PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 21 January 1916, Page 4

PERSONAL.

The Right Hon. Joseph Pease lias Ticca appointed British iPosimaster-Generul, in succession to Mr. Herbert Samuel, ivlo has become Home Secretary. Mr. A. 8. Standisli, of Xew Plymouth, haa been appointed a second-lieutenant in the A.S.C. of the Expeditionary I'orce. An Adelaide cable says that Mr. Justice Murray succeeds the late Sir Samuel Way as Chief Justice for.South Australia. Mr. W. H. Smith, manager of the Wungaiiui branch of the Bank of Australnjsia, and formerly of New Plymouth, i,t retiring from the service next month, Lance-Corporal C. Webster, ol' New has been appointed Lahce-Ser-peant, and Private H. L. Simpson, of .New Plymouth, has been made a lancecorporal. Messrs R. MeK. Jtorison, of Stratford, and P. C. Davies, of New Plymouth, have been appointed the TaranaUi . councillors on the New Zealand Association pi Nurserymen. A Sydney cable says that Mr. Kenneth Marshall has resigned from the -staff of the Press Association to Join the Ex* peditionary Forces. Before joining the Association he was engaged in freelance work in New Zealand. Dean Power returned to Hawera last night 1 from Wellington, where he had attended the reception to Apostolic delegate 'Monsignor Corretti, who warmly thanked the reverend gentleman for his stirring article in last week's Tablet. Mr. Thomas W ;Poole, of Ponsonhy, died at the residence of his son, Mr. 0. 'H. Poole, M.P.. Auckland, on Monday, at the age of V 4, after a short illness. Deceased arrived in Australia 30 yeara ago from Mount Mclliek, Queen's County, Ireland, and 12 years ago he removed to Auckland. He leaves two sons and two daughters.

A Press Association telegram from Auckland states that Mr. T. F. Cheeseman has resigned the position of meteorological observer at Auckland, after :)" years' service. Mr. F. A. F. Ilurett, of the Telegraph Department, lias been appointed to fill the vacancy. Records have been taken continuously during "sixtythree years. The Wellington newspapers of yesterday contain a list of 102 New Zealanders who ha\e been admitted'to the Pont de Koubbeh Hospital, Cairo, wounded and siek. The list contains the following Taranaki men:—Driver John Donaldson, brother of Thomas Donaldson, New Plymouth: Driver Thomas M. i/indy, son of Mrs. M. Hawera; and Rifleman George Barry, son of Mrs. (i. Barry, Stratford. It is extremely doubtful (says th<* !New Zealand Herald) whether tli'e milii tary medical officers will allow Mr. A. [Harris, M.P. for Waitcmata. to proccc I to Samoa as a wireless operator, for which purpose he enlisted some weols ago. Since the n.cidcnt which lately happened to him at Narrow Ve-V Mr. Harris has been undei in- ,''c«r treatment, and so far the verdict the military authorities is decidedly adverse to his going on service. ■Major Maguire, of the New Zealand Medical Corps, and medical superintendent of the Auckland Hospital, will return from Egypt In March. A cab'"gram making this announcement, whiyh was received by Mr. J. Coyle, elmjrm.vi of the Auckland Hospital Hoard, slated: "Returning, special permission, Maguiro." Major Maguire was granted l- months' leave of absence from th" Auckland Hospital a year ago on Wednesday. He went into camp on Jnnuaic 19, 1915, and left for Egypt as neron.l in command of the No. 2 New Zealii" ! Stationary Hospital, which became tb« staff nf the No. 1 New Zenlnnd fleneri.l Hospital at Pont i!e KonibbMi. Tlier* Major Maguh-e has been with f'nlnncl Parkes in charge of the Xevv Zsalaud hospital.