PERSONAL

Taranaki Daily News, 1 February 1916, Page 4

PERSONAL

Mr. W. T. Jennings, M.P.. is on n visit to the northern part of his electorate. Mr. n. Day, of Duncdin, takes up his duties as sanitary inspector t<s the Now Plymouth Borough Council to-dav.

Mr. L. W. Hooker, of Hawera, has received word from his sister. Nurse Hooker, who arrived by the Willochra, that she is coining on to the Wellington Hospital. Very P,ev. Bean Power, of Hawera, went to Wellington by the mail train on Monday morning to attend the annual retreat in the Areh-dioeese. Mr. \V. F. C. Balham, who recently resigned from the teaching staff of the New Plymouth Boys' High School, lias been appointed to the staff of the Wellington Piiys' College. Yesterday's casualty list included: — Private Frederick R. Swindle'lmrst. son of Mr. J. Swindlchurst. Eltham, killed in action; Private George Payne, sonof JJ?. J. W. B. Payne, Lepperton, belicvoi to bo dead. Mr. Walter Bredow, of the Stratford branch of the Loan and Mercantile Co., who has been l.i (ii,borr.e, was cntertai"''d 1m ihe staff last night, and presented with a safety razor and u tobacco pouch. Mr. Bredow leaves Stratford this morning for Oisborue.

Miss Grace Warner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Ashton Warner, late of Tnranaki, and now of Hawke's Bay. w* 1 * successful in passing the Intermiiliate examination last November qt;aliiVin«, for senior free places in high schools 01 secondas'V schools. She is now entering the teaching stall' in Hawke's Bay. Mi*s Warner also passed, in December, tliu intermediate examination on the pianoforte by Mr. Nyerscotigh. of the Trinity College\f Music, London, and reached tht third highest marks in Hawke's Day.

Mr. Robert Wells, who (lied on Sundav. was an old and respected settle" of "North Taranaki. He was 73 year' of age. and came out to Xew Zealand a< a boy with his parents in 183.". ant the family settled at Mangorei. Whei the war broke out they came into MevPlymouth with the other settler*, 'an*; Mr. Wells joined the forces in the capacity of a bullock driver in the Artillery. Subsequently he saw service with th< bush party and also with the Mounlet Corps, in which company he was pro moted to the rank of sergeant. In 187? he settled at Hnirangi, and at the tinv of the Te Whiti raid, when the Manutahi Kifle Company was. formed, ho wai iippointed a lieutenant. He has ahvavi taken a keen and active interest in tin Veterans' Association. He started sli< .Sunday School at Huirangi and actec as its superintendent for 2f> yearn, onh resigning' this position when he retire from active farming pursuits and WW I to reside ait Brixton, Waitara road He leaves a widow and grown-up family and the sympathy of a large circle *\ friends will be extended to them in Iheii bereavement. The funeral takea plaw \)n> afternoon at the Huirang 1 Ccuie tery.