PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 11 August 1915, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Dr. K. McNab was sworn in as Aluiistcr of Justice by t)ie Governor yesterday morning.

Mr. K. 0. Clayton, the newly-appointed engineer to the New Plymouth Bo'ough Council, arrived by the Rarawa yesterday. Quartermaster - Sergeant Collins, of New Plymouth, and formerly stationed at Hawera, lias been transferred to the Army Service branch, Palmerstou North.

Mi'. James Mackenzie, 1.|5.0., head of the Lands Department, has teen created a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. Mr. J. Mulvey, chief clerk of tie Stratford Pos't Office, has received notice of transfer to New Plymouth, where he will take up a similar position. Mr. J. West, of New Plymouth, has received a letter from his son, Trooper V. West, who has been in hospital at Malta wounded for some three months. He underwent a successful operation, in which several pieces of shrapnel were removed.

Captain Chialtolnij' adjutant of the 2nd Queen Mounted Rifles, who has 'been stationed in Hawera for some time, left for Palmerston North yesterday to report for duty in connection with the expeditionary forces. Major Henty, who was previously attached to the Hsiwera Defence Office, has succeeded Captain Ohisholm, Messrs. R. Masters (memlber of the Education ißoird) and IP. Skoglund (chairman of the Stratford School Committee; leave for Wellington by the express tilUa mqrning, to. interview t-he Minister for Education regarding tile establishing of a High School in Stratford. The result of the election of three members to the Taranaki Education Board was announced yesterday. Messrs R. Masters (East Ward) and A. Morton (North Ward) were elected unopposed, but for the West Ward there were two candidates—the Rev. A. B. Chappeil and Mr. Jas. Young. The Rev. A. B. Chappeil polled 02 votes and Mr. Young 53 votes, the former thus being elected Mr. Rupert Nicholls, of Inglewood; who was dangerously wounded at the Dardanelles, is, as far as can be ascertained, making favorable progress at the David Street Hospital, Wellington, Last week, after an operation for the removal of shrapnel fragments from his leg, his condition caused his relatives considerable uneasiness, but fortunately he has since shown decided improvement. Mr. St. John Buckley, of Redcastle, Oamaru, died at Timaru on Friday. Mr. Buckley, who was about 40 years of age, had been suffering from a painful illness for some time, and had recently returned from a trip to Australia. He was vei-y well-known as a stock-breeder, and as a keen sportsman, having bred and raseil some exceptionally good horses. M r , Buckley married a daughter of Sir H. J. Miller,'MX,C. ' Lieutenant W. W, A. Burn, formerly of the New Zealand Staff Corps and the Indian Service, has been reported missing in the Mesopotamia theatre of war. Lieutenant Burn was educated at the Christehurch Boys' Higli School, and was the only officer chosen by the New Zealand Government to take a course in aviation with the Royal Flying Corps. His last letters were dated from the Tigris River, where he was serving with tin; Indian Expeditionary Force (Flying Division) against the Turks. The Rev. If, F. Drew, who was* well known in Auckland, died at the Island of San Ckristoval, in the Solomon Group, recently. The news was cabled last March, and particulars were brought by Bishop Wood, who arrived by the mission steamer Southern Cross, whicli arrived at Auckland on Friday. During 1014, Mr, Drew's schoolboys had a great deal of dysentery ,and ho suffered from, the complaint himself, but partially recovered. He undertook a launch trip of 200 miles to convey a boy to the hospital and to secure further supplies of medifine. He returned thoroughly exhausted. Then he was attacked by fever, and he could not recover. He died on a trading schooner on his way to the hospital. He was very popular with the traders, and; in fact, everyone with whom he came in contact. When he knew he had to die he simply said: "It's all in the day's work." That, said the bishop, was characteristic of Mr, Drew.