PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 14 January 1916, Page 4

PERSONAL.

lion. \V, Ca'.'across, M.L.C., arrived in -Yew Plymoutli yesterday afternoon, and will be hero for a 2&y or two. Mr. T. \V. -Fisher, Under-Secretary t'o the Marine Department, is at present on u visit to the Opunake district. Mr. A. D. Tliomson, Assistant Public Service Commissioner, has resigned from the chairmanship of the Alien Knemies' Commission, lie is succeeded by Mr. J. \V. Poynton, S.M. at Pnlmerston North. At a social at the Knst End Pavilion last night Mr. D. J. Hughes presented Mr. Flanagan's gold medal to Mr. \Y. Davis, in recognition of his record swim from the ■Breakwater to the East Knd beach on New Venr's Day. _ A Xapier telegram says (hat Private Norman Steele, reported missing and probably killed on August 7. has written to his mother in Napier that lie is a prisoner of war in Constantinople. The letter was dated August S. Miss If. K. Drake was the successful applicant, for the position of eonntv clerk to;llie Weber Countv Council, with headquarters at Ti Tree point. Ilawke's Kay. Miss Drake, who has been with the -Yew Plymouth .Sasli and Door Company for over three years, leaves in a few days to take up her new duties.

Corporal Roy Okey, writing from England to his parents in Voyeltown, Buys that he was expoi-tiiif; to he leaving for the front almost immediately. Harry Mclburn, Kranii Karnngron, Arthur Unchain, All' .lemiinys, Jim Cappor. A. lleid, ClauuV Street, .lim Muir I and a few others were also waiting to !so back to the li.in;; line. A unique event tool; place at Wninkn on Tuesilay, when Mrs. j>. Kin" celebrated lier lonth hirtliday. Mrs." King was born in Tasmania, and a-rived at the Hay or Island-, in IMP in the l.iiy Falcon. As they were clearini; Svdnev, H .M.S. Herald passed, bearing Captain llol>»nn, who called (here on his way lo take possession of Xew Zealand in the name of Queen Victoria. Tdeiitcnantflenernl Sir V. \\, Stopford, referred to in Sir lan Hamilton's report, is (II years of lU! c. 11,. entered the Army (ilrenadiei- UuardM in IS7I. and has served with distinction in Kgypl. the Soudan, and Ashann. He was'military secretary lo Sir llcdvers Hnllor in South Africa, Director of Military Training, inO-l-inn«, and G.O.C. of the' London district, 1000-0. .Major .T. K. Tlarlon. X.Z.5.0., rorntciv AQ.M.C. Auckland Military lTistricl. ha. been appointed .sencral shift" cdi-er for lor the district in succession to Major •1. V.. nninnii. N./S.C. who Is i„ ,-,.ininaiid of the Knjjiiiccr Tmmellintr Corps Captain 11. h. I). C. riarland. fermorlv' a.-sistant .general stall' officer, has been appointed A.Q.M.O. for the district. Caplain O. 0. S. Dyer. N.Z.f,C, formerly group commander at Whangarei, has been transferred lo district'headquarters, the position of ().('. Croup in the north havi.if. lieou filled l.v the appointment -' F. T. nowlinjjs