PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 11 April 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Dr. E. F. Fookes returned by the mail train yesterday. Mr. C. M. Turrell, assistaftt manager of the Wellington branch of the New, Zealand Shipping Company, is on % visit to New Plymouth. Mi'- R. L. Paterson, of Napier, who has been on a visit to New Plymouth and the mountain house, returns home by motor this morning. Privato P. E. McEwen, N.Z.M.C., who for the last 11 months has been engaged in hospital work in the camps, left New Zealand with the first half of the 23rd Reinforcements, Mr. W. A. Beddoe, Canadian Trada Commissioner, was married on Wednesi day last at St. Patrick's Cathedral, Auek* land, to Miss Sclnia L. Bryant, daughter of Mrs. H. Bryant, Takapuna. The Central School Committee lasll night passed a vote of sympathy with Mr. Norman D. Day, of .the staff of the school, in the bereavement he hli sustained by the loss of his wife, In response to the request of a deputi' tion, Mr. G. \V. Browne has definitely, decided to be a candidate at the forthcoming borough election. He ha» decline cd to accept nomination for a seat oa the Hospital Board. Owing to the shortage of men and several having gone into camp recently, Mr W. H. H. Young has joined the staff ot the New Zealand Loan and Merfltntlla Agency Company, Limited, at Stratford, as auctioneer and stock salesman. The voting for the election of a mem* her of the Taranaki Education Boaril for the northern ward resulted:—P. White (New Plymouth) 77, T. R. Ford (Waitara) SO, J. R. Rowlands (Kent Road) 31. There were six rejected votes, Mr. White is therefore elected. Mr. M. J. Mcßeynolds, of Oplfnalc*, lias received a cable that his eon. Pay* master Sergeant T. Mcßeynolas. has arrived safely in London. After the out* break of war, Paymaster Sergeant Met Reynolds, who was in Auckland with Colonel (now General) Braithwaitc, went to Canada and enlisted, immediately bet ing promoted. Ho has been for the pas( two years in Salonika, attached to tin Canadian Ambulance. Mr. T. J. Wills, an old and highly* respected Hawera settler, died oa Sun*' day at the age of 80 years. The lata Mr Wills was farming near Bell Bloek| when the Maori war broke out in 1860, and ho took part in many of the en\ gagements during the prolonged struggle/ receiving a commission as lieutenant in the Mliitia. After the war he came to Hawera, where he carried on farming successfully. He leaves it widow aud a, large grown-up family.—Star. At the meeting of the- Central School Committee last night it was unanimously decided to recommend th 6 Board of Education to appoint Mr. H. A. Strat* ford, headmaster of the Inglewooit School and now on active service, to t-ha position of headmaster of the Central school rendered vacant by the resignation of Mr. H. Dempsey. Tin committee recommended that in th« event of.Mr. Stratford not being abln to take up the position that it be of« fercd to Mr. Andrew Bain, 8.A., head* master of the Geraldino District, HiaU School.

The Wanganui Herald states that tnt remains of the late Mrs X. Dav, of New Plymouth, second daughter of Mr. T. A.' Bamber, of Waiiganui, were laid to rest in the Matarawa Cemetery on Sunday; afternoon, the Rev. J. D. McKenzie com ducting the Rerviee. The wreaths were very numerous and beautiful, eonspiom ous amongst them being one from the N.Z. Gun Clubs' Association, of which Mr. T. Bamber is president, and ono from tho president and members of the Wanganui Gun Club. Telegrams and expressions of sympathy with the member* of the bereaved family in their sad boreavemwit were very numerous, and were received from as far north as Auckland, " : «d as fur south as Christehureh. One of the prettiest of the inanv pretty urives around New Plymouth "ii undoubtedly the drive to Tarata, soma i'i miles from here, cnlm'imtting .u Ij docs with a drive over toe ".'j-ciy, a okerm. piece of bush tccncvy tfcrMigh irtvieii th_ winds over IK* sJ'!.U\ Hi;, , roail that -Ail. be wtU tvavciled tSij week bicsii'jc 10-tuorrow «vl I'/i.iiy %j[ V«i't'., SliQftp Dmj J l holliur >H aiA.ual h'Ula foy vbieS, as "mial •M V.\e V<C uoeived. 'f«»vU pita.ivy 'f f vO:i*i'[['°{ U pi'o»vrh:«l, O Viat viii'lu I» I'i urJJ ol J c.njov 11. > X ; u .)) in ijehu'e •>. if ■i'.Jicv- \\i y t i. vl , . '.J. co»-ert >H jvidiiy -Vi " Admiral Sfts *]>,•.'i r. w retlied dst, at his y» vS to ta«utate ti'.u profit* ef * Admiral p o o.e, wltc ie ), u Mn-ved with the Naval i» lij 15 expedition, 1573-1S)«, wl,,v fc uas mentioned in do., atoka it>i moted; was a lieutenant n taa tn-i.i> ciblein 188 sI at Al-'f.idria, vn, the Naval iltifjJo i* tk. Eisyptlai »«< town w" Kll# was create adiim in 1011, ' ro. m *nl«r-16-ohlef at '4« Kor, ( 1<