PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 August 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL.

It is announced that Mr. James Vrendeville, of Eketahuna, has been appointed Crown Prosecutor at Wellington, viec Mr. Meredith.—Press Association.

Mr. J. B. Murdoch was yesterday appointed chairman and managing dircctoi of the Egmont Box Coinpa»;\ Mr. Low, engineer to the Auckland Gas Company, is at present in New Plymouth.

Mr. E. Doekrill has been appointed delegate of the New Plymouth Gas Company at the Gas Companies' conference to bo held in Wellington this week.

Word hag been received by M<- (5. J CI if!', of New Plymouth, that his niece" Mrs, H. Oldham (nee Miss Ethel Throsse 1, who was educated at the local High fcchool) died suddenly yesterday morning. Lance-Corpora) L. de V. Mereier, of Hawera, has advised friends in Hawera by cable that he has recovered fully from his wounds, and has rejoined his unit.

Br. MeDiarmid left Hawera for Weiluigton yesterday to take up military work m the camp, preparatory to goim* on active service abroad. He was given an enthusiastic send-off by a large number of personal friends and the public. A Hastings telegram reports the death S.M., BA aged- 59 y ears . &> TO \ native of Dublin, rector of St. Patrick's Uhege from 1801 to 1909, and parish priest at Hastings from 1909 to 1915

Word has been received that Private \». R. Arthur, son of Mr. J. Arthur, oi .New Ilymouth, was transferred to ■' oase depot in France on July 23 I'r.va!'. Arthur had previously been posie.!_ ::s missing, but later news came liirougn that lie had been wounded

-';« It '-''' •&■ C. Cook, formerly curate ol s>t Marys Church, New Plymouth who lext here some months ago and went away with the New Zealand Helical Corp., was reported in l ast Ihursday's casualty list to have been slightly wounded on July 22 and remaining with unit.

Messrs D. G. A. Cooper chairman), W em-, and D. McLaren (memberß), of .lie tursL Military Service Board armed in Xew Plymouth last night, and will hold a three days' sitting of the Appeal Board, commencing this morning Captain Walker, military representative also arrived last night.

The following names of Taranaki men appear in yesterday's hospital report-A Severe cases: J. Bennett (Stratford), F Hodges (Inglewood). J. H. Laws (Hr.wcra), J. Xeuatroski (Waitara), W L hW'ry (New Plymouth), A. C,Wright' (Stratford). Not severe case*: A G Bailey (Taranaki), J. Christie (Strati ford), J. Davidson (Taranaki). The following candidates have satisfied the examiners in all the subjects of the third proiessimml examination i h medicine for the' doQrecs pf MB anct Ch.B. : -L. H. Booth," K. L. Christie, D. hi. Currie, G. P. Fitzgerald, L. C. Moln-7 tyre, F. ,T. Mulholland, A. W. T O'Sulllvan, S. T. Parker, K. 0. Kowlev -IT ->1 .Spencer, J.-L. Will, R. Wislmrt." Passed in medicine, clinical medicine, and midwifery: H. J. Barnicoat. Passed in midw.fery: V. 'J. p. FH, c .v, in modicme and clinical medicine: W. T. Glasgow.

Mr, H, 1,. Snratt is about to commence the practice m his profession as a solicitor, in Hawera. Mr. Spratt, at the outbreak of the. war, was managin" clerk for the late Lieut-Colonel Malona ai Stratford. He enlisted with the Main Body in the Mounted Rifles, and saw considerable service on the Peninsula and later in Egypt, gaining the rank of -. Pr . gcant. Mr. Spratt was invalided to X-w Zealand about a year ago, and for the last few months had been acting as the military representative, with the rank of captain, on (he Canterburv Military Service Board, and latterly has been attached to the headquarters staff at Wellington.

Members of tlio present legislature of this Dominion bave been hit iy.rd bv The present war. The Speaker of the Lctrislative Council (.ITon. Olias. Johnston) has * lost two sons; Sir Francis 'Dillon Bell, one son; Hon. Beelian. two soh>wnunded; Sir James .Allen (Defence Minister) - one son killed; Sir Jarne? Carrol, his adopted son; Mr. T. Field, M.P. for Nelson, a son 'wouiided. Mr. A. H. HivV marsh (Wellington South), a nephew •' killed; Mr. R. Hudson (Motneka\ a «on killed; Mr. L. Jsitt (Ohristchwh), ■ » son killed; Mr. W. T. Jennines (Tanmanuuii), two song killed; lute"Hou. Dr McNab, a brother killed; Mr. H. J. Okev (Taranaki), two sons lulled; Mr. H.- Po>and (Ohinemuri), a son wounded; >fy. T. W. Rhodes (Thames)-: a son killed: Mr. C Statham (Dunedin), two brotlip..-. killed; Mr. G. Sykcs (Mastcrton), a son killed; MrJc. Talbot (Temuka-, 'a, brother killed; Mr. J. 0. Thomson (\V*aU lace), a son died in camp. The following members went to the front: Messrs J. G. Coates (Kaipara), who luia had n brother killed, T. Seddon (Weatland), J. B. Hiiio (Stratford), and VV. 1). Slewart (Dunedin). Member* of the legislature who have sons or brothers ai the war are: The Prime Minister, .Sir J. (;. Ward, Hon. X>. Buddo. Messrs D. Buick,' J. Craigie, H. Ell, R. McCallum, A. Mvers and 0. A. Wilkinson.

Auckland's only centenarian, Mrs Margaret Jackson, last week died at the home of her grand-daughter, Mrs F. J. Gore, Franklin 'Road;. Potisonby, having reached the great age of 101 years and four months. Mrs Jackson, *,vho retained remarkable health until-a few months ago-r-tocr hearing only excepted —was born in the north of Ireland, not far from the battlefield of the Boync, and we|l remembered the coronation of Queen Victoria, -and the running of the first . train from 'Dublin to Cash'el—a great event in Ireland at the time, She was three times married, and by her. second husband had two daughters, one of whom died in infancy, the other being Mrs 'Rice, of Wanganui. Mrs .lackson came to New Zealand in 1872 with her third husband, Corporal Thomas Jackson, an Indian Mutiny veteran, who died some thirty years ago. Most of her life, in this country was spent at Auckland .and Papakura. She leaves, beside her daughter, four grand-children and one great-grandchild. Mrs Jackson was in many ways a remarkable old lady, and until she was compelled to t'ake to her bed some months ago she was comparatively active, taking occasional short walks. She always wore the costume of many years ago—including a beflowered bonnet, to which. she was much attached, and which she were in the house as well as out. She was also very partial to snuff, which was more generally used in her younger days than it is at present, and was greatly pleased to find a visitor who would accept a pinch—a pleasure of which, it is to be feared, she was sometimes disappointed. .