PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 17 July 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr. C. M. Lepper has left. the New Plymouth hospital for his home. ttivate J. F. B&tey, of the Samoan Relief Force, arrives by express to-night, on furlough. , A Petrograd cable states'that the ex* Tsarina is unable to walk, owing to her legs being swollen consequent on a heart affection. ",

Miss MeLeod, M.A., of the staff of the Hawera High School, has been appointed an assistant at the New, Plymouth Boys" High School.

A Pretoria cable states that General Botha ('Premier), under medical advice, will take two months' restl The Hon. F. S. Malan will take charge, (

Mr, J. Munro, for many years manager of the Bank of New South Wales at Patea and Stratford, and later of Hastings, has' been appointed manager of tho Palmerston North branch.

Messrs F. W. Atkinson (Lepperton) > and J. S. Fox (Okato) have been reelected members of the Npw Plymouth High Schools Board of Governors, a» 1 representatives of the parents of pupils attending the schools.

Mr. R. W. D. Robertson took his Seat i at the High Schools Board meeting last night, after an absence of over six months, during -which he has been on a visit to England. He was cordially welcomed by the members of the botrd. Advice ha? been received by. Mrs, C. R. Thomson, Ngatamiro, that Lanee« Corporal E. (Wattie) Perseii, of Ashley Clinton, and recently farming a.t R»rekapa, died of wounds in France on June 27. Deceased was well known in the Uruti district, where he had many friends. He leaves a widow, who re< sides in Hawke's Bay.

Captain C, Humphries, who is reported to have received the Military Cross, is a native of . Christchurch, and has had a distinguished career during the war. Ha enlisted' at the outbreak of hostilities, and has been fighting on the West front almost eontinuously. On two occasions he Was wounded. Early in the war he received his.commission on the'field, and was decorated with the (D.C.M.

At Eltham on Friday last JJr and Mrs W. A, Flynn, late of the Eltham Hotel were farewelled by a party of friesds, and presented with an oak case containing a silver and mother of pearl fish land fruit service, suitably inscribed. Miss M. Young, who was closely associated with Mr. and Mrs. Flynn, was presented with a gold brooch, set with a spray of pearls. Messrs R. Masters (chairman), and E. Dixon and Trimble (members), of"the Taranaki Education Board, went to Wellington by the mail train yesterday. With Mr. Wilkinson, M.'P. (also a member of the board) they w v ill interview the Minister of Education to-day re the question of the disestablishment of the Hawera District High School and other educational matters.