PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 October 1915, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Dr. Gunn, lady medical inspector of schools, has had her services accepted for the front.

On Monday, Mrs; O'Shea received a telegram from her son, Archbishop O'Shea, at Auckland, to say that he had reached New Zealand that morning, and was in splendid health.—Hawera Star.

Mrs. TurnbuU has received advice that her son, Ronald, who was reported sick at the Dardanelles has been invalided hiine, and will reach New Zealand about the 20th inst. Another son also returned by the Tahiti a few weeks ago. Captain Lawry, formerly of the Union Company's service, has been appointed captain of the ferry steamer Duchess, in succession to Captain G. P. C. Evans, who is proceeding to England to offer his services to the Admiralty. On Sunday afternoon, at Wesley Hall, Hawera,, Miss Murch, who lias volunteered for service in Egypt, was, says the Star, the guest of over sixty young women friends, by whom she was presented with a handbag as a token of steen.

The death is announced of Mrs. F. Pratt, well known in philanthropic circles in Christchurch. She was a member of the executives of the Society for the Health of Women and Children, St. Saviour's Orphanage, and St. John Ambulance Association, and was secretary of the Lady Liverpool depot. The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Salmon, will, says the Hawera Star, be glad to learn that their son Gedric, erstwhile Corporal Salmon, D.C.M., was promoted to lieutenant, his commission dating from June 20th last. He was badly wounded, but returned to the fighting line probably too early, as after u few weeks there he was again invalided to Alexnadria, suffering from mmrasthenia. A cable advice received last week, lio\vever, states that he Ims again returned to duty. Writing to Mr. W. J'. Crone, of New Plymouth, Lieut. M. U'rquhart says: ''Ere you receive, this you will doubtless have had official information of the death in action on August Bth, of Private Charles Crone. He met his deatli bravely, lighting against tremendous oilib on a hill crest named Chunuk Hair. Some time ago Private Crone was specially mentioned by the G.O.C. 'for his good work as a bomb-thrower in the trenches. He was one of my best and most .reliable men, a first-class soldier, and a true comrade.''

The Primate Ims appointed the Rev. Canon 11. JX. Burton, of St. Michael's Christchurcli, to the hospital ship Marama. Canon Burton was a chaplain in the South African War, and holds the rank of Lieut-Colonel. The Defence Minister has signified to the Primate his consent to the request of tho Bishops, that a second Anglican chaplain be appointed to tho camp at Trentham. The Adjutant-General lias also intimated that a chaplain will be required for the camp at Tauherenikau. The Primate Sopes to secure the services of ArchBacon Evans, of New Plymouth. The Rev. C. Ilouchin, of the Diocese of Auckland, has been appointed chaplain of the 7th Reinforcements.

Sergeant-Major S. G. McWhirter, 10th Australian Light Horse, killed in action on August 28th at the Dardanelles, is a brother of Mr. Tlios. McWhirter, late of the Hotel Axeardia, Wellington, and now of Hawera. Sergeant-Major McWhirter was well-known in the Eltham district some twenty odd years ago, and was right through the South African war, having gone with the Ist West Australian Contingent, and after peace wa<declared joined the B.P. police, and served with them until IPO7, when he returned to Australia. In 1905 and 190G he was champion amateur boxer of the Transvaal.—Star,