PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 192, 22 January 1915, Page 4

PERSONAL.

, Hon. A. Deakin, is a passenger froifl Sydney by tihe Niagara, which left there last evening. *

A Sydney cablegram reports the deabU of Mr David Walker, a pioneer, and general secretary of the Y.M.C.A.

Colonel K. J. Collins, Auditor an<X Comptroller-General, is on a visit to New Plymouth.

Mr Bartley, iylie recently appdnte4 esident tramways engineer, will take Uft lis duties in New Plymouth on tie 25th February.

-\ T o traces have yet been discovered ol the remains of the late Mr Alf. Hodge, who, wHili his father, came to a tragi* end at Te IJoro by drowning last week.

The deatli i 3 announced from Auckland of Mrs George Tattou, aged 71 years. Mrs Tatton was a very old settler of Taranaki prior to removing to Auckland some time ago.

Mr G. W. Rogers, of Opunake, who lias bee n seriously ill in New Plymouth during the past few weeks, is now about again and hopes to return home in a few days.

At the annual meeting of the Citizens* Band Committee, it was resolved to forward a letter of sympathy to Mrs. Geo. Tabor and Mrs 11. Tabor in their recent sad bereavement, the late Mr Tabo* having ibeen a very enthusiastic and energetic member of the committee.

A Press Asociation telegram last night announced that; the three Conciliation Commissioners, Messrs T. Harle Giles (Auckland and Taranaki), P. Halls (Wellington, Marlborough, Nelson and Westland), and .T. R. Triggs (Canterbury, Otago and Southland), have been appointed to their positions for a further term.

News lias been received in Melbourne of the death of Captain Richard Lock* ington Birdwood, of the Indian Army, assistant political agent in tbe Persia# 'Gulf who was killed in action at Bsra during the recent fighting there. Ha was the youngest, brother of General William Birdwood, commanding tho Australian Imperial troops in Egypt.

Mr W. W. Snodgrass, of Nelson, are-* ceived a letter from Major Huttoni posted at Aden, in which he mentioned that boxirg was the all-popular pastima during the voyage of the and the Canterbury squadron had a first-class coach in A, C. Maxwell (formerly of the Hawera railway staff) whoj joined the squadron at Wellington.

As no news had been received for some time of the whereabouts of Rev. Mother Mary Auberb, head of the Sisters of Compassion Home at Island Bay, cabbd inquiry was sent to Rome, and a reply hjta been received to the effect that aha .h safe and well, and engaged in nursing the injured. It is presumed Hflie injured referred to are sufferers by the Italian earthquake.—l'rilss Association.

One of the old identities of Invercargill, Mrs. Deck, wife of Dr. J. Held Deck, of Sydney, passed away at toomba last week after a brief illness.

An effort is being made to induce lS£r» Holland to allow himself to be nomin> ated for a further term as Mayor of Christclmrch.

Mr. Hugo Friedlander, of Ashburtori* has been advised that his son, Dr. J< A. Friedlander, has received a commia* sion as lieutenant in the Royal Army Medical Corps, and has been attached to the 4th Battalion Cheshire Regiment, at present undergoing training at Northhampton. Dr. Friedlander is medical officer to the battalion, which consists of 1052 men.

Further promotions of railway officers are announced as follows: —Mr It. H'. Simons, staliionmaster, Petone} to chief relieving officer, Wellington district; Mr D. <P. Brennan, atationmaster Famdori, to chief clerk, Taumarunui; Mr W, J. Feeney, relieving officer, Wellington, to Belfast j _ Mr W. Ai Woodger, booking clerk, Thorndon, t» stationmaster, Waipukurau; Mr H* Amos, chief clerk, Pae'kakariki, to atationmaster, Eketahuna; Mr J. A'. Mc* Caskey, stjitioninaster, Wakefield, to chief clerk. Palmerston North.

Latest files from England show thai Captain Charles Melvill was amongst the wounded in the list published early ill November by the London Times. Cap* tain Melvill served several years in the British Army, and retired, when sta* tioned in India, to take up land in the Clutha district. He was a very populaj man in sporting circles. He is a brother* in-law to Mr. C. 15. Statham, and holds the same relationship to Mr. C. G. Dalgety, a one-time president of the Canterbury Jockey Club. Captain Melvil! was married in Dunedin, and, after being stationed at Auckland, was sent Home by the Defence Department, and at the outbreak of the war rejoineid Mb old regiment. His wife is a daughter of an ex-Mavor of Dunedin, Mr. W. Burnett.

Sydney papers just to hand record the sudden dentil of Captain W. H. Steele, of the London Missionary steam yacht John Williams, at the age of thirty-seven. Captain Steele only arrived in Sydney from a long and arduous voyage to the South Seaa on December 27th. For some time past he had suffered from attacks of malaria. One day he complained of feeling unwell, and was found to be suffering from a bad attack of pneumonia, from which he died. The late Captain Steele had been in the John Williams for nearly fifteen years, for nine years of which he was an officer, and held command during the past six years.

Ex-Sergt. Hugh Boyle, referred to ia yesterday s issue as having recently ,' e 4 near Opunake, was one of the old 11oSl'' P goldfields police officers. In 1477 he was stationed at Maori Gully Detective Quirke, of Palnierston North) ectective Quirke, of Paliiiei*ston North) was then stationed at Maori Creek, .sergt. Bisset and Constable Charlie MoiJonald being stationed at Hokiiiika, and oergt. Bowden, now in charge at New ± 'Sfouth, was the - mounted constable at Greymouth. Sergt 1 . Bowden is the only man, so far as is known, of the old go.Ufields (police still in the servicei J-hose were strenuous and highly exciting times for the police, and the »£■ citment drew adventurous young fellows into the force. Of Boyle's old comrades, Bwsett is in business at Feilding, Mr Quirke is living on a small fatm at ramatua, and Mr Charlie McDonald Is icsiding in Nelson. Mr James. ex-In-spector, who died recently at Wanganui, was the last of the higher officers.

*¥i' - ar °M Vincent Rowe, second soil of Mr. F. W. Rowe, a well-known Christchurch solicitor (and at one time publiclibrarian in Wellington) has been advised that he has been awarded a research scholarship at Canterbury College, the value of which is £IOO per annum for two years. Mr. Rowe is in his twenty-first year and received his early education at the Clyde Quay school* Wellington, and at the East Christchurch school At the end of 1904 ho gained an entrance scholarship at Christ's College and also a junior Education Board's Scholarships. At Christ's College he gained in succession two junior Somes scholarships, and in December, 1910, he obtained a senior national scholarship. He entered Canterbury College in 1912, and gained an exhibition in chemistry the following year. He com pleted his B.A. degree and gained a Haydon Prize in chejnistry at Canterbury College and a senior university scholarship in chemistry. Mr. Rowe recently sat for his M.A. degree.