PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 July 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Private Frank B. Stainton, who died of wounds on June 24, was a brother of All. P. Stainton, of New Plymouth, Sir Douglas Raig has been appointed » Knight of the Order of the Thirtlo K.T.), an honor which comes next in distinction to the Order of 'the Garter. The Ven. Archdeacon Evans, who has been for a short time carrying out the duties of the Rev. C. M. Jones at Cambridge, returned to New Plvmouth yesterday morning. Captain and Mrs, Thompson, who are stationed at the Salvation Army's settlement at Rotoroa Island, -. Auckland, passed through New Plymouth on' their way to Auckland last, night. .... ' Mr. P. S. Whitcombe has received advice that his son, Driver Geoff. Whitcombe, who was wounded oh June £8 vas admitted to Wnlton-on-Thamea Hospital on July 3. Hi 3 wounds were in the head and'the thigh.

A London cable message stakes tftat Lieutenant-Colonel George St. Sill of the Hussars, was killed in action. ' flo was a son of the late Canon St. Hill of Napier. ~ m £i e - S. Ollerenehaw, of tlie staff of the Hawera Post Office, has been advised that his transfer to ICumara as postmaster has been deferred. Mr. Olleronshaw will probably be appointed pottmaster elsewhere. The Mayor oMVaitara and two members of the Borough Council are interviewing the Minister of Public Works in connection with the damage to the bridge. The chairman of the Waitara Harbor Board is also interviewing the ■Prime Minister and Minister of Finance in connection with harbor Matters. Tho eldest son of Mr, F, Dodunaki; of Durham Eoad, who met with serious injuries as the result of a gelignite Sxplosion at Durham Eoad on Saturday, is in a critical condition at a private hospital in Inglewood. 'The unfortunate young fellow sustained a fracture of the skull besides other serious injuries, and has not regained consciousness yet. Mr, George Brooking, late manager of the Tututawa Dairy Factory, who shortly goes forward with the reinforcements for the front, was farewelled by the residents of the district at a concert l and social on Friday night, 'when there was a very large attendance to do honor to Mr. and Mrs. Brooking. During the evening Mr. Fred Bayly presented Mr. Brooking with a gold watch and Mrs. Brooking with a gold brooch, as small mementoes of their pleasant relations with the Tututawa people,—Stratford Post.

Mr. William Elliot, one of the oldsst residents of the Waitara, district, died at the New 'Plymouth hospital yesterday morning. He has been in a low state of heal th for a long time, and was brought to the hospital Where he underwent an operation, but his strength was not sufficient t6 allow him to recover. He was a son of onp of the very earliest settlers of New Plymouth, Mr. Peter Elliot, and was born here 89 years ago. He was a keen sportsman, and owned and trained in his time many good horses, His was for Very many years a familiar figure at the Taranaki ey Club's meetings. Says the Star: We regret having to report the death of Mrs. G. S. Glenn. For some time she had suffered illhealtli, and during the past few days had sustained' a very severo attack, to which she succumbed this morning. Mrs. Glenn, with her husband, csrne to this district from the west coast of the other island quite early in the 'eighties, and took up land on Waimate Plains. Mr. Glenn, we think, was one of tie (purchasers at the earliest of the land sales. They remained on the land until Mr. Glenn's death, and Mrs. Glenn removed into Mauaia, and subsequently to Hawera, where she had resided for the last nine •or ten ycfe.ro. Of great) energy and most free-handed in her hospitality, her homes both in Waimate and Hawera were centres of hospitality, and she will be very greatly missed. The family are all grown up. Mr. Jaimes Glenn is farming in North Otago, Mr Bert Glenn lives in Auckland, Mr, George Glenn is farming near Wanganui, and Mr. J. Glenn, formerly of the Bftnk of New Zealand is at Waitot&ra. Lieut. 1 Glenn, M.C., is serving in (Fiance.' There are two daughters, one the wife of Mr. Fred Nancarrow, of Ha.wera; the otihur glisß Glean, »Jbo tesideg;