PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 29 June 1915, Page 5

PERSONAL.

.!.;■: >1 ,J. Viivin, whose name appeared , in 'Ji-• casualty )\-.i on Saturday us having u.uii of wou.:,!-:, was a son of Mr.' and Airs. Velvin, of Kltham. Mr. Gordon Mcintosh, schoqlmaster at Mata, has received notification that He has been appointed head teacher of the Aliititi and Tongaporutu schools. Among the list of jtliosc wounded reeently at the Dardanelles appears. the name of J.aiice-t'orporal Bruce doll, who is well known in the Taranaki district. A Sydney cable reports the death nf Victor Trumper, the cricketer. He entered a hospital a week a;;o with kidney trouble. Constable Mackerel, recently stationed at Stratford, but for some time in charge of the Te Wera district, has been trans-. erred to the West Coast of the South Island. _ A Sydney cable says Mr. Rouse, a ' jockey club stipendiary steward, has resigned and Mr. i). \Y. Gibson, a former -New Zealand steward iias been appointed as his successor. The Hon. J. A. Millar will leave Auckland tin:.; week for Wellington, where be will take his seat as a member of the Legislative Council. Mr. Millar's health is reported to have shown a marked improvement during the past week, and ho was able on Friday afternoon to.visit the city. At a meeting of the management committee ot the Ilawcra Football Club on Saturday a vote of sympathy was passed to the relatives of the late Sergeant Winks, a leading member of the club who recently died from wounds received on the field of honor at Gallipoli. There passed away yesterday at Hawera the wife of Mr. Wilfrid Russd, a much esteemed member of the Huwera Star literary stall. Mrs. Russell, who was only 25 years of age, was tlic daiurh. ter of Mr. T. B. McConnell, for many years conductor of the Hawera Band. Much regret is felt at her death and heartfelt sympathy is extended to Mr. Russell in his bereavement. Mr .Alfred Deakin, late Prime Minister of Australia, who lately resigned the position of head of the Australian Commission at the San Francisco tion, arrived at Auckland on the Ngaere en route to Sydney yesterday. He bostows lavish praise upon the magnificence and comprehensiveness of the Exposition. He declined to. make any reference to his quarrel with Mr. Mahoa which resulted in hia resignation.— Press Association. Private advice was received in New Plymouth yesterday of the death in Wellington of Mr. George Dines, who .was well-known 'in New Plymouth. ' Mr. Dines,was with Messrs Sargood.Son and Lweu in New Plymouth some years ago, and made a large circle of friends here. He then went to Wellington, and after being connected with a soft goods warehouse there ho commenced business on us own account in Wellington last December. He leaves a widow and ono child. ' The Oanmru Mail reports the death, at the .age of 73 years, 0 f Mr. James Genrmell, of lncholmc, one of the bestknown, farmers in North Otago. .Mr. Geimnell has been for about half a century in the district, and plavcd an important ,part as n breeder of stock. For many years he ow/cd one of the finest Ayrshire herds in New Zealand, not hesitating to import the best animals, despite their price. He had always been interested in draught hones, and, latterly, had devoted h}s, enorgjes to Border Leicester sheep. !{&.' Gtemmett'liad on several occasions acted as judge at North Island A. and P. shows.

At tho annual meeting of the Patea Rifle Club the chairman (Mr. A. T. Chris. tiunson) gave an interesting sketch of his career in New Zealftnl| Leaving Denmark 27 years ago, hetfprted work at the Patea Meat W«fES, a total stranger unable to speak the English language, but that difficulty was overcome by the assistance Mr. J. Melody and Mr. "Mat." Carey (the father ot the rifle club) rendered. That he prospered is evident, and on his recent trip to thejand of his birth he was Btrongly urged by his aged mother to remain there, but ho came back to" his adopted country just after the outbreak of war, one of his sons being now at the front. Mr. Christianaon hasfcfilled the offices or councillor and mayor, and is now chairman of the Patea Harbor Board. Ho is thankful for the protection guaranteed under the British flag.

The will of "Bishop Grimes is being ' proved by Messrs Izard and Louehnan, solicitors, on bdhalf of the executors, Dean Eegnault and Mr. H. H. Loughnan. The estate (says the Christchurc> Tress) is valued at about £oooo, and there are legacies amounting to flflOO, of which the principal are: Mount Magdalu, £400; Xazareth House, £400; Sisters of the Mission, £150; .Sisters of St. Joseph, £IOO. The residue is divided equally (between the late Bishop's successor and the superior-general of tho Marist Order. The charities for which there are specific bequests are those whose urgent need under the conditions arising from the diversion of charity through the war were strongly advocated in the last pastoral issued by his lordship shortly before his death..

Mr, C. A. Copeland, who has resigned from the stall' of Messrs John Duthie and Co., Ltd., after thirty-two years' service, left Wellington for Taranaki on Saturday. He is about to enter business on his own nccount in the Stratford district, and last week was made the recipient of two presentations. On behalf of the stall' Mr. It. M. Jack, assistant manager for Messrs Duthie and Co., handed Mr. Copeland a. valuable collection of cutlery, and referred to the good-fellowship which had always existed between tho recipient and his fellow-emplovecs. On behalf of the linn, the Hon. '.!. Duthie presented Mr. Copeland with a cheque lor a substantial amount, and wished him every success in the step he had taken.

Lieutenant-Colonel Surgeon G. Gore Gillon, who left Auckland a few months ago to oli'er his services to the Imperial authorities, has written to Mr. Arthur C. Myers. M.P., slating that he has been appointed surgeon 'a the Queen Alexandra Military Hospital, London, with the rank of lieutenant-colonel in the Royal Army Medical Corps. Colonel Gore Gillon mentions that he has charge of the (Jui'i'U Ah vantlra ward, with supervision of Hie King L'llward ward, and that he is second in command on the surgical side, Lieutenant-Colonel I'iklic.r, jXS.O-, being in command, liver since his appointment. Colonel Gore Gillon states, he ha, l-.i-eii lue.y operating,on wounded soldier,,' sent across from 4he firing line. His hospital is the headquarters of the Ii.A.M.C.