PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 148, 17 November 1914, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Hiss Grant, •headmistress of the Girls' High School, has resigned owing 'to the need of a year's rest. In tile Pliarmacv rioavd examinations recently Jfessr-- if. West and H. CM. Smith, of New Plymouth, obtained partial pusses in sections A and B respectively.

I Captain R J. S. SedibT), son of tin ! "Into Right lion. R. J. Si-ddon. is at present paying: a Mbou visit to Now Plymouth. X>nr!ng the South African war Captain Seddon | [acted for some time as A.D.C. to Field-Marshal Lord ■Roberts, who was always keenly interested in New Zen land and the doings of lu-r troops at the front. .Mr. M'Nicoll, of the railway booting office. New Plymouth, is being transferred to Palmerston >o:t'i His place will be taken by Mr. G. .Ilorsnell, of I'almerston N.'.ith. Mr Uor?nell is a captain of No. 0 Company, New Zealand Railway Engineers (A (private cable received in Jnvircargill from Melbourne records the death of Mr. W. 11. Calder. ■whoso 'history is linked with that of Invercargill, w'here 'he was one of the mercantile pioneers, arriving there ■about 1358, and was the first man to start mercantile business in th-it town. His third daughter ">vas the wife of Dr. Angus McN.'tb, whose death ot the front was cabled last week.—Press message. Belgium counts among itß honors the possession of one of the greatest statesmen of Eufope—Baron dc Broqueville, its Prime Minister. During his rei?n in the. Belgian Parliament the little country has become as prosperous as it is civilised, which is saying a good deal, for Belgium has claims to lie ' most cultured people in the world. It has —or had—the largest, population per mile, the greatest port in the world, the most progressive social legislation, and many of the workers of art. It stands high in literature as the country of Maeterlinck. De Broqueville's handling of the moderates while he introduced radical reforms, and his smashing of the general strike last year, have shown him to be just the man to build up a mightier Belgium on to-day's | ruins.

The death occurred on Sunday at Lower Hutt of Mrs. iEmdie .lanot .lack ton, relict of the late Henry Jackson, one of the oldest and u.oat revolted residents of the district. Mrs. Jackson arrived at the iHutt. in the 'year land had re-ided there < 1 since. I'lie deceased lady was an enthusiastic ihureh worker, fannq; one. of the earliest members of St. James's Anglican Church and for ever fifty years a leading invu'bor of the choir. The late Jack3<n was predeceased by her bust and eight years, and leaves surviving six sons, namely, Messrs It. K. Jackson, solicitor. Hastirtin; F. W. P Jackson, of Sydney: Ehvjn H. Jackson, of the stall of the Union Bank, OhrisloMwcii; C. C. Jackson, sheep farmer, Kcpnaranga', Percy Jackson, of t'lie l>gAl firm of Messrs Wilfovd. Levi and Jackson; and P.. <•). Jackson, and two dtwslitera Mrs. Barclay Hector and Mrs. DillonKellv.

The death occurred at Invircargill on ; last of Mr. John Lamb ! Diokio, Oovernment S irveycr. ( omiiiij | from Glasgow m the early days, the dei c(ased was chief officer of the shop I Jessie Roadman, which was ultimately ( wrecked at the Ohatlura Islands <m a ! homeward voyage. About the year 187S I Mr. Dickie left the sea. in order to e.n- ---• gage in survey work, hut subsequently I rcsuMed hiJ former calling, and became an officer, in the coastal service of the | Union Company, trading mainlv 1>o- ! tween "Wellington and the West Coast. | For the second time he returned to a I shore life, a few years later, and sucj cccdfd in passing the examination for ' a qualified surveyor, a profession which | he practised, both privately and in the ' Government, in Southland, North Otago, j Poverty Bay and Nelson. Prom Nelson ho was transferred, sonic ten years J ago. to Invereargill anci resided there i until tho time of his death . | It ia officially announced that LieuI tenant-Colonel J. E. Hume, R.N.Z.A., I inspector of artillery and engineers an 4 officer commanding the Ii.N.Z.A. depot, Wellington, has received the appointment of temporary officer in command of the Auckland military district. Colonel Hume is still to retain.command oi the It.N.ZjA., and is to leave for Auckland on Saturday or early next week. He ioined the New Zealand Artillery as a cadet in 1889, and next year received his commission as a lieutenant. In 1894-95, he was in command of the field forces of the Urewera country, and was

transferred to command in Lyttelton, in October, 18!)8. In January, 19<>0, he sail with the Second New Zealand Contingent for South Africa. There hp. joined the Royal Artillery, and served throughout the operations with the 11th Division under General Pole-Carew. He, was promoted captain, and after a yeai in South Africa, he proceeded to England for a course of gunnery at Woolwich and Shoeburvness, returning to his old command at Lyttelton in April, 11)02. He was created major in 1905, and (temporary) lieutenant,colonel in September last, when he assumed the post of inspector of artillery.