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Taranaki Daily News, 25 April 1917, Page 4

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11 r. John Caughley, assistant Director of Education), ia at present on a visit to New Plymouth on Departmental bußl-

Mr 7,. T. \yatkius, of the firm, of Watkins, Tyer & Tolan, and president of the New Zealand Master Printer*' Association, is on a visit to New Ply* mouth.

The latest issue of the New Zealand Gazette contains a notilication of the appointment of Dr W, f. Simmons, M.8., Ch.li., X.Z., of Put™, as captain in th» New Zealand Medical Corps. The following resignations were received at the meeting of the Education Board yesterday":— Mrs. A. P. Calvert), solo teacher, Pohbknra; Mrs. C. Linn, sole teacher, Aekland; Miss A. E. Hamerton, sale teacher, Purangi.

Mr. Vernon W. Stanton has resigned his position as probationer at the Central School, having volunteered and been accepted for active service ivnitb. the 30th Reinforcements.

Mr. ,E. G. Johnson, who has been i valued member of tho Canterbury Education Board's staff for eleven years, was farewelled by the members of the Board's staff last week previous to his leaving for New Plymouth to take up tho position of assistant secretary of the Taranaki Education Board,

The Board of Education, at its meeting yesterday, contirmed the appointment of Mr. 'H. A. Stratford as head master of the Central School, and also appointed Mr. R. L. Mollroy temporary master. It was also, resolved to invito amplications from teachers in the district willing to accept appointments <a the Central School as first or third assistants.

Mr. R. C. Hughes has been appointed chairman of the Pukekura Park Board for tlio ensuing year. Mr. S. Percy Smith, the retiring chairman, stated that lie had never served on a public body where there had been such bar* mony. Mr. Newinan, in proposing a vote of thanks to Mr. S. Percy Smith, con' aidered that New Plymouth wag fortun< ate in having a man of his ability in New Plymouth interested in the work. Board yesterday the chairman welcomed Mr P. J, 11. White, the newly-elected member to the Board. In congratulating Mr White, lie stated that he felt sure that his c.\pcricnsi> on the Centrsf .School Committee, n lul also ftis commercial training as a business man, would make him a useful member, and tho speaker assured him thatf on tho Education Board he would find plenty of scope for his ability. In acknowledging, Mr White said ho greatly appreciated th.i hearty welcome.

I Om Saturday (reports the Waimate Witness) Mrs. I). J. Hughea, Kapuni, received a telegram from the Defence .Minister convoying to her tho sad, news; that her son, Trooper Chas. Hughes, had : died of wounds in Egypt. During the last year or two Mrs. Hughes has suffered some heavy this being her Bceond son who has given his life on tlio altar of liberty, Trooper •Tames Hughes having received his death wounds at (iallipoli. Tho lute Trooper Hughes «as the youngest son of the family, being about 27 years of age. Ha left New Zealand with the flth Reinforcements, going to 'Egypt. / A third son, Sergeant Andrew Hughes/who went through the South African cifflpaign, is about to leave for the front. ! PERSONAL.