PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 9 March 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL.

A Lisbon cablegram reports the death of Senhor Arriaga. Mr. W. If. Simpson has resigned his position as manager to the Tikorangl Co-operative Dairy Company, A Gisborne message reports the death, of Mrs. Mac Donald, mother of the Hon. W. D. 8. Mac Donald, aged 83.

Mrs. VV. Wood has received-word, thai her brother, Private X. M. McLeod, is in Broekenhurst Hospital suffering from measles.

Mr. W. T. Wells, of Manaia, lias sold his northern property, Glen Murray, and is confining his farming operations to Taranaki.

Mr P. C. Corliss, Commissioner of Stamps, is at present on a visit to New Plymouth.

Dr. T. W. Simmonds, of Patea, is joining the forces shortly. His place will be taken temporarily by Surgeon-Cap-tain Karvey, late of Waverley, who was invalided home from France.

Captain W. J. Shepherd, formerly Of the Bed Post, New Plymouth, is among those returning on an English liner which is due at Auckland. Word has been received that Dr. Suttie, who acted as locum tcnens for Dr. Blackley in New Plymouth a few years ago, and who lias been serving at the front for some time in the R.A.M.C, has been awarded the Military Cross.

Major A. Leech, the well-known and popular Territorial officer, of .Inglewood, on Monday volunteered for the front and submitted himself for examination before the Medical Board. He was passed as eligible for home service. Sergeant L. Cole, of Veale Road, and Private Mason, returned soldiers, were passengers to New Plymouth by tho mail train on Wednesday night. They were given a hearty welcome by a larg* number of friends.

Lieutenant T. E. Y. Seddon, M.P., who injured his knee in Frrpice some tima ago, and has been on leave in England, has been seconded from his regiment (Canterbury) for duty as Company Commander at tho Command Depot at Codfo/d.

A press cable from Sydney states that it is officially announced that Sir (ierald Strickland, Governor of New South Wales, has been granted leave of absence from the middle of April to November 25, when his term of office expires.

Dr. F. Levinge, of Christchurch, has taken up duty at the Porirua Mental Hospital, to relieve a younger man for the front. He resumed work on the 31th anniversay of the, day on which he first entered the Government service as superintendent of the Mount View Asylum, Wellington.

Major J. L. Sleernan, LO.S., Director of Military Training, arrived in New 'Plymouth last night. He will inspect the 11th (Taranaki) Regiment, which is in training at Waikakaiho to-day. Major Sleernan served as second iri command of his regiment in both France and Flanders before coming to New Zealand.

Mr. Sydney Kidman, the "cattle king" of Australia, is at present making his first visit to Wellington. He is among the prominent Australians who support" ed conscription during the referendum contest, and as an employer he has facilitated recruiting among the many hundreds of men who are in his service. All the men who have gone to the front from the properties he controls have their billets open for them when they return.

Bro. C. E. Bellringer, corresponding secretary to the New Plymouth district of the Oddfellows' Lodge, Manchester Unity, has definitely decided, says the Stratford Post, owing to pressure ot busniess, not to seek re-election at tha district meeting to be held at Kaponga on Thursday of next week. Expressions of regret were frequently heard at tha meetings of the various lodges during th« officers' recent visits throughout the district. Bro. Bellringer has had about sixteen years of splendid service to his credit.