated prior to examination it does nei neeesi-arily guarantee a commission; tl.at is in the hands of the War <MlV<'.