PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 25 November 1915, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr. A. Mel. Bradbury has resigne, 4 ' nln seat on the Tiuannki Kdueation IWnl, and an electfon to fill the vacancy is fixed for January 8. Mr. James Dykes, the secretary of tin Wellington Savage Club, lin> cone inn eamp for non-commissioned officers m tlit Eleventh Reinforcements. Mr. H. H. Olson, the well-known Ayrshire breeder of Egmont Village, Ict'l by the mail train yesterday morning for Auckland, where he is to jud.se the Ayrshire cattle at the A. and I', Show there to-morrow.

Shortly after his arrival in Auckland Mr. Alt' McGarry entered a private ho? pital, where he has since undergone hi. operation, and a telegram has, says tin Argns, been received in Kltham in'timat ing that he is progressing favorably. Mr. L. 0. Hooker, of Ilawera, last night received a cable saying that his sister, Nurse Hooker, who was one* of the nurses in the Marquette disaster is now laid up with pleurisy, and is in the No. 1!) Military Hospital at Alexandria.

M. G. T. Murray, district cngineet for Taranaki, who has been transferred to Wellington, returned in New Plymouth last night after a vif.it' In Wellington. Mr. Murray will be succeeded by Mr. TI. H. Sharp, of Creymouth. whe arrives at Stratford to-nishi. Mr. Murray takes up his duties in \V« llinutoi* next week.

At a mooting of the Vctrv of Sf. An drew's (Anglican) Church. Inglcwood. 01 Monday, the Rev. ,7. A. Kciupthorn,* fctated that he had been oll'e.iv.l and Kid accepted the charge of the pari-h m Tanand expected to enter „n hU dutieH there early in the new year. The Vestry decided to ask Archdeacon Kvam to use Ids influence with the lli-hop with a view to Mr. Kempthorne l remaining ut Inglewood.—Record. The Rev. 1!. M. "Ryhum, the new Moderator of the Presbyterian Assembly, is an old Auckland boy. lie was educated at the N'cu market nnd Citv primary school*, the Auckland Cnllcg* and Grammar School. He gained imiior and senior hoard scholarships, and proceeded to the An klnrid University College, where he gained a senior colics* scholarship, and took his Bachelor at Arts degree. Mr. Rylmrn too!; his M.A. degree n t tlie Otago University,, where, during Ins theological course, he held the Somervell Theological Bursarv. Sinea he was licensed as a minister of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Rybnrn has filled the pastorates of St. Andrew's Church, (lisborne. and St. Paul's Church, Wan. grfhtii. He is now minister at First Church, Invercargill.