PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 4 December 1915, Page 4

PERSONAL.

The Rev, A. Fowler, of Remuera, who has been on a short visit to New Ply. mouth returned North by the Ii a raw a. last night. A Sydney cable announces the death of Mr. George Haffan, a well-known bowler, who captained the team that recently visited New Zealand. A Sydney cablegram states that Mr. Ashmead Hartlett will shortly visit Australia to lecture on the Galiipoli campaign. A London cablegram states that Mr. R. W. Dalton, of the Board of Trade, will succeed Mr. W'ickham as British Trade Commissioner. The tlawera Star understands that Mr H. T. Lovell, of Hawera, will proceed to England shortly with a view to enlisting for service with the Knglish army. The Btv. R. Welsh has resigned his charge of the Opunake Presbyterian Church. Mr. Welsh will be leaving Opunake about next Apri'.

The Rev. A. B. Chappell returned last night from Hawera where lie had been , attending the Methodist Synod, whose proceedings closed yesterday morning. At -Thursday's session, Mr. Chappell re- ■ tccivcd the congratulations of the i.'nion -v on ha'ving been made a F.R.E.S? during the year, j " ?+.;

The Hon. Gilbert Carson, M.L.C., has been re-elected a member of the Board of Advice of the Wellington Training College, representing tile districts of Wanganui, Taranaki, and Hawke'a Bav. The Rev. .T, \V. Butler, of Norman by, leaves this morning for Auckland, en route to Samoa, he having been accepted for service there.

Bishop Averill nnd Mrs. Averill returned to Auckland Rarawa last night. During their short stay hero they visited many places of interest in Taranaki. making a specially enjoyable trip to the Mountain TTotise on Thursday. They also visited "Aotea." "Mara-

nui," "Brooklands" and other notable beauty spots. Bishop Avorill's health has been considerably benefited by his week's sojourn in "The Harden'of New Zealand." The death occurred on Thursday at Reatoun, Wellington, of Mr. Adam Wm.

Burnes, The late Mr. Burnes, whose father was the first manager of the National Bank in New Zealand, was born in the Dominion SO yeavs ago, but resid-

Ed for some time in England. He held the position of resident agent at Oamaru for the Government Life Insurance, but on the closing of that office some three years ago he was transferred to Wellington. Mr. Burnes was at one time a prominent athlete in Wellington, being a prominent sculler, yachtsman, and representative footballer. Among those who enlisted at Wellington on Thursday was Mr. E. S. Douglas, professional for the Miramar Golf Club. He goes into camp with the infantry on December 14. Mr. Douglas is the lead-

ing professional in the Dominion, being the holder of the Professional and Open Championships. When the committee of the club were informed that Mr. Doug-

las had enlisted, they decided to hold the position until his return, and in the meantime to appoint temporarily someone not eligible for military service.

One of the oldest and best-known residents of the borough of Onslow. M*. Samuel C. G. Vickcrs, died at his residence at Khandallah on Wednesday in his eighty-first year. The late Mr. Vickers reached New Plymouth in ISM, and from there went to Auckland, where his parents took up land. In 130,1 he entered the Government service.; (Ilia Native Department), and two year* later, on the transfer of the neat of Gov-

ernment, he was removed to Wellington, In lSit2 lie was l'e-transferred to Auckland, where he became Chief Clerk of tlio Civil Commissioner's Office, which por-

tion he held until ISS2, when he was again _ removed to Wellington in the Native Office. 11l 18SG he was retrenched fram the Public Service, and in 1894 \\-*s appointed Town Clerk of the Borough of Onslow, which position lie held until about three years ago, when he re'ved from active service.