PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 253, 5 April 1915, Page 4

PERSONAL.

The Bishop of Auckland proposes te» visit New Plymouth in August, and wilt preach at the annual church festival ctrvices. He will also hold a confirmation service.

Captain Stanley Ginger, a resident of Taranaki since IH'ri, and a Maori wat veteran, died at Manutahi on Thurg- * day, aged seventy-three years. A message from Copenhagen states Hint the King of Denmark underwent 8> successful operation for intestinal fissure.

Mr. J. Paton, who has been vicar'swarden at St. Mary's Church for the past four years, lias now resigned the office, and will be succeeded by Mr. Stanley Shaw. '

The funeral of the late Mr. Reuben White, which took place at Kltham on Friday, was very largely attended by; settlers. Members of the llawcra Veterans' Association acted as bearers.

Mr. James Hall, who will join th» ranks of the benedicts to-day, was on Saturday presented by the New (Ply. mouth telegraph staff with a handsohlamarble clock.

A Napier message states that Mr. 1). B. Frame, architect, lias received eabhid advice that his eldest son, Garnet, in t'uc service of the Admiralty, was drowned by the sinking of the Falaba by a German submarine.

Mr. Robert Bell, one of the proprietors of the Ashburton Mail and Guardian, has been appointed one of the delegates of the New Zealand Newspaper Proprietors' Association at the International PressCongress at San Francisco in July.~ Press wire.

Mr. D. Miller, Chief Inspector, of the Post and Telegraph Department, has retired on Superannuation. Mr. Miller joined the service in 1873 as cadet in the Chief Post Office, Napier. Since January I, 1913, he has held the position of Chief Inspector for New Zealand.

Mr. W. H. Bentley, who arrived In Auckland in the sailing ship Queen of Beauty in 18G3, died at Mater Misericordiae private hospital at the age of seventy-six years, after a comparatively short illness. Deceased was in the Government land and Survey Department up to within a short time of his death. Mr, Bentley is survived by his widow, two sons and one daughter. Writing to the Taranaki Church Magazine, the vicar, of St. Mary's (the Rev. A. H. Colvile) says:—''l am sorry to have to announce officially through fi.s Parish Magazine that Mr. Crawshaw will be leaving early in June. He feels it Iris duty to accept an invitation from the Bishop of Melanesia to work aga ; n in the Mission, with which he waß some time ago associated. Personally, 1 shall miss my loyal and industrious colleague, more particularly in the teaching work. The Sunday School was his special sphere of action. Teachers and scholars will readily recognise his hard work and ability as superintendent. We all «vish him God-speed nml trust that God will bless his work."