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Taranaki Daily News, 29 February 1916, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Captain Rex Brewster, R.A.M.0., spent the week-end in New Plymouth. Mr. J. W. H. Martin has been appointed by the Government to be ft member of the Taranaki Land Board. A Brisbane cable announces the death of Mr. David Bowman, ex-leader of the Labor Tarty. Miss E. Tooman, of the Stratford District High Scliool, is .resigning to take up a position in the Woodville School, Mr. T. B. Crump lias been appointed the representative of the Eltham Bor-1 otigh Council on the Egmont National Park Board. Mr. W. H. Haddrell, of Westown, returned by last night's mail train after a visit to tha South Island of three weeks' duration. There baa been a slight improvement iii the condition of Mr. Bert Rennell, who is seriously ill in a private hospital in New Plymouth. Corporal F. J. Davey, of Tc Kiri, who went away with one of the first contin l gents, and was afterwards invalided to Malta and then to England, has returned to New Zealand, and is at present at Rotorua. The following passed in their respec-| five classes at the examinations held in January for teachers' certificates, New Plymouth centre:—Class D: Belle Allen, Ivy Bartlett, Monica Lennon, Alma Liboau, Helen Mackay, Grace Mouat, Lillian Spence. Miss C. Christie, organiser and lecturer for the New Zealand branch of the Theosophical Society, is visiting New Plymouth. This lady has lectured here before, and will doubtless get an interested audience at ber lecture this week. , Captain J. R. Sullivan, a chaplain of tlie New Zealand Forces, who returned from the front some months ago, is about to leave with the Tenth Reinforcements. At the session of the Methodist Conference at Auckland it was ore» cided that he should be ordained before his departure. Corporal Jim Muir, of Hawera, is at piesent in Halstead, in Sussex. He is spoken very highly of by his superior officers, who say that he is a real typical soldier. He was one of those who took part recently in the football match New Zealandeis versus a regiment of the Guards, and scored a try. The Rev. A. C. Lawry, of St. Jehn's Church, Ponsonby. who has been elected president of the New Zealand Methodist Conference, is the third generation in Auckland »f that name in the Wesleyan ministry. His grandfather (Rev. Walter Lawry) was one ef the first band of Weileyan missionaries who broke ground in New Zealand. Rev. A. C. Lawry is an Auckland boy, being the son of the Rev. 11. H. Lowry. Quite recently the Rev. A. C. Lawry visited the Hply Land ami attended the Methodist Conference in England-. The newly-elected president was educated at Wesley College. | The news of the death at Frankton Junction of the Rev. James Lowry, who until recently was minister of Knox Presbyterian Church, Eltham, was received wltlf deep regret in Eltham on Friday. The deceased gentleman became ill about five months ago, and got leave of absence from his congregation. On the advice of his doctor he went to Auckland. He gradually got worse, however, and realised that h's chance of recovery was slight. His resigned his charge of Knox Church three weeks ago. He was born in Milton, Otago, and was about 37 years of age. He leaves a widow and one child, who will have the sympathy of all who knew them.—Star.