PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 August 1915, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Hon. A. Fisher, the Federal Premiaj, is indisposed, and the delivery of the Budget has been postponed. An Adelaide message states that Mr. Denny, a member of Parliament, aflil cr-Attorney-General, has enlisted. Cables have been received in Hasting: from Brigadier-General Russell and Llctl tenant Beamish, stating that both arj well.

Curpetiticr, the French boxer, who k at the front, lias had hU ankle broken and eyebrow bone fractured, owing to the stoppage of the engine compelling his aeroplane to descend suddenly.

Advice has been received that Mr. L. Kind, well known In New Plymouth, is a staff-sergeant at Alexandria, attached to the pay branch of the New Zealand Kxpeditionaty Forces.

A Nelson message says that news has been received that Captain James HoulIter, officer commanding the 13th Canterbury Regiment of the New Zealanc Forces, Ims been killed in action.

Mr. Jack Monlgomerie, formerly of tie Lands and Survey Department, NeW Plymouth, and now in the anibuUnte corps of the Sixth Reinforcements, hu been promoted to the rank of sergeantmajor. '

A resolution ci sympathy 'with 'Mr. J. Brown (chairman of directors iof the' Maketawa Dairy Company) in flu} lota, of his son at .the Dardanelles wai carritd at the annual meeting of the Company yesterday.

At the meeting of the MakttJova Dairy Company yesterday, the chairman (Mr. J Brown) referred to* illi> death in action of Colonel \V. (). Maloue, and'Vmarked (hat another of Taranaki's num had gone. It was one of the forturtcs of war," but they all regretted the loss ct such an excellent soldier and sterling man.

Captain Jack Boon Is'fln a visit t<( Stratford, and was a guest of the Kgmonl (Tub ut their farewell to the "boys." He speaks'well of the lads in camp, and considers them a fine lot Mr Foley, proprietor of the picture theatre at Stratford, is giving a fareweU benefit to one of his late employees (Mr, William) who has volunteerrd, and been accepted, for the front. Mr. Williams is a married man, but he has heard tnd call. I hope Mr. Williams will have & bumper house to-night (Friday).Stratford Correspondent.

])r Vio'.ot Field, daughter of ftp;,, T. A. Field, ai.l 1 ., who was recently ona visit to New Zealand, has been appointed to the position of liactcriolo: gist at the Lady Hardingc , Memorial College, Delhi. As the college will ncj be opened for about a year, Miss Fidi will probably be dispatched by the board' for special work in Britain in the meer time.