PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 May 1916, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Dr. 11. W. Cleary, Roman Catholic | Bishop of Auckland, lias been gazetted a chaplain to the Defence forces. Mr. Arthur Henry M. Wright, of Patea, has been appointed engineer to thq Kairanga County Council. Captain W, J. Hardham, V.C., has undergone an operation, and is at pre-' sent in hospital in Wellington. Mr. D. G. Smart, solicitor, of Rawejra, v.ns on Saturday last married to Mine Elsie McGregor, only daughter of Mr. Donald McGregor, farmer, of Te Kiri. Constable McCowan, who was injured in the arrest of the Maori prophet Rua, returned to Stratford on Thursday evening. He is still far from well, and it will be some weeks yet before he will be fit to resume duty. ■ Mr. J. B. Roy leaves for. Wellington by the mail train this morning, in company, with his daughter, Miss. Doris Bov, who sails on the Turakina next week, en route to England for ail extended stay.

The Primate has appointed the Rer. J. Delacourt Russell to be Archdeacon •f Oamaru, iiv succession, to > the Ven. Archdeacon WOodthrope. who- hM been transferred to the Archdeaconry of Queenstown, Archdeacon Russell was vicar of Fetone for fourteen years.

Captain Donald Simson, who. was ordered into camp suddenly a few days ago to join the 12th Reinforcements, has been granted sick leave by the medical board, and has resumed his work in connection with the returned soldiers. It is understood that the camp board considered him unfit for further active service, on medical grounds. A Press Association telegram from Greymouth states that Mr. William Claughsey, one of the best known figures on the West Coast, died on Thursday night after a long illness. Deceased was prominent in sporting circles, and ran horses at Various Dominion meetings. He also took a keen interest in athletics and boxing, and was a prominent bowler. A widow survives him.

Dr. Elizabeth Gunn, M.8., Ch.B., Edin., who has been granted the temporary rank of captain while employed as permanent medical officer on a New Zealand transport, is the first woman to leave the Dominion on such duty. Dr. Gunn was previously attached to the Trenthani Hospital staff. Captain G. H. Peterson, assistant harbourmaster at Napier, died suddenly at his home on Tuesday evening. He was a native of Sweden and arrived In the Dominion many years ago, settling in the South Island. He followed the calling of the sea nearly all his life, but took a very keen interest in athletics, and was at one time a prominent cyclist of note.

Hon. Dr. McNab, Minister of Marine, will arrive in Waitara by the ntail train to-night, and will meet a deputation from the Mokau Harbor Hoard in connection with the closing of the Mokau River to navigation. The Mokau deputation will be supported by the Waitara Borough Council, Waitaru Chamber of Commerce, and the Clifton County Council. The latter body yesterday appointed the chairman, Crs. Hicks, Kennington, and Pigott as. its representatives. The matter of repairing the Tongaporutu wharf, which the Marine Department has asked the Cmmtil to take over, will also be brought to his notice.

The health of Bishop WalViß has improved so nmdi during the pint twelvo months that he and Mrs. Wallis (according to the Church Chronicle) went froth Devizes to reside in Salisbury at the beginning of October last, in order that the Bishop might assist an overworked clergyman, who had hail a serious breakdown, in the care of his parish. Following on this visit to Salisbury has come an offer from the Bishop of Salisbury, which has been accepted, of a post ill the diocese as archdeacon of a new 'archdeaconry just formed—West Dorset—and a request that he will be a .Vather-in-God to the people in this part of the diocese. fhe Bishop wap pninq to continue to help in the charge of the parish of St. Thomas' in Salisbury till after Kaster, when he was to enter upon his new duties.

Referring to the sad death of Mr*. Walker through the overturning of a motor-car on the Junction road, the Hawera Star says:—At Kaponga especially the death of Mrs. Walker will be regretted as a serious public loss, for she Was most active in helping her husband in everything that pertained to the welfare, progress and social amenities of the district, war work and church work latterly having kept her particularly active. She was one of the mainstays of the Horticultural Society. But she' was known much further afield, for horticultural societies at N'ormanb.v, Eltham, Mantua and Hawei'a have from time to time been indebted to her for helping them by exhibiting. Both Mr. and Mrs! Walker have been residents of Kaponga for many years, and a wide circle of friends will sympathise with Mr. Walker i'i the loss he has sustained by this very sad accident.