PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 4 May 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Miss infield, who is leaving the ysivparatory department ui tho \'<>w Ply. mouth High School, was' yesterday presented by the scholars with a handsome vase.

A London cable states that the Hon. Frederick Thesiger, eldest son of Lord Chelmsford and an officer in the Eoyal Artillery, has been killed ill action in Mesopotamia.

A London cable states .hat the engagement is announced, with the King's approval, of Prince Alexander of Hattenburg with Lady Irene, daughter of the Earl of Londesborough.

Word ban been received that Private if. R. Almond, brother to Mrs. Alev. Robertson, of Caledonia street, HaweTa, is a prisoner of war in Germany. Ho had previously been reported as missing, On account of ill health, SergeantMajor C. P. Mahoney has been granted some weeks' leave of absence, and Ser-geant-Major W. Williamson, from the Nov/ Plymouth Defence Office, has taken up duties at Stratford.

The name of a New Zealand prisoner •of war, serving with the Australian Forces, has (says a London correspondent) recently come to the knowledge of the New Zoaland Prisoners of War Department. Ho is 3513 Private Frank Herbert Wood, 12th Battery, MachinoGun Corps, Australian Forces. He is a [ prisoner at Dulmen. He was captured at Pozieres in August last, and the next-of-kin is his sister, Mrs. W. Williams, Stratford, New Zealand. Viscountess Northland, whose husband, Lord Northland, was killed in France about two years ago, wis married, at the Chapel Royal, Savoy, recently to Captain the Hon. Geoffrey Mills, R.N.V.R., youngest son of the first baron Hillingdon and brother of the second. Captain Mills was formerly in the West Kent Yeomanry, and was an A.D.C. to .the Governor of Madras. He. is 42 years of age. It will be remembered that Lord Northland, who wag the son and heir of Lord Runfurly, expressed in his will the fope that his widow would marry a seeond time.

The world-famous prima donna, Madame Melba, is at present on a short there last November, it was understood that on the occasion of her next visit she would sing in public, but as she is in mourning owing to tho recent death of a folutive, she will not now be able to do so. Madame Melba has been m Honolulu, where she rested for seven weeks at her seaside home'. During a visit to California she gave a series of six concerts. Prior to leaving San Francisco, Madame Melba gave an "allies' concert," and was successful in raising £4OOO in uid of a patriotic fund. Madame Melba is proceeding to her home in Melbourne by the next steamer. She expects to return to America in October, to sing in grand opera. She will also give several concerts. On her way through she will make a brief stay in Auckland, and she hopes thon to redeem her promise and give a concert in aid of the Soldiers' Fund.