PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 19 August 1916, Page 4

PERSONAL.

A message from Rome states that Lieutenant Sinigaglia, the winner of the last Diamond Sculls, at Henley, has been killed at the Carso.

The engagement was announced last month in lxnidon of the Rev. Charles Palmer (Wellington) to Miss Mary Sehvyn, daughter of the late Bishop John Richardson Selwyn. Mr, W. R. Mclsaac, South Road, has received information that his son, Sergeant Keith R. Mclsaoc, of the 10th Fngineers, has been 'wounded in the back an.t vas admitred I'j hospital on August 19th.

Xew9 has been received that Lieutenant Massev, son of the Prime Minister, has been appointed Battalion Adjutant of his unit in Flanders. Lieutenant Massey left with the Main Body of the Rifle Brigade. The Rev. J. Sharpe, an old minister of the Methodist Church, died suddenly at Auckland on Tuesday. .He'was'fit one time stationed at New Plymouth ar.d was chairman of the conference in ISC3 and 1005.

3ei rj ant R. Sper.ee, of Stratford, who is mi 1 is final l-.nvc was a visit ur to New Z'iyinout'i }i; I euhy. Sergeant Spine. 1 is atta.'hc' In the 17th ili'in-fcr---1..1 nts, who ar> leaving for t'l:■ front not '.nenth. II" i- sitting for a commotion shortly, and should he be mic:e«si'iil. he will prcbably not leave New Zealand for sefe.nl Months.

The Post's London correspondent reports that Mr. Robert Turnbull (formerly of Messrs. W. and G. Turnbull and Co., Wellington) has undertaken to purchase the supplies for the canteens of the Xew Zealand Expeditionary Force in Great Britain, which are to be run in future by the Force itself, instead of by contractors. Mr. Turnbull will net in an honorary capacity, and has been given an honorary commission as lieutenant.

Trior to the commencement of the business nt the Harbor Board meeting yi>tcr;lay. the chairman (Mr. .T, B. Connot* 1 referred to the bereavement that .Mr. ,T. li. Quilliam, tlic Board's solicitor, had sustained in the loss of his son, Lanco-Corporal R. P. Quilliam, who gave hi;, life for the Empire. On the motion of the chairman and Mi. C. A. Wilkinson, a resolution of sympathy with Mr. Quilliam and family was passed in silence, the members of the Board stand*

At the teachers' social lost night, the Rev. A. B. Chappell referred to the absence of Mr. P. S. Whitcombe, the secretary of the Taranaki Education Board, due to the lamented death of one of his daughters, Miss Kathleen Whitcombe. He eulogised the uniform courtesy ond kindness shown towards teachers by Mr. Whitcombe and in his proposal the following resolution was passed in silence, the company standing: "That tliii gathering desites to express to Mr Whitcombe, its respectful sympathy In his own and his family's ad bereavement.'^