PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 January 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr. J. Noal, of Wellington, forme*?* attached to the Union S.S. Company» New Plymouth staff, is at present on a visit hero.

The Hon. Br. Sl'Nab was reported to be much improved on Wednesday. It is likeiy, however, that he'will be ion* fined to his bed for a few more days Mr. (leorgc Brown, of Takaka, who las attained his !)4th birthday, has tepdered his resignation as ranger for tFw Takaka County Council, to take effect on the Hist inst.

A Dannevirke telegram states thai Captain W. C. Haitgill, .on of Mr. W. *H. llnrtaill, Banncvirke, has been awarded tlie Military Cross for his com duct in the field in France.

Mr. W. P,. Holmes, engineer-in-chief of tli: Public Works Department, arriv"d in Nov •Plymouth yesterday. H« wl'.l inspect the Waiwakaiho bridgo this morning and the Okato river tins aftc-nooA.

T)r. Sydney Smith, district health oN fi<" Wellington, lias aocepted the ofier n appointment as medico-legal esp. to the Egyptian Government, and li-ecvrer of medical jnrispnidonce ,16 Cairo University.—Press Association.

■\. the City and fir, "id's London In* :' '•> e.\-i:nination. Rupert George, soi i- Arnold (leorge, win suceessful m sri ■.. •,. Grade 1. oast for electric) en-. g'liue. - and a Grade T. pass for motorer: on;, leering.- He is a pupil of tha Now Plymouth Techniciu College. A press cable from London announces the death of the Earl of Elgin and Kincardine, who was born at Monklnnds, "•near Montreal, in IS-,"!), He was Secretary «nf State for the Colonics lflOa S, having previously (1891-!)) been Viceroy of India.

A parly consisting of Messrs .T. L. Stevenson ami M. Stevenson, and Misses Pirkos (.), of Wangnnui. arc spending a holiday in rarannki They left Now ,Plymmitjt» for the North TCgmont Hostclr.v yesterday, nnd after a week's stay there will spend' the rem nnder of tiiji? holiday in New Plymouth. l.ient. Slen. Uurfe. of Now Plymou'h, who is serving with the Imperial Fore* in franc,', has heen nromotcd to the lvnk ef captain. At tjie time war was declared Captain Hnrle was in Chili and he save up his position and made t!(.. journey to England with the object of jobbing t!y> forces. Dr. L. K. Barnett, of Duncdin, has returned after two years' absence nlmnd 0:1 mjjitnry service in Kgypt and England. I! is said that it is owing to hi* presence being urgently needed in con« neclion with tlie Otngo Medical School that Dr. Barnett has returned to Dunedin. It was considered in November lust that it was imperative that ho should bn recalled to resume his university duties. l)r Harnett will retain liis military dress., as it is the intention of the authorities to continue his.services in New Zealand. It is understood that the doctor will .let in an advisor}- and consulting capacity.

Among the many records of merit in connection with military service is that of the family of. Mr T.'.E. Sinel, a welllknown figure in Auckland shipping cice'es. In all there are six sons on neti\B service, and a poventh volunteered., but failed to qualify, fAmong the number are two who uro returning to the front for the second time. Major W. C. Sind left with the Main Body with rank oj enptain. and was for 4* month* on Onllipoli, being twice wounded Corporal E. •I. Sine! was a member of the Sainoan I.xpeditionary Force, nnd later saw aorviee on Rallipoli, where ho was woundid in July. Both mentioned were invalided homo, and Major Sine! is to command the 21st Reinforcements.'

Admiral Dewey, whose death was i'-> coiitly reported, was born in December, 18.'<7. He was commanding lieutenant of the steam sloop Mississippi, of tlia West Gulf Squadron, in 18(11; in Admiral ■Tiimqufn Squadron, which forced tlio pas«.-nn o of Fort St. Philip and Fort Jackson in 1802; and participated in the attack on fort St. Philip and the subsequent fights with gunboats and ironclads which pave Farrngut possession of New Orleans. He afterwards nerved on si'v- , er'tl vessels in the North Atlantic blockading squadron, and then in the European squadron. In 1808 he was in coni-H.nn-1 of the Asiatic Kqmulron, and wai at Hongkong when war broke out between the United States and Spain. He \.us sent for, and ordered to "capture or destroy the Spanish fleet,'' then in Philippic' waters. On May Ist he overwhelmingly defeated the Spanish flett ii.der Admiral Montojo in Manila toy, a victory won .without the loss of a man on (lie American ships. He destroyed eleven enemy ships and captured- the *« others, besides all the land batteries. ll<- was then Commodore, but was promoted to Boar-Admiral, and later was made Admiral, that title, formerly only borne by Farragut and Porter, having been revived by Act of Congress.