PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 January 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL.

A Sydney cable report* the death ol M. Baillon, general manager 'for Australia of the Mcssagcries Maritime Shipping Co. ' The Hon. Dr. McNab, Ministei for Marine, who was in a Wellington private hospital last week, w:'s able to gej; outdoors on Sunday, imt on Monday ho had a slight? relapse. He is likely to bo laid up again for some days. The Hon F. ,T. Green, of the Hawaiian Legislature, and Mrs. Green are spending a short time in Taranaki and havo gone to the North Mountain House for a week or so. Mr. and Mrs. Green intend paying a visit to the Mokau beforo' returning to Honolulu. Dr. H. B. Leatham, of New Plymouth, has been appointed by the Public Health Department to visit the various hospitals of the Dominion for the purpose of enquiring into,the X-rnys plants. Sister Wnite, of the New Plymouth Hospital, has resigned her position as wnrd sister, and has accepted a similat position on the nursing staff of the Wellington Hospital.

The Citizens Band committee lias placed on record its deep sense of regret at the death of Mr. Harry Stocker, who has always taken an interest in ihe band's welfare and had been a, constant subscriber.

Mr. 0. P. Bastings, dispenser and houaa steward at the New Plymouth Hospital tendered his resignation at yesterday's meeting of the Board. The resignation was not accepted, and the chairman was asked to interview Mr. Bastings with ft view to persuading him to reconsider his d(cision.

The Rev F. A. Crawshaw, wri has been relieving; in St. Mary's parish, New Plymouth, for tin- past few mnatfs.bas been offered and hns ".ceeptcd the cure of Wnihao Downs, near Wairoatc, South Canterbury. Mr. and Mrs. Crawshaw will leave Sew Plymouth on the 25th inst. for thcii new home. '

Mr. W. Dewdncy Drew, member of thd legislative Assembly of the South Afriy can*Urcicn, who lias been spending a holi ( day of eight weeks in New Plymouth after an absence from New Zealand on 27 years, starts to-day on the return journey to his adopted country. A pleasant gathering of Hawera Dm, ids. was held on Tuesday evening to wel' come Lieutenant A. Rouse, who has re v turned from active service. In reply t, the cordial speeches of welcome, Lieut Rouse thanked the company for their exv pressions of goodwill. He remarked that from what he had seen, the New Zealant troops were excellent, and we had nf red son to be ashamed of our men,