PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 17 August 1916, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr. J. Connel, of the Waingawa Freezing Works, lias been appointed manager of the New Plymouth Freezing Works. Lance-Sergeant Kenneth 0. Curtis (next-of-kin, Mrs. H. fl. Curtis, Ingleivood, mother), died of wounds on August 11. Advice lias been received that LanceCorporal B. Linn, son of Mr. Harry Linn, ' t Newton King and Co.'s staff, has been v. ounded in France.

The Hospital Board yesterday granted applications from the following to be placed on the probationers' list:—Misses Alice B. Ellis (Wairarapa), Mary F. Hudson (Motuoka), and Leila A. LansJey (New Plymouth). Amongst the recent names forwarded for enlistment- in the Expeditionary Forces is Mr. H. E. Bullen. of the' Regal Boot Store. He has had many years' service in the Victoria Hides, and holds ? niedill for 10 years' volunteer-] 'llg. The Kaimata correspondent ot the Inglcwood Record says: "We all miss Mr. C. Dobson very much, he having left here to reside in Vogeitown, New Plymouth, where he will live in wellearned rest and retirement. Everyone will miss him as lie was always ready 1 and willing to asii.<t in everything, whether public or to help his neighbour."

Another of Tarannki's pioneer settlors passed away in New Plymouth on Tuesday, in the person of .Mrs. Sophia Jury, who died at the advanced age of "!) years. Deceased, who was the relict (if the late John Jury, arrived here as if little girl with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Julian, in the Blenheim, iievent.v-three Real's ago. With the exception of a short period during the war time, when the women and'children were pent to Nelson, «lie has resided in, Taranaki, having until a few years ago resided '.nth her huabahd on the farm at Waireka, Avliich is now being fanped by one of her sons. Some few years ago she retired to New Plymouth with her husband, who predeceased her. Mrs. Jury is survived by a family of nine sons and seven daughters, as well as a number o£ grandchildren and greatgrandchildren,

The Rev. T. H. Roseveare, who has been in charge of St. Andrew's Church, New Plymouth, for the past five years, and, on account of health reasons, lias had to transfer to a more suitable climate, was last evening the guest of his congregatibn in St. Andrew's Hall. Eulogistic references were made to his work in connection with the institutions dealing with the younger members of the congregation, (jie Y.M.B.C. and the Y.W.U.C., and Sabbath School. From vhe congregation he was the recipient' of a roll of notes (Mr. McDiarmid remarking that sovereigns were curiosities now) an inkstand from the Y.W.8.C., and a travelling bag from the Y.M.B.C. Mr. Roseveare feelingly replied. A short musical programme, was gone through and supper served. Mr. Roseveare leaves on Monday for his new sphere, Cambridge, and preaches 'his farewell discourses on Sunday.