PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 2 July 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr. Leo Teed arrives from Awapuni Camp to-night on final leave. A London cable states that Lord Liverpool has been made a Privy Councillor.

The death is announced from Met bourne of Mr. Charles McMahon, the well-known theatrical entrepeneur. Mrs. E. Lealand has received advicft that !her step-son, Private C: P. Zealand has been wounded in France.

Lieutenant-Colonels Lindsfty and ,Ten« nins, members of the First Wellington ' District Medicarßoard,,arrived in New Plymouth on Saturday evening, and will conduct an examination of recruits today and to-morrow. A Sydney cable states that P. B, Winchcombe, managing director of 1 Winehcombe, Carson and Co., a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council, and a passenger by the Mongolia, died at Bombay as the 'outcome of exposure in the boat after the vessel struck the mine.

Mr, W. T. Jennings, M.P., came up from Wellington by Saturday's, express, and intends returning by the mid-day train to-day, for the purpose of taking part in the deputation of members to the Prime Minister, the Minister of Finance and the Minister of Agriculture, This deputation ig the. result of a meeting in Wellington on Friday last of 27 members of Parliament, called to dis«. cuss the butterfat levy, ..

Many New Plymouth people Who knew the genial cleric of the Onura County Council (Mr. Jack McClennagan) win regret to hear that he has been severely wounded in the affair at Messines. Mr. MoClennagan left with the Seventeenth Reinforcements. The King Country men have suffered severely in that engagement. , Mr. Gordon IMlntosh, for some-time in charge of the Tongajporuitu school, has been appointed by the Auckland Edueation (Board senior assistant of the secondary department of the Waihi District High School. Mr, M'lntosh did 'specially good work in the Taranaki country schooils, and news off his substantial though well-earned promotion will be received with satisfaction by his Taranaki friends,

,Mr. Sam Bundle, a very old Bell Block settler, has retaqoWhed farming retired to New Plymouth. It is (51 years since Mr. '%ndl« tort took up land in Be}] Block, ajs occupied the farm he has just vacated''for over forty years. Before leavingJßell 'Block Mr. and Mi's. ari(l Miss Bundle were entertained at a social gathering toy the settlers and presented with .ft silver tea service, and Miss Bundle with a. silver jewel box. " Among the latest casually lists appear the names of the following Taranaki men:— Wounded: Privates W. Coutts (A. Coutts, Tariki, father); W. W: Evans (E. Evans, Matau, father)E. Thomas (Mrs. R. E. Thomas, Eltham, mother). Wounded, admitted to hospital: E.' Thomas (A. J. Thomas, Bahptu, brother) i D. 6; Needham (A. Needham, Douglas, father); N. B. Hamblytt (Mrs. M. Hamhlyn, Midhirst, mother); LanceCorporal P. D. Willing (Mrs. B. Willing, Bell Block, mother); Slightly wounded, remaining with unit: Private C; B. Jury (M. Jury, Spotswood, mother). The Rev. G. W. Dent and Mrs. Dent were entertained at a farewell social by the parishioners of the Eltham Anglican Church on Friday evening. The Mayo* (Mr. Crump) presided, and presented Mr Dent with a cheque and an address, the latter bearing testimony to the esteem and respect in which Mr. Dent had been held during his ten years' work in tho district, Mr. Dent thanked the Mayoi and the people for their kindness, anil stated that the years he tad lived in Eltham had been pleasant, and he would always have the most grateful remembrances of them.