PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 July 1915, Page 8

PERSONAL.

Mrs. W. G. Malono and Miss No rah .Malono. arrived safely in London, after a splendid trip. ..Mr. IL Okey. M.P.. spent the weekend in New Plymouth. He returns to ■Wellington this mornim;. At the Pukckuia Park Hoard meeting last evening, sympalhy was expressed with Mr. Harris ford, whose h.s, ha, been wounded at the Dardanelles. The Kev. W. A. Butler has arrived in New Plymouth to take up the position 1,1 assistant curate at St. Mary's Church. Mr. Butler is well known here, lie was lonuerlv in charge of (he I Kuala district, and afterwards'was vicar of Stratford. John .McPherson, (he Wellington City forester, died suddenly yesterday. He was a native of Scotland, from which . imtiy he arrived about two years ago At one time he occupied the position or lorester on a large .estate in Scotland. Mr. .1. MeMahon Box. of the New Plymouth Customs Oflicc, has been appointed Resident Assistant Commissioner at Nieue, Savage, Islands, and leaves at an early date to take up his new duties. Mr. P. X. Jeffreys, of Dimedin, arrived on Saturday night to fake charge of the. New Plymouth branch of the Uni.ili Steam Ship Company, whilst the local manager, Mr. K. S. A. Pearson, is away on a month's holiday. Mr. W. Stanley. Hillsborough, received a telegram from the Defence Department yesterday stating that his son, Private Ernest"(.'. Stanley, has recovered front his wound and has returned to Cue front. Dr. X. Johns, of Wanganui, arrived in Xew Plymouth by the. mail train last evening for the purpose of spending a few days here. Dr. Johns, who is a nephew of Mr. F. S. Johns, of New Plymouth, has offered his services for the front.