PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 February 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr. Lugeiie Ossiport', the well-known Uussian baritone, has returned to Wellington to take up his residence there. Sup-Inspector Kouhy leaves New PlvJiioulh this morning i'or lnvcrcargill to take up his lieu- appointment as inspector in tlmt district.

tin the eve of his departure for camp, Jlr ( . A. McLaren, of the Manaia Post Olliec, Mas presented by the townspeople with an address ami a case of pipes. Captain ( hudlev. iI.N.K.. marine superinlendcnl of the Shaw, JSavill & Albion Slipping i.'i.nipany, is visiting New Plymouth His understood that Captain Chiidlcy will inspect the Plymouth harbor during his visit.

■C. n jit ti in I'. K. r l urnbull, of Wanganiu (and formerly of Xew Plvmouth), who went nway with the Main Body, and who WHS awarded the Military' Cros, vhile i n ni iive service, has been promoted lo (lie rank of major.

■lhc i!ev. A. 11. Chappell, who was recently appointed assistant secretary of the Tnranaki Kilucation Hoard, hns declined to accept, the position. Mr. Chappell has been appointed Registrar of tlia Auckland University College, a posit in;, lendered vacant by the resignation of Cae.on Xel.on.

1 lie ],c\. A. Hodge (Xapier) has received advice from tjie Defence Department that he has been appointed Senior Congregational Chaplain to the Wellington Military District, which includes the provincial districts of Wellington, ib wke's Hay, ami Tnranaki, together with the counties of (ll,urn, Cook, Wnikohu. and Waiapit.

Jhe lau i Duke in A'oiiuiic wus ti»u pre-niii-r nolileniau <il' Kugland. He was' fifteenth in succession of the dukedom, I lie ordinal creation having been made in 1X43, mill the subsidiary title of Karl 01 Arundel rims b:ick to ilDft. rrogenitors iiave played great parts in tlie"hlslOr.v of K„»liiiul. '['la. f lrs t Duke of Norfolk led the van of Richard Ill's tinny at Bosn-orlh. whore lie fell; his soil tvon Flodden Field from James IV. of Scotland; his eldest son was executed !>v Henry Vllf.; the fourth Duke lield com'n,limitations wilh .Mary, of Scots, and mus abo beheaded, mid his son dicvl :i pi'istinor in tlie Tower of I.oudon. In 101)4 happier day.t came, and tho duke.olll WHS restored to the family The Duke v lio:st' death j 3 n OW a.nnonnced, was born in 1547. lie held various oflices of State, and served in the South African war. He also has taken greai interest In local government, and twico d oltice as Mayor-of Shellicld. He was one ill (],e Im-cmosl laymen in the boinaii ( alholic Church, and- his services and benclaet ions have been on a princely scale. 1!,. was twice married, the seconl tune so lately as (o a liulf who now '» '"'i' "»n lialit also holds rank as li'iries. A so,, and two daughters wire born to them.

Sir .lame- Allen. !\. wlio has just ken honored by the Kinji, M,im-ter' for Defence ami Acting-Primo Minister, wa» i ll J" South Australia on February Id, 1.55.>, and is therefore sixty-two years in He arrived in New Zealand iu KuS. He was aliieulcd at t'liftrn College, Kug la ml. and Si. jo'in's Collegtf, t'amlii'iib.e. anj also studied at the lloyal .School of Mines training tho Bessemer and la lleclv medals, also a .-cludarship ut. John s College. He was a membei of the Dniiedin Town r.iuncii for jeme years, and represented Hunediii Last from l;'s7 ( 0 ]SilO. Since then ho has sat oi.nlimionslv in the House of lieI'lesentativi"; for Nruoo, and in 1012 was "■von the port folio of Minister for Betei.ee in the Alassey (.'overninent. Colonel Allen has been a zealous volunteer tor very many years, and was Lieuten-ant-Colonel in command of the Otugo Division. X.Z. Garrison Artillery Volunteers. lie became an oll'ieer Lieutenant(otumandiiit,' in the Volunteer Force in April, lS'.ll. !u 1002 lie was promoted Commander. with the equii alent rank of major, and later in the same year became Lieutenant-Colonel. Since the departure ot the Prim" Minister nod Sir liseph Word to liritain at the close t>» last session of Parliament, the Hon. Colonel Allen has been Acting-ITlmc Minister. Sir John Kdward Denniston, KM!., was born at ISishopton, Scotland, in ISC), and was educated 1 at (ireenoek Academy and Glasgow University. He was admitted to the New Zealand Bar in 1874, and was made ,Tudge of tba .Supreme Court in ISS9. His home it ill Cbristcburch.