PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 27 February 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Tieui. ~T. c. Xicholson, 24th Keinforcenient.-, arrived by the mail train last evening on limit leave. i

A London message states that Mr AJ* ([uitli is reported to be seriously indiiK posed.

Mr W. Hill Johnson, who is shortly leaving Eltham, was farewelled by the settlers of Rotokare yesteeday after-

Mr. C. Bassenec has been appointed by: the Government to the position of acting chief inspector of the Otago Education District, in place of tie late Mr. Bichi ardson.

At the meeting of the Eltham Borough! Council on Friday laib authority was given to the Mayor and two councillors to engage Mr. Aristram (County Cleric) to carry on the dnties of Town Clerks during Mr. Poynter'a abeeaco on &otvvq service,

Mrs Charlotte Baft- King, whoiuJanm ary celebrated her birthday, dicd-at Wait uku yesterday. She arrived in the cot lony in 1840, before Captain Hobson, Her late husband arrived in New Zeai land in ISI4, when sixteen months oH, his father being a member of Maxsdea'4 party.—Press Association.

At th« Auroa Hall-on Wednesday evem ing, a farewell social was tendered to Mi; md Mrs McColl and family prior to leav* ing for 1 Kohi, Mr McColi having resigned ftis position as manager at fho local factory for a similar position at Kohi. Mrs McColl was presented wittm gold bracelet, and Mr McColl received 1 «. colli Hbcrt.

'■About forty pupils of M'if» S.-J. as -well as several of the teachers had 'been associated with her at th<| Technical School, farewelled her at Gas wora on Friday last. Mr. Jackson, ok behalf of the students and teachers, fire, sented Miss Hill with a travelling rug and a silver-mounted smelling salts bottle. Jlias Hill leaves >Bawer» to-day to proceed to take up Irer appointment at the Xiipier Technical School. Mr. Jolm Kenyon, of Vogeltown, ho* received word that his second son, Mr. J. Kenvon, who for many years p*ss has resided hi South Africa, was aori< .dentally killed on December 31st last at) the City Deep, Johannesburg, by falling some 400 feet. The Johannesburg press, referring to the accident,''says that tha late Mr. Kenyon wan a well-known an 4 respocted resident of Jeppes and a keen and useful member of tha Ratepayer! 1 Association of that being a member of the executive. Ha was also a valued member of the local A.N.Z.A.C.S., and representatives of that; Society also did honor to their countryman. Among those present representing these various bodies, and his mutes of the mine, were Messrs X). Mc* Ivivdy, Hannah, Ferrarc*, Mackay, Grieve, Lieut. Downes, Messrs Leaik, Ford, Chisholm, Mitchell, and Messrs Walters, Quilliam, Childs, and representing the Ratepayers' Association. Wreaths were sent by the manager and staff of the City Deep, City Deep shaft fjmbetf men, Mr. and Mrs. and Lieut. Downes, deceased's son Albert, in Flanders, hia loving wife and daughters, iPaul and Mary, Pieret, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Birch, Tilley and Babsie, T. Treves#, Evelyn,j-Mr. and Mrs. Martin. '•