PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 178, 6 January 1915, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Air. Clarence F. Davy, of New Plymouth, has returned from a visit to theContinent and England.

Air and Airs Bcsky. who were thtr 'guests of All- Jas. Grant, have returned' home.

Air J. R. Chattcrton, of Wellington, boot buyer for Alessrs E. C. Browne and Co., Ltd., is 011 a visit to his parents at Vogeltown,

Air I'owe Feimell. of the WoodvillG Examiner. who lias been seriously ill, is spending a month with liis brother, Air 8. W. I-Vnnell, of t'he staff of the Magistrate's Court.

Air Alexander Simpson, official assignee for the Wellington district, who had been in ill-lualth for many months," died yesterday morning, aged 03. He was formerly in the service of tha I niini l!ni>k and National Dank, and Oil the stud' oi tile Audit Department..

('aide advice li«s been received in Wellington of the death in America of lhe Per. Arthur Dowdney, a Baptist minist i' at one time prominent in New Zealand <n the "No-license movement, «lio s-i'ti !< -t in the .States two years ago.

Chief Detective Tudor W. Bodham*. vho has been stationed in New Plymouth for the last eight years, and haa made many friends among Taranafci people. Uaves for Wellington to-morrow moniiie.;. Mr Rodman has bad a long f'lid ;!i'-tiiu;ui; hed career in connection with the poliee force. In 1884 ho joined the ann"d lavstaliiihny, and was transftried from there to the permanent artillery lining drafted into the police fore l in ISS'.I. After doing police duty for a vea> in Buned'n, he was transfirrcd to the mounted police., and liis sphere of activity i'o P come years wus Dunedin and (he sinthern goldflelds. Owing to (he increase of population from overseas, plain clothes constables wore appointed to (he detective blanch, and Jlr Bodimm was one of them. After four years' experience in this capacity, Hodlian'. wa '. appointed a detective. eml two years ago was pto■■roled to ih'(:eetivr--^e] , gvant which Dosit:on 1"> hold until :)lst December. 1014, when lie was appointed chief detective at "Wellington.