PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 August 1915, Page 4

PERSONAL.

A private cable was received last night from Dr. lfoiue, saying that lie lUis'neYii invalided to 'ling-land, sultering from dysentery, but, his many friends will be glaij to hear, lie is recovering. Last night's Gazette notifies the ap-' pointnent of Thomas Dick Kendall to be Official Assignee for Canterbury, and of Charles Zackariah to a similar office in Otago and Southland.—Press Association. lionald Douglas Xurnbull, who' left, with the first Kxpcditionary force, ,was, on August 12th, admitted' to the 'Xo. 2 Australian General Hospital ,nt Ghczvich, Cairo, suffering from gastric. He is a son of Mi®. Turnbull, of Wcstown, and lias another brother at the front. ; . j Private caWc advice xvas received inWellington on Wednesday that Wilfred, eldt.L sou of Sir John Findlay, , lias been invalided Home from Ypres, and that Lloyd Fiiidlay, Sir John's second son, who is no - ..- on active' service in France, lias been promoted to first lieutenant and battalion intelligence officer. llr'. K. S. Williams, a well-known East, Coast sheep-farmer, and chairman of the Waiapu County Council, having volunteered for service at the front, liM been selected, as one having intimate knowledge of the Maoris, to act in connection with their , leadership.—Gisborne telegram.

A farewell was tendered by the 'New Plymouth Association Football' Club to two of its members, Messrs H. C. G!cndinning and S. Olliver, who are leaving on Monday to join the Eighth Keinforc'eiuents. The gathering was held in the club-room in Devon street, aibout thirty- people being present, and a most enjoyable time was spent. Messrs Glendinning and Olliver were each presented with a ease of pipes, and the departing players carry with them the best wishes of their comrades.

Ken's was received on Wednesday afternoon that Fj'i vulk Sid. Griffiths, whose name appeared in the list of wounded published that' day, died on Sunday. Private (Jrillitlis was a Ne\V Plymouth hoy, and after leaving the High School, he joined the loca? 'branch of the Bank of NW'South' Wales. He was subsequently transferred to Queensland, and two or three years ago came back to the New Plymouth branch to take up the position of teller, which position he relinquished to join the Ex-.j peditionary 'Force.' Much sympathy will he extended to his father anil mom-1 hers of the family in'their bereavement.!

Lieutenant John Sinclair Bain (Wellington Infantry. Regiment), who is re-' ported to have died 0I " wounds, is 'an Oamani boy, having been born and educated there. For thirteen years'-he had been an, enthusiastic volunteer, and at the time pf the-outbreak of war he was work in# on the stall' of the Wangamii Seed Company at WnngaMii. He volunteered for service with the 4th Reinforcements- and was given a commission in the Wellington Battalion. Ho leaves a young wife, who is residing- at present in Christohurch. Mr. C. Skitrop, late, borough engineer, was presented yesterdav with a bandsome silver-mounted wallet by tl.ie Members of the borough office staff, as a small token of appreciation of. his unfailing courtesy to the staff s-ince his connection with the borough. Mr, Skitrop, in thanking the donors, mentioned' the happy relations which had ahvavs existed between the staff and himself. Mr. M. Fleming was yesterday elected chairman of the Cape Egmont Dairy Companv, for the nineteenth successive year. He lias been chairman since the inauguration of the company.