PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 1 September 1915, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Htfn. J. 0. W. Aitkeu waa yeeteiiUt re-eleoted chairman of tile Weibogtce; Education Board without opposition. Mr. T\ Black, consulting dngtaeer for the New Plymouth tramways, is viaitint New PSymouth. " The Re* G.W. Dent left EUlam yesterday for Talhape, where he Will spend a few days. Mis. and Miss Mossey are in Auckland to attend tho wedding of Sergeant aGeorg* Mhseey, sab of the Prettier, to Mto Qmhlgeov of Auckland, i Yesterday, Mr. R. H. Rhodes M.P., was granted leave of absence for tb* rejMdnder of the session, on aoooant of v puWle buetneea Lieutenant Biiohlor, of the Stratford Diatriot High tiohool, has been notified to report himself at Tientbam <m Tun* day next. . Captain Wilson* of New Plymouth, wlw Ibaa been on a visit to Austral!*, retained home by fife RaraWa yesterday morning. » Ad'vike has been received in Auckland 1 that Bishop Clearji was operated oft again on Monday and came thrtmgh cassfuHy.—Prees Asaociatidji. A Syd&ey caWegrapi staWsthat Mr. W, H. 8., Booth, who has been wounded * at the Dardanelles, was formerly ft fe»ident of South iftnd and Auckland. Queen Alexandria gsvi aji a/udlenc* to Sir Geo. Reid, and exp'ressed her admfcir tion ,of the gallantry of the Australian* in the Dardanelles—Cahle. •Mr, W. Stanley, has received word that his son, Private Erneit Clanile Stanley, is reported slightly mck, anid was disembarked at Malta from a hospital ship on August 14. Messrs Frank W. H. Slieppard, toS the New Plymouth branch of tiie Bank «f Australasia, and Partridge, of the Central School staff, have' received notice to proceed to the non-commissioned officers' training camp at Trentham, and leave by the ina& train on Monday next. ' Tho King and have Bent a telegram to tihe Hon. T. Mackenzie sympathising with the injuries lijs son lia.) received.- Mr. Mackenzie, .whp arrivH ifi London on Sunday, has lost the sight of both eyes.. Mr. J. Brown (chairman of the Tnranaki County Council) and Mr. A. Mortdh will leave for Wellington this mprnitf; to give evidence before tJio IPiriiaimerittey Local Blfe Committer in referent to the Moa Cttiiiity Bill. At last night's meeting of the Stratford Racing Club, Dr. Paget moved a vote of 'sympathy wltii the relatives 6( the late Colonel W. G. Mulonc, speakifty euloglstkally of the work the deceased soldier had done, not only for sport, but for Stratford as a ootamiihity." The motion wais carried In silence. There away on Sunday, Aiigu'.t 22 j at Epsom, Auckland, an old coJoniot in the peraou of Mrs. Elizabeth Tl-o-main, Wife of Mr. W. % Tremain, foremaa of woaiks foi- Epsom Rood Board. Mr. and Mrs. Tremain formerly lived hear iManaia, where Mr. Tretaaln "w*9 foroiiMui of works for the o'd Waimate Road Board. Trooper Jolin Graluun, son c! Mr. Ak'lt. GraJiam, of Onaero, who had been previousJy reported fw seriously wounded, hassuccumbed. Tho Waitava Mail .saj'ii! < This young fellow waa one of the first to volunteer from th'a (Jistri-ct, and he tru one of the Ave given a farewell in tha Clifton Hall last September. Mr. J. H. Quinism, of New yesterday reoeived ft cable from Mr». Cooke (nee Miss Horroitos), who is a nurse, at No. 19 Hotpital,' Alexandra. • that Private Ro|f. Quilliam is wa!'. It is presumed from this cab'o that Qttllliam has been founded and is hi liospital at Alexcndria. Fuller part:ett'a>'« bee" re v :'"el of the wound su-.tninea oy (Private ."nrson Webster, of Xew Plymouth, at the DardaneWs. Pih-nte'Webster vu ;.'ot in the forehead, w'ier.> th*> hare*. cd, and oh arrival at Malta n nuceP6<'fcl operation was performed n-id t'te bul'ft was removed. Private Wehjter t>"w .malc'ng good end he will probaVv be sent to Eng'and. At the request pf Mr, llolmas. . the Premier of Xc.v South Wales, ('he lYi"e Minister has fonsented to Mr. F. W. Flanagan, Vainer General for Xew 7«i land, paying a visit to Australia to imv 1 the Xew South Wa-!«9 CWernrreit itdrawing tljp a Valuation Bit l «im U 1 lines to that in force In Xew Zoulotv* Mr. Fli'.'.wfan leaves for Syrney nu Thursday Assocat'on. Private T. 11. S. Jones, rqn- ••1 Saturday's lists as having been killed in . action, lived at' Monaia for Ket*e«u ' three and four years, durinff Mre# of which he worked for Mr. W. T, Wills, and serve! a 4 a member of the Manama Senior Cadets. He ws.s well known and much liked oh aeoount of his fine, inanlv personal qualities. His motVir, widow fires at Nen"port., WaJe«. ' At a meeting of the council of thHawera Chamber of Commeroe, h»ld on Monday night, it was resolved that .■ lettet be wrlttcr *-> the. Postmaster im gratulating him upon his promotion • and conveying the thanks of the Clmn, ;ber for the. unfailing eourtesr wit' which he had repre'entatimimade by the Chamber with refereheu to postal matters. IFrivate George Waring Wat!:ins, j;!. Auckland Battalion, reported mtoeln", h a son of the tote Mr. Jamce WatkWfor many years roanagei- of the BenV of Xew Zooland at Xolson, and a brotiief of Mr. T. W. Watkins, of ChrisMmreh. Private Watkins was 42 years of age when lie enlisted with tho 4th rein/o-c;-ments. Born in Xelson, he was educated hi that town and in Taranakl. and subsequently entered tlie service of the bank of Xew Zealand. On leaving the servl"e of the bank, he ,entered that of Me«*r*i William®, and eKttle, Napier, and lie followed eeyeifnl other ttons," ;