PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 28 July 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr. C. F. Day, stationmtister ftt Patmerston North, (ind formerly at -New Plymouth, ia visiting here. - The death occurred'at ; Hospital of Mr G. Lett,' the well-Vrtf •„ Wairarapa identity, at tho age of "A: years.

Senior Police Sergeant Bowden. returned to New Plymoftth by Thursday night's mail train, after holiday lcava spent at fcilding. '....

_ News has been received by the Wellington Harbor Hoard that Sergeant 0. G. Silvester, the board's chief mechanic, died on July 2, of wounds received in ftction in France.

Mr Hughson, of Raho'tu, hits' received a cable from his son, Sergeant Magnus Hughson, of tho 25th reinforcement, stating that he has arrived at Sling all well.

Mrs. E. Elliott, of New Plymouth, has received a cable ffieß.'age to tie effect that Private Roy Elliott has been admitted to the Walton-on-Thames Hoa« pital sick. A London correspondent states that Private H. D. Skinner, D.C.M ~{ptmer]y ]y of New Plymouth, has left the %Z. E.P., having been declared medically ijnfit. He intends to enter on a courts of anthropology at Cambridge One of the oldest residents of Brightwater, Mr. Andrew Rutherford, passed away at an early hour .on Saturday [morning last. The deceased, Who wm born in Scotland, arrived In Nelsoa i& the year 13i3, by the ship Phoebe. Mr. Jas. Gore, a very old and hteMy respected resident of Dunedin, ptased away at his residence, Queen's Musselburgh, on Monday night. Mr, Gore was about 83 "'years of age. In yesterday's casualty list appaaitod fhe names of the following Taranaki men:—Killed in action, Jmly 10, Private T. Stewart (J. Stewart', Leppettan, >fathcr); .wounded, Private R. F. McCartney (Mrs. H. Carriek, New Plymouth, mother). A Press Association' telegram fw» Feilding states that Mr. Ernest Safrt, the well-known Romney Marsh an* Hereford breeder, had a bad accident on Tuesday, being kicked on the head, by a young horse and rendered unconscl&M, He will probably be confined to hi* bed for some time.

In February, 1915 (writea the ?o»t'a London correspondent) 'Dr. Arthu? H. Tovey (Kaponga) came to England and joined the R.A.M-.C' After having served two years with that t unit, h* has been trahsferred to the N.Z.M.Cv with the rank of captain and is at the Brockenhurat Hospital.

A large deputation of the Anglican clergy and laity waited on Bishop SadHer at Nelson yesterday, and congratulated Mm on his election to the Bishopric of Gippsland, at the same time expressing the earnest hope that he would remain in this diofcese. The Blsbop has acceded to the request, and haa cabled declining the nomination to the Gippsland diocese.—Press Association. In August last year, Sub-Lieutenant Arthur Hirst, RK.V.R. (at one time in the Bank of New Zealand, Hawera), received appointment «s British Consul at Aaalborg, Denmark, but a couple of days before the date of his departure ft hitch occurred and the appointment.wae cancelled. Lieut. HIM then obtained a commission in the R.N.R., and (»y» the Wellington Post's London cortespondent} lias been at sea aga since in a yacht, with Commander .Perdval Layton, R.N.R., in conunand. Advice has just been M M 9rs G W Albertson and A. TyadaU, of the enuring staff of the P»MW Works Department, have succeeded m passing the examination for assoeUt. membership of the Instrtution of Civil Engineers (England),-and ahw that Mr Tyidall has been placed at the head ot the list of successful candidates, and Jn consequence has been awarded the Bayliss Prize, This is the third or fourth occasion within the lapt «S years moa which a New Zealand candidate ~hM topped the list in" ttltf-JNraila* which' is open to catdriatw all parts of $M Wjorlcy ;