PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 4 October 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL.

A London cable states £hat BrigadierGeneral Frcyberg, V.C., has been wound' ed.

A Sydney cable reports the death of the Rev. Donald McLennan, a il'resbyterian minister, formerly of New Zealand.

Mr. Jas, McLeod, who has been appointed a trustee of the New Plymouth Savings Bank, filling the vacancy caused by the death of the late Mr. D. Berry, took his seat yesterday morning for the first time at a meeting of the trustees. A letter has been received in New (Plymouth, dated July 29, from somewhere in France, from Driver J. E. Shore, formerly of Opunake, stating that he was in good health at the time, and intimating that ho had seen Driver E. Barrett, from the coast, who was also well. Among the names mentioned in Wednesday's hospital report, are the following Taranaki men: SeVere cases—L. R. Johnson (Hawera). Not severe cases— P. J. Hfiwke (Eltham), F. G. Low (New Plymouth;. D. W. iPaton (New Plymouth) The death occurred in Masterton on Sunday of Mr. A. Napier, who had been a resident of the Alfredton district for many years. He leaves a widow, three sons, and four daughters. Two of the sons are on active service. The deceased was seventy-three years of age. i Bombardier Ivan Golding, who left with the 7th Reinforcements, in a recent letter home, said that he has had wonderful luck, having only been slightly gassed once, and then able to remain with his unit. He sent homo a number of souvenirs, and among them is a Hun gas mask. It is of a very different pattern from the British mask, being merely a mask for the face, held in position by straps, and not fitting over the whole head. The mask weighs about one pound.

At the Omata Church yesterday, Miss S. Pemvarden, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. Pemvarden, of Omata, was married to •Mr. Hverard G'ilmour, of New Plymouth. The Ven. Archdeacon Evans officiated. The bride, who was given away by her father, was attended by her sister as bridesmaid, Mr. Sanders acting as best man. The wedding was of a quiet nature. After a wedding breakfast at the residence of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gilmour left by motor car for the south.

Dr. Cleary. Roman Catholic Bishop of Auckland, who has been absent from the Dominion for the past 18 months, will return shortly. Monsignor Mahonev, diocesan administrator, Auckland, received a cablegram on Friday from the Bishop stating that he had arrived in America, and would leave for New Zealand at an early date. Bishop t'leary, since leaving Auckland, has paid an ad limina visit to Rome, and lias spent some time in France, where he reorganised the Catholic chaplaincy services in connection with the New Zealand troops. He also spent some weeks in the trenches and at the New Zealand hospitals in England as a chaplain. A Press Association message from Dunedin announces tho death of exPolice Inspector Mallard, aged #ighty. two years. The deceased was noted as an authority on matters concerning the police force. He was formerly a member of the Victorian Police Force, and came to the Dominion in 1863, with Inspectors' Pender, Hickson, Broliam, and others. He was stationed at Dunedin under Superintendent Weldon, and later was at Port Chalmers for seven years. He was also stationed in Tokoinairiro district, and afterwards at Tuapeka, from which place he was re-transferred to Dunedin in 1871. In 1872 ho was appointed inspector nt Dunedin, and occasionally took Mr. Weldon's place as locum tenens over the Middle Island Police district. The deceased resigned from the force in 1880. liv 1871, almost the whole force at Dunedin went on strike, and Mr. Mallard, the superintendent, and one or two others, had the whole work thrown upon them. The situation was relieved by tho arrival of armed constabulary sent from Welling-, ton.