PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 March 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Major I). E. Cardale, of the Vow Zea--1!(' Signal Corps, has been granted an extension of sick leave.

A London cable received at 12.50 this morning states that (he condition of the Duchess of Connaught is serious. The resigns ion of Mr.F; K. de Castro, Secretary for Fducation, is announced' by the Press Association. „Mi'. P. A. Corliss, Commissioner of Stamps, i 3 at present on a visit to Kew Plymouth.

It is taken as a matter of course in Hastings that Sii John Findlay f s election will be followed by his elevation to Cabinet rank.

At the Commercial Hotel, Xormanbv, on Saturday evening, a number of li'iends assembled to farewelj Private Charles Mnlliens, who was presented with a hr.ndsome wristlet watch.

The Hev. A. 11. Chappell, of ?few Plymouth, who was lately appointed registrar oi the Auckland University College, in succession to Canon C. M. Nelson, entered upon his official responsibilities last week.

Wanganui announces the death oi Mrs Gorton, widow of the late Colonel Gorton, who passed away at her home at Bulls at the age of 75 years. Mr a. Norton was beloved throughout the country, and was well known over the whole Eangitikei. Her surviving sons are Messrs Xqrman and Leslie Gorton (FeildIng) and .lack Gorton (serving in France), md her daughters, Mrs. E. H. Lcvett (Bulls) and Mrs. Larkvvorthy (England), ,

The death took place at Masterton or. Sunday of Dr Wm. if. Hosking, the best-known medical man in the Wairaraps district, at the age of 75 years. The deceased wag a native of Cornwall, England, and tame to New Zealand in 1863. He practised his profession at the BlitlT, Mid later at Hokitika and Ross (on the West Coast). He took up hie residence in Slasterton in 1870, and had resided there ever sjnee. In his later years he took up the study of radiography, and his services were much sought aiter by patients from all parts of the Dominion. For many years he had been a Justice of the Peace. Dr Hosking was twice, married. He leaves a widow, lour soivi and one danghtei, His eldest son is «•» Archer Ilosking, of Masterton;

Count Zeppelin, just reported dead, was 77 years of age. lie was the constructor. of the huge rigid dirigible balloons which have accomplished remarkable lliglits since 1900, when the first long journey was accomplished. His succeses, achieved by persistence under many difficulties, have been widely acclaimed in Germany, but they have nearly always been followed by disaster. He started a "passenger service" in. the air in June, 1910, but the project was not persevered with. The Zeppelins, as the craft \wcre named after the originator, were to accomplish an invasion of England and produce dire disasters for the hated English; but so far the greatest disasters have befallen the raiders tbems<#voi, several of, which have coine to grief.