PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 January 1916, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Captain W. J. Hardlmm, V.C., of 9+ tone, is returning to Xew Zealand by the Rotorua, due at Auckland on February 2 Rev. Father Furlong, who has been spending a few days in Hawera, arrived in New Plymouth "by last night's train. A London message says that the King's Investiture included Sir George Reid, who received the Grand Cross ol the Order of the Bath. Tlio Very Rev. Dean Power left Hawera for Wellington yesterday morning to attend tho reception of (lie Papal delegate, Monsignor Cerrotti. Mrs. M. J. O'Donnell and family who have been resident at Hawera for tho past twenty years, have left for Wellington, where they will in future reside. Rcgimental-Scrgoant-Major T. J. 0, Rutland, of the Xew Zealand Garrison Artillery, died at the Auckland Hospital on Wednesday, at the age of 3D. Deceased was previously a member of tho Lyttelton Garrison for some years. The Rev. Canon Tuke, who has been vicar of St. Augustine's Church,. Xapier, for the past fifteen years, has been made an archdeacon and appointed to the d'strict of Taurangu. The Rev. F.ric Itice, of Tauranga, will succeed him at Napier. A Press Association message from Pahiatua states that Lieut. Herbert has been advised from London that his brother Frank, an officer on the Persia, was among the missing. The deceased was over thirty years in the service, and visited Pahiatua a J'enr ago. Another brother, Lieut.-Coloncl Herbert, i» at the front.

A Wellington message states that Archbishop Cerretti, the Papal de!«gate to Australasia, arrived there yesterday, and was met by a large number of Catholics, including Archbishops Redwood and O'Shea, Bishops Vewlon and Geary, Monsiguor lirodic, and iiwny visiting and local clergy. Mr. Jas. A. Laing, of Wellington, )>«* been appointed >o a lieutenancy with orders to report at Trentham on the <tli February. Mr, Laing is a son of Mr. Wm. Laing, of New Plymouth, and is well-known here in connection with the Union S.S. Co. He previously held a commission as lieutenant in the Duncdiu Rifles.

Mr. John CJrigg, the well-known South i Canterbury pastoralist, is about to leavf for England, to see his sons, who are in the British Army. In replying to some wishes expressed at a meeting' of the Ashbtirtoii A. and P. Society's Committee' he stated thai il was not a time when anyone could go to the Old Country with thoughts of pleasure, and in liis case j(. was for family reasons. The last time he visited the Old Country he thoroughly enjoyed the holiday, but on this occasion he wis going away with altogether diifeivnt feelings.

An instance of rapid promotion of a New Zcalandcr is mentioned in 11 letter received from 11 eorrespoudem in Finland (says the Otngo Daily Times). Tin. New Zealander is Major F. R. M'Milum, R.E.. who hails from Wellington, but i» well known in Cromwell, and was a student in the Otago School of Mines sonic years ago. He enlisted as a trooper in King Edward's Horse, but in January last, before that regiment went to tlm front, he obtained a commission in an infnntry ve.gimc.nt. This was followed in May last hy a transfer, with a captaincy', to the Royal Engineers, in which corps'he secured his majority in iVUbvr.