PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 3 February 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL.

A London cablegram announces the death of Patrick Campbell, owner ol the New Zealand Derby -winner in 187t. A London cablegram reports the death of Admiral Kane, the hero of the Calliope incident in tho great liurocans at Samoa in 1889. A conference at Palmerston North of delegates of A. and IP. Associations in the Wellington Province re-elected unopposed 'Mr. 'W. Perry (Wairarapa) as their representative on the Hoard of Agriculture. The following Taranaki candidates reached the standard of qualification for a scholarship in the. Senior National Scholarship examination of November last:—'Henry Albert Anderson, Leila. Agnes Ilnrlc, o,nd Donald D. G. Maokic. Chaplain-Oa.ptain Richards, formerly Roman Catholic parish priest of Ilawarden, who joined the Main New Zealand Expeditionary Force in Egypt, and who was through the Gallipsli campaign, and is now in France, 'has. uert, awarded the Military Cross. Mr. Vaughan, of Waitara, lias ro-' ceived cable advice from his brother in London that his son Conrad was wounded in tho right wrist, not sc-' riously. Conrad Vangha.ii, who was under 20 when ho unlisted, left New Zealand as a member of the ilCtli Beitfi forcemeats.

Among the passengers by the mail train last evening were LieutenantColonels P. A. Lindsay and E. Jennings, members of the Wellington District Medical Board, Major Cox, group officer, and Captain T. Casserlcy, attesting officer. Tlie Hoard will examino reeruits in New 'Plymouth to-day, >4 Stratford on Monday, and Hawcr#. on Tuesday. Mr. Fred. White, who liaa been a ro> sident of EltUam for some years, owing to health reasons, left there last night U> fettle in Auckland. Prior to liis departure lie was entertained by tho Eliliam Church of England Men's Society, and was presented with a set of military, brushes. Members of the IJHhun railway stall made. Mr. Whito tho rocigiant of a safety razor.