PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 October 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr. M. Trailer has teen elected chairman of the Taranaki Hospital and Charitable Aid Board.

v At the conclusion -of the meeting of the Hospital Board yesterday, Mr. E. Gilmour tendered his resignation. The Lieut. Little, mentioned yesterday as having been recently wounded} ii Lieut. N. F. Little, M.C., who wm wounded on October 4. He is the son ol Mr. J. Little, of Sentry Hill. Amongst those killed in action is Lieut. Pioy Foden, fourth son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Foden, of Hawera, who for some time was on the staff of Messrs Halliwell and Thomson, of Stratford. .

Private Leslie Batten, of Toktora, Ji reported to have died frotp wounds. About 18 months ago >he was fiuurried to Miss Exley, daughter of Mr. T. R. Exiey, of Inaha, and she Ii left with an infant son.

Messrs A. Morton (Mangorei), J. Brown (Maketawa), ,R, 'Qtogto (Stratford), and M. Hickey tfkpunikc) left for Wellington yesterday morning, to attend a conference of butter producers called by the Premier relative to the Imperial Government's offer for the season's output. On the eve of. their departure for camp, Messrs N. if. Winter, J. Colemfcn, mid S. H. Dunatan were on Tuesday night by their fellow-workers of the New Plymouth post office, efceh being presented with appropriate aend'off gifts.

Advice has been received that Georgq Duffill, of Inglewood, Who left with, th« Main Body and saw service to Egypt, Gallipoli, and France, was killed in action on October 10. ■ Hie was a sea o! Mrs. Duffill, of Inglewood, where he resided for many years, and a brother of Mr. J. A. Dnffill, of Hawera. Mr. J. Brown, of Durham Road, has received word that his youngest ton, Leonard, has been admitted to hospital, suffering from gunshot, wound in the jaw. He has also had a cable from son, which, as might be expected from Leu, was in a ekaerfill 'key and stilted lie was doing well.

The death has ■ occurred #t Whangs* rei of Mr. Robert Samuel' Lincoln, aged 88, who was described as the father of the Postal Service in Auckland. He was attached to the 'Post Office from 1863 to 1888, when he retired from the Public Service. The; deceased leavei five children, 24 grandchildren, and 54 great-grandchildren. Mr. A. B. Mac Donald, who west away with yesterday's military draft, wai given a very cordial send-off by fellowmembers of the Male Choir, who aang ''Comrades in Arms" as the train steamed out. Mr. Macdonald possesses considerable vocal talent, which has always been at the service of the community, and his going will be a distinct loss to the social and musical life of the district.

The following Taranaki names appeal in yesterday's casualty list: —SecondLieut. E. H. Young (E. Young, Otakcho, mother); Lance-Corporal H. J, Watts (.T. T. Watts, Hawera, mother); Private F. 1). Bramald (Mrs. Bramald, Xew Plymouth, mother) ; Private T. Potro* (T. Potroz, Kaimata, father); and Privata J. Moffett (H, Moffett, Hawera, father*.