PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 31 May 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr. Koch, district railway engineer, was a visitor to Xew Plymouth yesterday. The Mayor of Xow Plymouth (Mr. C. H. Burgess) left for Wellington by the mail train yesterday and will return on Friday night.

The death is announced of Mr. E. H. Hughes, of the Canterbury Frozen Meat Company's staff, one of the best-known of the stock and agricultural men in Canterbury. Lieut.-Colonel J. A. Cowlcs, of Carterton, who took part in the occupation of Samoa, and who subsequently saw service in Gallipoli and France, has been appointed to command the 26th Reinforce-

ments, News has been received in Wanganul of the death, after a long and painful illness, of Mrs. W. Carbery, 6f Hastings. Dpceased, who was a sister of Mr J. F. Holloway, of .Wanganui, was known to many friends in the Wanganui and Taranaki districts.

Mrs. Wm. Birdling has received advice of the safe arrival of Mrs> Norman Johnston, who went Home to join her husband, Corporal Johnston, who is in the headquarters offices in London. The death is reported in a London cable mcsage of the Hon. Leopold do Rothschild, Avho waß reported last week to be seriously ill. Ho was the third son of Baron Lionel de Rothschild.

Mr. W. Wright, of the Dairy Division, formerly attached to the Patoa grading works, but latterly inspector of New Zealand dairy produce in England, who returned to New Zealand about a month ago, arrived in New Plymouth by the mail train last night. Quartermaster-Sergeant W. Whitaker, who has been on final leave, and who was an enthusiastic member of the Ngamotu Seasido Committee, has been presented with a handsome four-bottle silver cruet on the occasion of hismarriage. Mr. Hayden, chairman of the committee, made the presentation and ex- : pressed a wish that Mr. Whitaker would safely'return from his duties in (Europe so as to enable him to rejoin Mrs. Whitaker and reside amongst them in a surrounding of peace and happiness.

Word was received recently from Captain F. E. Beamish to the effect that he was "as fit as a fiddle" at the time of writing (March) and was then in the firing line in Flanders (says the I'rcss). Captnin Beamish mentioned the fact that his company was recently inspected by General Phiuier, under whom the New Zealanders served in the South African War. General Plurner remembered Captain Beamish immediately, and expressed his gratification at meeting him once again. General Plumer mentioned that he had a warm spot in his heart for the New Zealanders, who had done so well in the South African War and in the present war. Another local resident, Mr. E. Beardmore, served un. der General Plumer in the South African war.