PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 26 July 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL.

A cable from London states that Earl Grey has undergone a serious operation, and that his condition is critical.

Captain Chisholm, of Patea, who recently returned from the front, was a pasenger by the mail train from New Plymouth yesterday morning. Lieut. R. L. Okey, who recently returned from the front on duty, left for Wellington by the mail train yesterday morning.

A cable from Private E. C. King, Bel! Block, of the 11th Reinforcements, states that he is in Brockenhurst hospital and improving.

Word has been received that rifleman R. G. M. Deighton has been transferred from the seriously ill list. Rifleman Deighton, who was on the staff of Mr. tNewton King, left with the Bth Reinforcements.

Mr. C. Alexander, assistant in the New Plymouth office of the Labor 'Department, has 'been transferred to Palmerston North on promotion. The Legislative Council yesterday granted a week's leave of absence to the Hon. T. Mac Gibbon, and decided to send him a message of congratulation on the attainment of his fiftieth anniversary of his marriage. The Bishop of Nelson (Right Rev. W. C. Sadlier) received intimation yesterday that he 'had been unanimously elected Bishop of Gippsland, Victoria. He is taking time to consider his decision. Dr. Sadlier, who then held a Melbourne cure, was elected Bishop of Nelson in 1912.—Press Association.

Private J. Bertrand, in a letter from the front, says: "I suppose you know that Lieut. Bollinger, of New Plymouth, is one of the officers in our lot, and my word he is a white man. There's not ono of us in this lot who wouldn't do | anything for him. He is good to us and wo love him. He thinks nothing of having a game of football with the boys, or will shout for you when you can get anything. You can get tea or coffee at the Y.M.C.A. tent when you come out of the trendies. I do hope 'Bollinger comes through safely, for he's .what us boya cull a grand officer. He is just writing to George (Lieut. 'Bertram!), who is at the base, and asked me if ] wished to send any message, so I told him to say We were still kicking strong." In a recent casualty list appears the name of Private J. G. Sangster (O. Sangster, Stratford, father), wounded 'Che hospital progress report contains the names of the following Taranaki men: —'Still dangerously ill, Private N. R Leighton (Now Plymouth); still seriously ill, Private D. Langley (New Plymouth) ; reported as severe cases, Privates W. Johnson (Patea), A. Kindberg (New Plymouth), F. Saitler; not reported as severe eases, Captain W. McDiarmid (Now Plymouth). Corporal W. W. Kaipo (Wnitara), Privates }'. Tainati (New Plymouth), E. A. Join*. 0. Allan (New Plvmouth), T. H. Booth (New Plymouth), J. F. Brown, G. T. Cartwright (Waitara), R. McCook .(Opu-na-ke), J. McLellan, D. G. Needham, A. New (Hawera), C. A. Putt, N. T. T. Srmes (Waverley), F. G. Wasley (Hawera).