PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 24 April 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL.

The Rev. C. Harvey, vicar of i.adestown and Northland, will go into camp on Wednesday as an Army chaplain. Lieut.-Colonol TTemian, of Mangatalnoka, senior chaplain to tho Wellington Military District, is spending a few days iji New Plymouth.

Mrs. Ritchie, of Manutahi, has a record of which sho can be' justly proud. At the present ,timo she has no less than si.v sons serving their King and country, five being in the firing line and one in camp.

In a letter to bis father, Mr, W. T. Jennings. M.P.. Lieut. A. Jennings, who iefi; with tho Main Expeditionary Force, states that very few of the Tarannki members of that body are now on service.

Mr. W. T. Jenniugs\. M.P., has received advice that his son, Sergeant Alfred Jennings, who left with the main Expeditionary Force, has received n commission as second lieutenant in the Northumberland Fusiliirs (Imperial Service). Mr. C. K. Burgess his received adviea that his nephew, Private S. Burgess, of Hawera. who left with the 7th Reinforcements, batv secured his commission and has been attached to the instructional staff at Salisbury. Lieutenant Burgess expects to lie at. Salisbury for another three months.

The Westport News says: From coalminer to brigadier-general! Charlio Brown, who formerly worked in the Westport Coal Company's mines at Denniston, later developed his military genius in various grades of military services, took part in the campaign at'Gallipoli, and in France is now a brigadiergeneral. This is a striking illustration of the democracy of the British Army.

The death has occurred suddenly at Kelson of Mrs. William Bethwaite in her 78th year. The late Mrs. Bethwaite came to Nelson in 1842 with her father, Mr, William Hough. With tho exception of four or five years spent with her father on the mission field in Taranaki, her whole life was passed in Nelson. Mrs. Bethwaite was closely identified with St. Tohn's Methodist Church. Mr. 'and Mrs. Bethwaite celebrated their golden .wedding four years ago. The sons and daughters resident in Nelson are Messrs H. W. and Frank Bethwaite, Mrs. H. Neale, Miss Bethwaite. Another son, Mr. W. R. Bethwaite, is with the New Zealand Forces in France.