PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 11 October 1915, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Vi'ivato I*. fl. Swing, son of Mr. unit Mij. W. N. Ewiug, of Nev» Plymouth, leaw'S here by to-morrow's mail train for Treutham.

An Adelaide cablegram reports the death of Stephen King, the Australian survivor of Stuart's exoedition.

Colonel Ryrie, the wounded Australian commander, hus cabled that the bullet has been extracted and that everything is right.

Mr. C. 11. Poole, M.P., of Auckland, who jspent the week-end in New Plymouth, leaves for Wellington (his morning.

Captain C. If. Weston (of Plymonth) is r.t present t.t K&utrn. town of 2100 inhabitants i.i ilio Jslar.d of Lemnos, doing police dotio. Mr. H. 1-. I.epper hos r.vcivcd cable advice thfct his son Cluirl'e, who went away with the second reinforcements, is now in hospital r.t Manchester. ■ The cable does not st.ik' whrlln-r he. is wounded or sick. i

Private" advice recr'.vel 1 > Vellineton states that Ur. .Tames 'Mackintosh Hell, formerly Director of <:vo 1 o.i?ica 1 Survey in New Zealand. has hr-en appointed a, first captain in the 73rd liattaHon C.K.F. (Canadian jJlacy. Watch, .":h lioyal Highlanders).

Colonel Wall.',' !;, St >ll Commandant of Victoria, whose death is just reported, was appointed to be Stat,- Commandant in Victoria only a few months ago, his predecessor ha\ing .been !,etit to succeed the lale (leneral Bridges. He was previously District Comimuulont in New South Wales, and A.D.C. to the Cover-nn!*-(leneral. tie served ill the South African War was Acting-Commandant iii Tasmania l!i04-5, Commandant in South Australia lflOS-li, and afterwards Adjuts'.i.t-f.'eiioi-i',l and-a member of the Commonwe.iliii Military ?tor.rd. TTc was born in 15.")7.

At Mr. Blackdtockr.' clearing sale on Friday on the Wiinpongoro Road, Cardiff, a damper v,.n east on the proceedings by the sudden illness of Mr. Carey, who only a few days ago, took over Mr. Weir's I'anii on the Climie Hosd (writes our correspondent.) He was taken to the Sti-atfoid Hospital, tu.d latest reports stat'; th:.t Ms condition is serious.

Hi-hop deary's health has been steadily improving since his arrival in Auckland last Monday. He is up for several hours daily, and is able to move about in or close, to tiie house for a short time occasionally. Since his arrival there has been a steady stream of telegrams nml leiters of congratulation to him from people of various religions faiths (ckr:;,. included) all over Xew Zealand.