PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 28 September 1915, Page 4

PERSONAL.

The Bev. Houcuen, late backblocka misaioner in Tar&naki, has been appointed Anglican Chaplain to the next Reinforcements.

Mrs. M. Clow, of New Plymouth, has received a cable from her son, Private Erne«t Glow, who was wounded on August 7: "Doing fine; nothing serious," Private advice has been received in New Plymouth that Private Gordon Sisley has been admitted to the 3rd Northren General Hospital, Sheffield.

Thcjßev. W. Grigg, of the Leeeton Methodist Church, has received notke of his appointment to fill the place of Chap-lain-Major J. A. Lurford, who has been wounded. Chaplain-Captain Grigg will go into camp on October 7.

Before leaving Whangamomoua for Hawera, whither Mr. 'Patton of the Post Office staff has been transferred, the ladies of the township presented Mrs Patton with a handsome salad bowl.

Mr. John Timming, of Te Aroha, hai received a letter of appreciation from his Excellency the Governor on the fact that he has »lx aons serving with the expeditionary forces. Mr. 6. Poll, officer-in-eharge and chief messenger of the (Legislative Council, ha* retired on superannuation after 39 years' service. He first took a position on the Legislative staff in 18741, When Sir William Fitzherbert was Speaker, and he has seen a long list of Speakers bold the dignity in the Legislative Council, the members of which have expressed their good wishes for his future. Mr. H. J. Gladstone, a cousin of the late Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, died at Orari the other day. He was born in Liverpool in 1826, and was educated there. In 1854 he landed at Lyttclton from the Ashmore, and with tbe late Mr. Wat3on, who was at that time Eesident Magistrate at Akaroa, as partner, purchased a run in what is now known as the Mackenzie Country. Ten years later Mr. Gladstone sold his interest in the run aud purchased a farm of 600 acres at Orari, which he retained and resided upon till the time of his death.