PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 1 November 1915, Page 4

PERSONAL.

The Wangamii Chronicle states tlut Constable T. Liston, of Wanganui, is. under orders to proceed to Kaponga, of which station he is to take charge.. Dr. W. Beedie, of ICimbolton, has been appointed medical superintendent of ths Danuevirke hospital, out of seven applicants.—Press Association.

Sirs. Dowling (of New Plymouth) received a cable on Saturday saying that her son, Sergeant R, E. C. Dowling, had arrived at Birmingham Hospital. There iB general regret in Eltham (says the Argus) that Mr. Alf McGarry has found it necessary, for health reasons, to leave here, in losing Mr. McGarry the town loses a good citizen. He has never taken any p£rt in public life .because his tastes do not lie in that direction, but there has never been a public movement that we know of to which he has not cheerfully and willing- 1 ly contributed financial aid whenever he has been asked.

On Friday, says a Wellington message, the Governor sent a telegram to Lieut.General Bird wood, at Gallipoli, conveying congratulations, on behalf of himself, the Government, and people of New Zealand; on his promotion. His Excellency has received the following reply, from Anzac:—"My most grateful thanks to you and your Government for your very kind congratulations.—(signed) Birdwood."

Mr. Jonathan Winks, an old and higlily-resp&ted Auckland resident, passed away at his residence at Parnell on Tuesday. Mr. Winks, who was* ninety years of age, arrived in New Zealand by the Nimrod in 1862, and! since then had taken a prominent place in public affairs. Some years ago he became Mayor of Parnell. He alia occupied a seat on the Auckland Harbor \ Board for some time, retiring from public life several years ago. Major Ivan Standish, who has received the D.5.0., is a son of the late Captain Standish, of New Plymouth. He received his education at the New Plymouth High School, and subsequent* ly was sheep farming with his brother, Mr. M. Standish, in the Tarata district. Deciding, however, upon a military' career he went Home for training, and later received an appointment in the Permanent Artillery in New Zealand. Some time ago he went Home and received an appointment with the Imperial ' forces. Cabled advice has been received of the death at Gallipoli on August 0 of Corporal Frank Reginald Corrie, of the Wellington Mounted Rifles. The deceased left New Zealand with the Main Expeditionary Force. He was a grandson of the late Captain E. Bradbury, of the King's Dragoon Guards, and wa< the nephew and adopted son of Colonel C. J. Reakes, of the Department of Agriculture. He was 23 years of age, and was in the employ of Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., at Wanganui, when he enlisted. The Professorial Board of Auckland University has nominated Mr. F. A. Airey, 18.A., as a candidate for the Rhodes Scholarship, 1010 (repo'rls the Press Association). Mr. Airey, who has had a brilliant scholastic career, was a candidate Jast year. He is 23 year* of age, and a soil of the late Mr. W. H. Airey, inspector of schools. He gained a junior national scholarship and entered the Auckland Grammar School, and at present is a teacher there. He combines high scholastic ability with considerable athletic skill.

Dr. Frederick Norton, who died at Devonport in his 71st year, earne to New Zealand in IS3G. Tn ISCB lie was dispenser and house surgeon at Auckland Hospital, which position he held for nine vpars. He then removed to 1 Dargaville. and filled the positions of chairman'of the Town Board, chairman of the School Committee, and judge for the local racing club. Deceased was one of the founders of the Masonic Lodge of Dargaville. Deceased is survived by two som and one daughter.

Mr. E. F. Blundell, manager of the New Plymouth branch of the Bank of New Zealand, retires on superannuation at the end of the present year. Mr. Blundell joined the bank on October .18", 1573, at Nelson, so that he has now completed 42 years' service. He has been in different branches of the bank in both islands. Twenty-seven years ago he received his first branch, when he was appointed manager at Bulls; , Mr. Blundell has been manager of the New Plymouth branch for' some years • past, anil during his residence here has made many friends, both in business and private life, and all will joi'.i in wishing him long life in which to enjoy his wellmined retirement. Mr. ,ind Mrs. Blundell will continue to reside in New Plymouth.

Before proceeding' with the ordinary business at the annual mooting of the Hawera Chamber of Commerce' oil Friday night, the president (Mr. L. A. Bone) feelingly referred to the doai)i of Mr. B. S. Chisholm, vice-president of the Chamber. They all knew the late Mr. Chisholm to be a man of high integrity in his commercial life and in his private life. He was a valuable member of the Chamber, and one who could ill be spared, and his place in the Chamber would be hard to fill. He moved: "That this Chamber places on record its high appreciation of the sterling 'character of its late vice-president, and acknowledges the services rendered by him to the town; this Chamber would ask the relations to accept the sympathy of the Chamber in their sad bereavement." The motion was carried in silence, the members standing.