PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 October 1915, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Rev, E. C. Cook arrived in New Plymouth yesterday froin Auckland, and will act as curate at St. Mary's Church. A Sydney cable announces toe death of Mr. George Upward, the veteran rowing coach. ■ The Hon. A. L. Herdman liaa resigned his seat on the. Victoria College Council. The resignation was tendered about three weeks ago Or. 15. Brewster, who volunteered for the front some time ago, has been offered a commission in the Reinforcements. He is at present in Wellington in connection with the offer.

At Knox Church, Inglewood, on Thursday, the Wedding took place of Miss May Laijig, fifth daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. •Laing, of Inglewood, to Mr. Walter J. Huston, of Aahburton. Sergeant R. H. Quilliam, of New Plymouth, lias been presented by the New Plymouth Law Society with a piece of plate and other presents as a wedding gift. Mrs. A. Simons, Tariki, lias received an official telegram notifying her that her son, Private H. J. Summer, who is in the hospital at Alexandria, is progressing favorably. Mr. W. Heaver, who was killed at the Dardanelles, lias been mentioned in Sir lan Hamilton's despatch. Mr. Heaver was well-known in Kltham, says the Argus, having been in the employ of the Eltliam Dairy Company. Major (5. A. Cowles, who has beeu appointed to iconiniand the Third Battalion of the Trentham Rille Brigade, has been a well-known figure in territorial activity in Wellington for some years, ami is regarded as a capable officer, and was selected as one of the officers to proceed to .Samoa with the Expeditionary force lost year. He is a schoolmaster by profession He was six years as assistant master at the Te Aro School, nearly four years at Clyde Quay, and for eight years he was on the staff of the Norma 1 School at Thorndon. and on June 1 last year was appointed to lie master of lite 'District High School at Carterton. News was received in Wellington on Sunday of the death at Toowomba, Queensland, of Mr. 0. Redwood, brother of Archbishop Redwood. The late Mr. Redwood was born at Lower Hanyard. Tixall Estate. Staffordshire, England, in ISo", so that he was 7S years of age at the time of his death. He arrived in New Zealand with his parents in 1542. and the family were among the pioneers of the Nelson and Marlborough district, Deceased .went to Queensland many years ago, and had been on the Darling Downs ever since. His death occurred alter an illness nf two month-.