PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 8 January 1916, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Corporal Tuahae Carroll, reported killed iu action was the adopted son of Sir dames and Lady Carroll.

The Rev. E. P. Blami.es, of Wangtmii, was a passenger for Auckland by th« Rarawa last night.

A Melbourne cable announces thu death of Mr. John Tliomat, the last survivors of the -10 men who first discovered gold in Victoria in 1851. Col. T. W. Porter has (says the Patea Press) signified his intention of paying a visit to Tavanaki shortly For the purposo of inspecting the various branches of the National Reserve. At the review of the flth Reinforcements at Trentham yesterday Trooper Wilson was decorated with the Distinguished Conduct Medal by the fiovernor ,for conspicuous bravery at Oalltpoli.— Press Association.

Fireman Leslie Lealaud. who is proceeding to Trentham on Monday to join the Reinforcements, was last night entertained by his fellow members of tlio Fitzroy Fire Brigade at a social, and wai presented with a wristlet watch.

The Hon. W. Fraser intends shortly to visit the Wanganul district, to tmvel the Wanganui-Raetihi Road, and so <m to Ohaknne. He intends to spend uniadays, perhaps a week, examining what are the district's needs with respe:t to roads.

Dr. G. Graham Russell, formerly of London, recently.commoinoil pra:-tin' in Auckland. On Tuesday ho uimci'jo:; the dutieß of port health officer, u posi» tion ho will occupy during the abseiuo oil active service of Dr. K. W. •Sliarman. Advice has been received by cable that Sapper E. Ilorribin, Divisional Signal Service (an 3 formerly in the Xcw l>lymouth branch of the Bank of Australasia) who was invalided from (Jallipoli suffering from enteric, has suffered a relapse. He is a patient in Tooting Hospital. Sapper Ilorribin left with the main Expeditionary Force in Auckland and he had been lour months on the peninsula when he was incapacitated by ilhicf,-,.