PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 14 August 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Policc-'Superintendent Wilson, who iB now chairman of the Police Appeal Board, paid a Hying visit to Haw era last week.

■Mr. I' 1 . A. Provost, the Avcll-ksioiwn Australian naturalist, arrived in town by Saturday's mail train, and is staying at tiie White Hart.

The death occurred yesterday at Chriotchurcli of the head of the wellknown printing and publishing firm of Whitconibe and Tombs. —Press Association.

A well-known artist, Mrs. Herbert Masters, died at Ahipara last week. Sh<> was better known perhaps by her maiden name, Mary Morton,, which was attached to many' very line animal paintings. She was particularly successful in painting horses.

A Christchureh telegram reports the death of Colonel Slater-, V.D., in his 7!) th year. He came to New Zealand in 1850, entered the legal profession, and was intimately connected with the volunteer movement. In 1865 he joined the Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry, and was in command of the corps in 1885. He raised the Canterbury Mounted Rifles. Mr. T. W. Rhodes, M.P., has received a cablegram from his eldest son, Sergeant Eric Rhodes, regarding the death of one of the three brothers at the front, Sergeant Ernest William Rhodes ' (formerly of New Plymouth). The young man was, it appears, killed instantaneously by a shell, and the message stated that his brother, Reginald, who was in France with him at tho time, was well, j Writing from France under date June 11, Lieut. Alf. Jennings, M.C., Northumberland Fusiliers, states: "I got the Military Cross on Easter Monday, and just now am recommended for another decoration. I did a patrol'of the enemy lines, and the general sent a special order complimenting me on it. One of our men got the V.C. I am due for l"'ive next month, and hr.ve to attend the Palace to be decorated by the King. Give my-regards'to all my New 'Plymouth friends.

The death occurred at Christehiirrii on Wednesday of Mr. Herbert Cole, a prominent no-license worker in Christchureli and for several years in partnership with the late Mr. T. E. Taylor, M.P. At one time he was head of a department in the Canterbury Farmers' Co-operative Association. He was about sixty years of ago, and was twice married.. His first wife was for a lon S time president of the Dominion Women's Christian Temperance Union.

Mr James Colvin, M.P. for Buller, celebrated his seventy-third birthday on Saturday (states the Wellington I'e.st). His best friends foregathered at Parliament House, and Sir James Carroll, on behalf of the little assembly, conveyed birthday greetings to Mr Colvin. Mr Colvin has a public roeord of oxer 10 years. He was elected to Parliament in 1889, and has held his seat ever since. He was born in Donegal, Ireland, on August 4, 184-1. Lieut-Col. "Bernard Myers, on whom (along with other members of the New Zealand Army Medical Service) has been conferred the distinction of a C.M.G., was born at the Thames, Auckland, and was educated at Wellington College ami Auckland Grammar School. He subsequently took up the medical profession, and obtained his M.D. at the University of London. At the oatbreak of war Colonel Myers was practising as consulting physician in Harley street. London, and immediately joined the R.A.M.C. After,wards be was offered and accepted the position of superintendent of the Walton-on-Thames Hospital, and following upon his successful management of this hospital he was appointed A.D.M.S. in the N.Z.M.C. Colonel Myers, who was recently mentioned in despatches, is a brother of the Hon. Arthur Myers, Mill-, ister of Munitions, and of.Captain Leo Myers, of the King's Royal Rifles. Brigadier-General Francis Earl Johnston, C.'B., Commander of the. let New Zealand Infantry Brigade who was killed a sniper's bullet, while he was inspecting the front'line trenches was the ehb'st son of the Hon. C. J. Johnston. M.L.C. Speaker for the Legislative Council He was an old Wellington boy, having been born here on October 1. 1871, and was thus 4;") years of age. lie.joined the Prince of Wales' (North Staffordshire) llegiinent as second lieutenant on December ."i, 1S!!1. and was promoted lieutenant on November .10, 1S!).">, captain on May 13, 1900, and major on February Ifi, 19i 1. He accompanied the expendition to Dongola, Sudan, in ISM, and took part in the operations on September 1(1, receiving the Egyptian nicbil, with clasp and also the English medal. He served in the South African war .from 1000 to 11)02. taking part in operations in the Transvaal (October 1900 to "May 31. 10021. ITe was mentioned in dispatches on July 18 and .26, 1002. and received the Queen's medal with three clasps and tlie King's medal with two clasps. On July ifi th, 1014, while on furlough in New Zealand from India, he was appointed to the command of the Wellington military district in which he was bom, for one year, succeeding Colonel Chaytor in that office. On the outbreak of war with Germany in August, 10WL be received command of the Infantry Brigade, New Zealand Expeditionary Force, which subsequently became the First New Zealand Infantry Brigade. He left in his command with the Main Body, and subsequently served with his brigade in Egypt, on the Canal, through the Gallipoli campaign, and with it in Franco ever since. Throughout he won the esteem of his men, and everywhere was recognised as a brave and ablo leader. For his services on Gallipoli he received the C,B. General Johnston married a daughter of the 'late Mr. A. G. Fell, of Wellington. His wife followed him to Egypt/and died there a few months afterwards.