PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 June 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Corpornl G. Coghill, formerly manager of the Union Bank of Australia here, arrived in New Plymouth by the mail train last night, on leave.

Mr. S. A. Johnston, postmaster, Manaia, died somewhat suddenly on Wednesday night. He leaves a widow and young family. Mr. W. T. Jennings, M.P., who has been on a visit to Auckland and the Kiny Country, returned to New Plymouth by the mail train last night. Mr Geo B. Hooker, of the designing engineer's staff, head office, Public Works Department, Wellington, is in town for a day or so prior to going into camp A Sydney cable reports the death of Thomas Henry Thrower, .member for Macquaric in the State House and Chairman of Committees.

Private Noel Jennings, reported 1 killed in action in France, was at one time a reporter on the Taranaki Daily News and the Stratford Post. He belonged to Christchuroh. Lieut. T. L. Buxton, who has been engaged in the commissariat department on transports for the past two years, is spending a few days' leave in Wanganui. On his return to Wellington, he expects to go on active service. An Auckland message states that Mr. Ramsay Martyn Wilson, of the Arm of Wilson and Horton, proprietors of the New Zealand Herald, died at Denver, U.S.A., in Jus 41st year. He had been ailing for some time, and went to Denver to consult a specialist.

Lieutenant-Colonel H. A. Delatour, who was engaged in Medical work under the Military Service Act, died suddenly at the Grand Hotel, Invercargill, yesterday morning. His age was 68 years. The cause of death is supposed to have been heart disease. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Falconer, of Young street, New Plymouth, have boot advised of tbo death of their eldest son, James Johnson Falconer, killed in action at the battle of Messines. He lef Urenui with the 16th 'Reinforcements on the 25th of August. He was well known in the north of Tarnaki as a road_and bushfclling coivftftiftor.' Lance-Corporal Lewis Albert Warren, who has been killed in action, was an old boy of the New Plymouth High School. He was for some time in the New Plymouth branch of the Bank of New South Wales; and was then transferred to Auckland. He went away with the 4th Battalion of the Rifle Brigade. Last year lie was wounded in France, and spent a few months in England before going back to the trenches. Taranaki men reported to have been killed in action include:—Private Herbert Ford (Mrs. Ford, Manaia, wife),! Norman Wallace (Mr. W. Wallace, Mere Mere, father), Trooper Shaw (Hawera). Seriously woundedt Private H. J. Bishop (Te Popo). Wounded: Gunner G. W. Barclay (Hawera) > Private E. C. Johnstone (Mr. Coslett Johnston, Normanby, father). .

A hospital progress roport contain* the following:—Severe cases: Privates S. .T. Armstrong and. C. J. Balson (New Plymouth), Lance-Corporal E. H. Eaßon and Bugler C. J. Randall (New Plymouth). Not reported as severe cases: Limits. L. Allan (Hawera) and H. Wood '(Stratford)', Privates A. Bennie (Taranaki), B. Brogden (Hawera), J. B. Clemow (Stratford), N. S. Egarr (Inglewood), H. A. M. F. Fesche (Waverley), F. Parlie (Taranaki), J. W. Boss (Taranaki), D. G. Thompson (Normanby), J. T. Thompson (Upper Waitotaro).