PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 3 August 1916, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Private James M. B. Taylor, of Waiongona, Inglcwood, has been reported wounded. It is stated that Ro\. F. Hales lias resigned his position as pastor of the Baptist Church in Xew Plymouth. It is stated that Private Douglas Smith, reported killed in France, was the late manager of the Kahui Road Choose Factory, l!a]iotu.

Mr. .Tames Staples, late of the Daily News literary staff, lias been appointed agricultural editor of the Canterbury Times.

Sister flracc Sisley, of the WaHon-on-Tliames Hospital staff, is returning to Xew Plymouth. She is arriving by the Corint'hic, which is due at Auckland on Saturday.

Trooper V. A. Ross, reported wounded in France, is'"the only son of Captain James Ross, the well-known New Zealand rifle shot, and nephew of Mr. John Hart, Devon Street, Xcw Plymouth.

Mr. John Robbie, an old Hawke's Bay resident, passed away at Pouknwa on Saturday morning. J!e was manager for Mr. I. 'w. White's station. He was over 00 years of age. The teachers and pupils of the Warea School have forwarded to Mr. Whetter a small token, in the shape of a silvermounted pocket wallet, to show their appreciation of him as inspector and friend.

Among the soldiers returning by the Corinthie. due at Auckland this week, i-i Sergeant-Major C. S. Mahoney (Xew Plymouth), of the Permanent Stall'. Sergeant-Major Mahoney is returning on duly.

Tho death is announced from Christchurch of Mrs. K. W. Cmiuington, a wellknown social reformer, who did a great ileal of good among women prisoners by introducing reform in gaol administration.

At the annua, meeting of the Taranaki Methodist Council, hold at Hawera on Monday, the Revs. A. li. Chappoll and C. 11. 'Old, both of Xew Plymouth, were re-elected, for a third year, president and secretary of the council respectively. A meeting of the Taranaki Presbytery will he hem to-dav at Hawera to deal with the call to the Rev. J. R. Shore, of Tlawora, from St. Andrew's Church, Hamilton, and also from Cambridge to the Rev. T. H. Rosovcaro, of Xew Plymouth.

Last Friiluy afternoon Miss A. Gleeson, who lias been a member of .the Xiw Plymouth Central School slab" for several years, was the recipient of a presentation from her fellow teachers, Mr. Dcmpsey (headmaster), after rofcrrin« to the s;ierc:si::l nui:ni"r in which Miss Gleesou had discharged her duties, jiiesented her with'nn engraved ebony brush, comb and mirror. Miss 0!ec::on left for Marco School on -Saturday. Mr. A. .T. Burton died in Wellin.ston on Saturday, at tl'.e ace of S3. He was born lit Harford. England, in IK3I, and enlisted in the Royal Ma'hies :\c the age of 23. He served on ihe (..'olos=ti«, St. Vincent. Cambrian. Fspingle, A-ia. and Victory—a total service of over twelve years. Pie took part in Ihe bombardment of Hong Kong, the capture of Canton, and the bombardment of Sebastopol, and saw service on tine West Indian station and as one of the g:v.trds on H.M.S. Victory. Burins prt of the time he was under the late Sir Charles Napier. He bad been a resident of Wellington fur forty years. lie leaves a widow, two sons and a daughter, and eight grand-children. In yesterday's casualty list there appears the name of Trooper Gordon F. Sa'way (llih Reinforcement?, mis-dug), son of Mr. Frank Salway. of Fitzroy. After leaving the Xew Plymouth High School, Trooper Salway entered the service of the National Bank, but resigned in order to take up fanning, tic spent several years at Bell Block, and achieved considerable success with bis pedigree Shorthorns, which were exhibited at most of the leading A. and 1\ shows. Towards the mil of last year he sold_ his herd and enlisted, and after being' rejected once was finally accepted, going into camp last December. The ncwithat be is officially posted as "missing" will be received with much regret. Amongst those who enlisted at Auckland on' Wednesday was Captain Henry 1). Coutts, of Bargaville, who served for a considerable time and gained -meritorious distinction for his services in the Boer war campaign, as a result of which he received the Queen's Scarf. He took part in the operations leading to the capture of Kimbei'ley, and aBo in operations in the Orange Free State from February to May, 1:100, including actions at Poplai Grove, Drcifontcin, Boutnek. Vet river, and Rand river. He was in action near Johannesburg, Pretoria, and Diamond Hill on June llt-h and 12th of that year, and also at Pretoria in duly. From" June 1, ISD9, to February 7, 1900, he was engaged in actions in Cape Colony south of the Orange River, including lighting at Colcsburg. He holds the Queen's medal with four clasps, and the King's medal with two clasps. The Queen's Scarf is a coveted honor, in view of the fact that it was worked by Her Majesty herself and presented for unusual gallantry. The service rendered in Captain Coutts's case was the rescue of a man under lieary fire. e