PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 August 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr ik>po Hocton.of WakefUM. (Nellaon), celebrated his 100th.birl.hda/ l**t week.

Mrs. A. E, Nathan, Rtzroy, "received word yesterday that her husband )mu bees transferred to & convalescent dep# tn Fr»nee. >■"'

Cable news w received .yesterday, by Mm. J. A. Bridgeman, of Westown,'re? porting that her son, £. Langley, is »W1 dangerously ill.

Mr. A. I, Johns, general manager tot New Zealand for tie British Traders' and Union of Canton Insurance Ooy„ and brother., of Mr., P. 8. Johns, has been on a short visit to New Plymouth. Mr. J. Abbott has received void that his son Harold was admitted to hospi' tal on July 30 wounded in the face. Private Abbott left with the 20th Be* mforeemunts.

(Private W. H, Terry, son of Mrs. E. Terry, of Stratford, has been admitted to Walton-on-Thames hospital on August 10 suffering from a shrapnel wound •in the left leg.

H. H. Q. Kenaud and W. & Davis were farawslled on JPuwday \ty a large assemblage of their associates in the local post office.. Presentations were made. Both left for camp yesterday morning. . ,^

Captain Daniel MacKenzie, of the auxiliary Bchooner which arrived at Wellington on Saturday from Auckland via New tPlymouth, will shortly complete his sixteenth year as master of that vessel. •

Colonel D. J. McGatto N.ZJK.O., <•&• has been awarded the D.5.0., is ti» *»JUknown Wellington medical practitioner. He left Hew Zealand ae a licutuwateolonel in command of No. 1 Stationary) Hospital, NJZ.E.F., in May, 101$, and haa been serving at the front ever since. He was promoted temporary colonel in October, 1916. , \ On Monday evening there was a vary large gathering of T&rata aettUrg to-btft farewell and success to Mr.'lble, who has been farming on the Toi Toi road, Tftrata, for the past five years, and hat just purchased a farm hear Egmoat Village, and is. taking up hie residence there. During the evening Mr. Ible was presented with a plated kettle and stand" with a spirit lamp.

At the meeting of the Ha wera s**• trict High, School Committee on Tuesday the headmaster eulogisticaljy referred t« the excellent services rendered by Mies McLeod in the secondard department of the school during the six years 'she has been associated with the school. Th* teacher well deserved her promotion t» the New Plymouth High School, and h* desired to congratulate her upon her ajipointment.

At the Land Board meeting yesterday members made eulogistic remarks >*tgardingMr. Harvey, senior clerk in the office, who is shortly leaving on promotion, when he joins the staff of the chief . drainage engineer at Auckland, as ee- J coiintant. It was resolved to congratulate Mr. Harvey and to record their *»• preciation of his uniform courtesy to the members of the board, and the. wllHjog assistance he has rendered at all time* in his relation to the work of the Land Board.

Mr Thomas Field, sen., of Ngleon, who now resides in Auckland, has'revived a cable from England stating' that hi* ««n----in-law, the Rev Frank K. Hafbord; View of Dunchurch, Rugby, was killed in Frantfe on August 8. Mr Harbord, who ■ was a chaplain in the B.EJ?., had be*n at the front for a year, and had been through the Battle of Messia.es, In hit letters he always spoke In admiration of the New Zealand men, and said no soldiers were thought more of by the English bord had also ser\ed On-oiigh the South African war as Chaplain. Mr. E. ToTme, pernor 1 - Crown ■ bads ranger in Taran;i l i, been in charge of the nor'hern part of, the district, has just retired from his position in order to take up' farming pursuit*. Reference v>as mailc to Mr. Teliae's styvices at the Land Board yesterday, wh»n it was resolved: "That this, board de-. sires to place on record Its appreciation of the services rendered by Mr. Tolme, retiring Grown lands ranger, during the, time he has been in that position, recognising that he has proved himself a «ajp- , able and trustworthy offictr. a sctx\ friend to the gen-pirn- pettier, and ha« earned the respect vi nil with whom he has come in contact iu hj(« «apa«ity as ranger."

j The names of the following TftTftnaki men are included iir-yesfcerday's 'casual (y list and hospital rispprtsr-iWouwlwl and admitted to hospital: Walter fj+wrgcj Vercoe (Mr», "X.- Sprangsr, Inp.l«wi>ori.. \ sister), Severe canes; W. vV. tJ. Hm?-/ den (Taxaraki), W. Gray (TMau&fcu; W, A. Sanson (Tarannki),. A. S. . Spdwe/v (Hawera). Not severe cases: M. A. Oaky |TaranftH),'W. Grant (TMan»*i), J '■•■% Navin (Eltham),A.C. Rogers (New Plymouth), L. H. Smith fFmranaki). liar- - gerously ill: -D. Ungley (New Plymouth). Seriously ifl; B. 0. Owrroll (Midhirst), W. V. GilUgan /Tsranaki). Still seriously ill: J> H. letauui (New- - Plymouth). Still MriOU((W ill. hut Improving: W. F! CKUi#an 'Reported as severe eases: W.'~L. tomisuji (Taranaki). L. J. Potrox'<Watt»Ta), H J. Wright (TwaaiM). : ltot reported «e severe eases: W. 6. Borr (New Plymouth),* Si t. Drake. Hnfilc\ijoodl, A. Duff (Taranaki), T. Gerard (Hawera), T. Hay (Taranaki), J. J. (TDonnrlt (New Plymouth), N. P*pperell (New Ply mouth). '

I The following is an extract fn.ni -thai [London Gazette of August t<S:~ "lieutenant Ma*e«y, MilitM| Cro*. for .conspicuous gallantry and ,devotion to duty. Previous to »n attack be pwformtd service Invaluable to hit brigade in «u««w«fully carrying out its asfietuMy arrangements. The faet that there nu no hitch w»b due to his caroful personal reconnaissances. Afterwards, during .the attack, he did valuable work in going forward when communication had broken down owing to casualties «nd other confusion, andsretuming with a. clear report on the general situation. 1 " Lieutenant F. G, Maesoyvas mentioned in despatches after the Sonrme, in which battle his brigade was engaged continuously for 21 day*. Ho' is tine, son <rf the Bt. Hon. W. F. Mawwy, and left with the Hew Zealand Rifie Brigade L[S«T«nth Reinforcements.).