PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 December 1916, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Word was received in town last ovM* ing of'the death of the father of Mr. C. A. Wilkinson, M.P. The many friends of Mr. Mark Hopson.jin. old and much-respected resident of Inglowood, will regret to hear of his death on Monday, at the ago of M years. Staff-Captain F. W. Bnrton, of the Salvation Army, is visiting New Plynicuth, after an absence of thirteen year?. Captain Burton was formerly adjutant of the local corps. He has spent many years in Australia. Mr. T. Harle Giles, Conciliation Comnissioner, who has been visiting Xew « Plymouth in connection w v ith- the printers' dispute, returned to Auckland by the Ttnrawa last.evening. He wa* accompanied by Mrs. Harle OiW. The flev. A. H. Colvile. vicar of S:, Mary's, who has bee-.i conducting a mission in Tasmania,'has returned to Xew Zealand, a:id is expejted la arrive in Vw Plymouth on jfonflay nest. Owing" to business reasons, Mr. ,1. L. Wdson has tendered his' from the Xc.v PXir.ov.th Patriotic Coni' niittcc. By- his resignation, Mr. Witaon I auitmr.ticaiiy ceases to he a member of jibe Tara'naki Wai lV\-f Af?nc:e.tioTi. Mr. diaries Andrew.?, of Okato, has received a letter from hU son, Krie, #ho hit.with-the nth nebfereempnts. and v.ms wounded in France, statin" tllftt he is doinvf well in the Birmingham Hospital, lie was wounded twice in the head on .September 2!l, Imvinjr six piece* of shell extracted, and necessitating "2"3 r.iliches. On Saturday last a pleasing little iifcident t£->k place, when the staff of !}lrisrv. Duncan and Divies, Ltd.; preM".:;ed the- mana-jin? d:rc:tc.r, Mr. V.C. Da vies who is shcrtiy' leaving lor Trer.thc.-.n. with a ■'.uminn;:* wris&et' vaw.l. suitably inscribed.' Mr. Ta:iercd', i.*. a ::e:;t speech, expressed the. plea*. Mire it grfvc him to make the presentatif.n, as in a small way it expressed tl'.« £oo<! feelings that had always existed, between the nianagrfyand hW staff. In rep!-, Mr. Davies. said he' felt lie was la.ivin;,' a £ood staff to loo!; after the firm's interests., gnd he had no doubt they would do their best in his absence, and by so doing would help him to.de> his bit for King and. ■Country.