PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 24 August 1916, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Information has been received that Sergeant C. B. Webster is now out of danger, A Sydney cable reports the death of Mr. Alfred Hill, chairman of Tattersall's Club. Out of nineteen applicants,' Mr. H. T. Ainswortb, of New Plymouth, has been appointed Truant Inspector under the Taranaki Education Board. A cable from London reports that .Tames Bsiynbim Starkey, a native of Christoluirch, New Zealand, and .secondlieutenant of the Wiltshires, has been killed in action. A cable lias been received from Lieut. R. F. R. Bcctham, A.D.C. to Major-Gen-eral Sir 0. H. Russell, stating that Lieut. Richard E W. Riddiford, of Orui, Mas,terton, has been awarded the Military Cross for bravery in the field of action. L. R. Ettershank, reported wounded in France, left New Zealand with the 4th N.Z.R.B. as a sergeant. He is the eldest son of Mr. L. Ettershank, of Auckland, and was a fireman in the Railway Department, stationed at New' Plymouth. Among the names of those recently wounded at the front are Sergeants Francis J. Partridge and Sydney XI. James, and Corporal Robert Sangster of Stratford, and Private William R. Laurence of»Tariki. Mr Newton King received a cablegram on Tuesday night from his son Elliot, who is a sub-Lieutenant in the Royal Navy Flying Corps, that he had been transferred from Dundee, and was leaving Liverpool on Tuesday for Port Said. The Education Board has confirmed the following appointments on school committees: W. E. Smith to Tututawa School Committee, in place of A. 11 Clothier resigned; C. Penwarden, to Rahotn Committe, in place of I). Anglesey, resigned; Paul Jorgenson has been appointed commissioner at Otangiwai. The following resignations of teachers were received by the Education Board yesterday: Mr. 11. Lock, sole teacher at Oco, who is joining the New Zealand Expeditionary Forces; Miss M. Youngson, sole teacher at Lower Mangorei; Miss S. Jenkins, assistant at Auroa; and Miss T. Woodrull'e, assistant at Okaiawa. Mr; F. G. Hall-Jones, 8.A., was admitted as a barrister of the Supreme Court at Auckland iast week. It was mentionr/t that Mr. Hall-Jones had just recently returned from active service at the front, after having joined the Mail Body of the New Zealand Kxpediiionnrv l'orce. lie was \yoiunjeil at (iiillipoli, and was^ among, the lirst New Zetilanders to land at Anzac on April 25, 1915.

Mr. Henry L&wton, senr., one of the most prominent and well-known, settlers 01 Clive, passed away at the Napier Hospital on Friday. Mr. I.itwton wont to Hawke's Buy about 40 years ago, and took up his residence at CUve For many years, assisted by his auly son, he crrried oil a farm and dairy j'voduce, wood and coal business at Clive. Some tiihe ago lie paid a visit to the Old Country, and since his return had been failing in health. Captain Cecil Humphries, who is reported to have been wounded while fighting in France, is a native of Cliristchureh. He was in England when war broke out, and was one of the first to enlist. He lmß licen through practically all the fighting on the Western front, and was awarded the 1>.C..\1. He was wounded ajt Neuve Chapellc and on recovering was given a captaincy in the Highland Light Infantry, which'has taken a prominent part in the recent British offensive. Chaplain-Captain % Griggs, who lifts been reported wounded) is one of the Methodist regimental chaplains. He went out to take the place" of Chaplain Luxford (who was severely wounded at Gallipoli) and sailed with the 9th Reinforcements. Just before leaving he was stationed at Leeston. When at Invercargill, prior to going to Leeston, lie was chairman of the Synod,-and at various times has been stationed in Dunedin, Auckland City, Cliristchureh and Reefton. Prior to the commencement of business at the meeting of the Taranaki Education Board yesterday, the members of the Board passed in silence resolutions conveying the Board's respectful sympathy to Mr. P. S. Whitcombe, secretary to the Board, in the sad bereavement that lie had sustained in the death of hi s daughter and also conveying to Mr. J. T. Quilliam, of Messrs. Govett and Quilliam, the Board's solicitors, its sin cere sympathy in the loss at the front of hia son, Lance-Corporal Reg. P. Quilliam,