PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 October 1915, Page 4

PERSONAL.

A'Sydney cablegram reports that Sm geant S. Walls, who lias been kill*!, I 4 a son of Mr. John Walla, of Oamaru. Mr. W. Lucas, chief messenger is th* Parliamentary Buildings,' dropped de« 4 on the Queen's Wharf, Wellington, 0* Friday night. A Sydney cable says that Mr. A. B. ("Banjo") Paterson has received a commission in a remount unit, and is shortly; leaving for Egypt. Lieut. Hugo Throsscll, who has been awarded the V.C., is a son of Mr. Throssell, of the Westralian Assembly.—Cable. The death occurred at Napier on Thursday of Mr. John Hilton Weaver, who was for many years postmaster at Waipawa. He subsequently held the same position at Port Ahuriri, and retlred some time ago. Hon. J. Allen left for the south on Saturday night, and Sir J. 0. Ward goes to Auckland for the next weekend. —Press Association. Lieut, the Hon. K. R. Dundas, fourth son of Lord Melville, has been killed at the Dardanelles. Deceased married Miss Foot, a v llawke's Bay lady. Mr. W. Sheat, a matriculated stud-ent, has been appointed a pupil teacher ot the third year .status of the Hawera District High School. Mrs. Wilson has been appointed relieving assistant at the school. Mr. Selwyn Kenrick, son of Mr. Kenrick, S.M., has resigned his position on the teaching of the Hawera District High School to continue his studies at the Dunedin University. Mr. R. 11. Leece, formerly a member of the stall of Messrs Nimmo and Blair, , 1 Oamaru and Dunedin, has joined the staff of the Farmers' Co-operative Organisation Society of New Zealand, and wil! control the machinery department ut Hawera. The Bishop of Wellington has, ap» pointed the Rev. A. S. Innes-Jonea, for 22 years vicar of Feilding, to be Archdeacon of Bnngitikei, in place of Archdoacon C. C. Harper, who has gone home to England. Mr. T. Rohson, of Robson Road, Ngaere, has sold his farm, and intends to leave by the Niagara on November 2nd for California. It is Mr. Robson's intention to enter the' fruit-growing industry, making a speciality of orange cultivation. Police-Superintendent O'Donovah, of Dunedin, has been appointed to succeed Inspector Ellison, who is retiring. Inspector Wright, of Hampton, has been promoted to the rank of superintendent, and will be transferred to Dunedin, in succession to Mr. O'Donovan. ' On Saturday Mr. Ben Curline, who is leaving for Trentham to-night, was fate-. Welled 'by his fellow employees of Messrs Coleman and Son, contractors, New Plymouth. On behalf of the firm and staff Mr. T. Coleman presented him. with a wristlet watch. Mr. Ourliue, leaves this morning for Opunake, and will join the special train at Uaweri this evening. Colonel Villiers-Stuart—late a colonel of the Gth Gurkha Rifes, and now acting-Colonel of the 9th (Service) Battalion of the Rifle Brigade—has written a letter to Miss May Butter worth, of which the following are extracts; 'I cannot express my sadness at having to , ; tell of the death of'your gallant brother (Lieutenant, H. M. Butterworthj, . He led his company most bravely, but va-t forced back; in leading a few men to counter-attack be met his death iustuntaueoushv Always he showed most .eonspicuous courage and coolness. He can never be replaced as an officer. . .'' At the annual meeting of the New Plymouth Lawn Tennis Club on Saturday night, the following resolution was " carried: "That this annual general meeting of the club place 011 record its appreciation of the valuable services rendered by the late secretary, Mr. C. B. Webster, and desires to assure him of its keen interest and good wishes''towards ; him on the occasion of his departure for the front." The secretary mentioned that the committee' had presented Mr. Webster with a wristlet watch and stated that advantage would be taken of Mr. Webster's Visit to New Plymouth on final leave to make him a presents, tion from the club. Members of the New Plymouth railway staff assembled at the railway station on Saturday evening for the purI pose of farewelling Mr. Jack Xoiman, , of the clerical staff, who leavei to-day I for Trentham to join the 9th Reinforcements. Mr. C. Peach, stationmait.r, who presided, referred in very kindly terms to the respect in which Mr. Norman was held by all members of the stalT, and added to this the knowledge that "our guest'' was going forward to fight for us, therefore the staff as a whole desired that Mr. Norman would" accept a small ipreseutaiioii, which took the form of a *set of safety razors, as a tangible evidence of every good wish for a glorious career and a safe return for the recipent. Mr. S. G, Smith said he desired to endorse what had been said, and he added that a little girl of nine years had hand-knited a scarf, which she desired should be given to the next "railway sqldier' going to the front. This happened to be Mr, Norman, and he therefore asked the guest of the evening to accept the (-null gift, more so because it emphasised good work and interest, not only displayed by this child but by many other children. Mr. Smith said that single men of the railway service had responded very well to the call of the Empire, and he knew that if the necessity arose for ! the call to married men, the railway service would be found supplying mora , than its share.