PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 274, 29 April 1915, Page 8

PERSONAL.

Captain Greenish left Hawera by the main train yesterday for Trenthaui. Mr. Strack, 8.A., of the Patea District High School, is joining the reinforcements. Mr. Muller, postmaster at Rakaia, has been appointed to succeed Mr. W. F. Kennedy as postmaster at Patea. The Hon. J. A. Millar, who has been indisposed lately, is now greatly improved in health (says the New Zealand Herald.) Dr. Gordon MacDiarmid has accepted the position of senior house surgeom of the Christchurch Hospital. A resolution of sympathy with Mr. and Mrs. Marfell in the loss of their son was passed at yesterday's meeting of the Taranaki Education Board. Bean McKenna left yesterday morning for Opunakc, where lie will remain for a few days. At a meeting of the executive of the Xi'\v Zealand Alliance, the Rev. YV. J. Comrie was reappointed chnirman, and Mr. AV. J. Brown honorary treasurer.— Press Association telegram. Mr. c. Cuming has resigned from his position as editor of the Government publication, " The Agricultural Journal," and accepted the editorship of "The New Zealand Farmer." Surgeon-Major C. E. Maguire, superintendent of the .Auckland Hospital, who proceeded to Trentliam a rew weeks ago, has been appointed officer commanding the field ambulance attach, ed to the sth .Reinforcements. Arising out of the resignation of Mr. H. H. Ostler, senior Crown Law officer, and the promotion of Mr. P. t5. R. Ma»assey to that position, Mr. V. R. Meredith, of Wellington, has been appointed to the Crown Law Office, and will commence his duties on Monday.—Press Association telegram. Mr. J. Heslop, of Eltham, who lias just returned from a trip abroad, has been reappointed a member of the Taranaki Education Board, and took his seat !>t yesterday's meeting. Mr. Heslop was '. cleomed by the chairman (Mr. Billiard) and members. With the break of one year, Mr. Heslop has served for twenty years on the board.