PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 30 October 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Miss Helen Bullard has passed th* ex* aniination in Home Science in connect tion with the New Zealand University.

At last night's Borough Council meet* ing, Mr. A. E. Sykes was appointed the council's representative on the Taranaki Hospital and Charitable Aid Board, in the place of Mr. E. Gilmour (resigned).

Mrs. A. J. Coleman has been *Avise4 that her son, Rifleman Rob. (Tom) Coleman, who left with jthe ,14th Reinforcements, has been wounded in tho lefl| ,hand.

Cable advice has teen received ty Miv W. Bird, Rlmtt Street, Fit»oy, thai hie second son, Gunner H. E. Bird, who left with the 10th Reinforcements, mm wounded and gassed on October «. Private K. Barrett, who was grounded' about six weeks ago and admitted, to a French hospital,'ha* been tranrferrid to the Now Zealand Genera} Hospital at Brockenhnrst. Mrs. f: A, OTJoifteD, New Plymouth, is «, sister. Mrs. E. McLean. Molesworth street, has been advised that hj« wn, Private H. E. McLean, of the maobine gun section, was admitted to «, French hospital on October 4 and to the 'base depot, on October 10, Buffering from '■ sever 9 de* bility. £\. }

I One son of Mr. B. Sounnese, manager of the Kaponga Dairy CO., fell fighting at/ Messincs, and now his second boy has been killed in the late fightttf in. Flanders. '

Constable Laurence Carrollj whp baa been in charge of the Manaia police district during the past ten vear» or'thereabouts, having arrived at the official ago limit,'is listed for retirement at the rfnd of the year.

The Wellington" District Medical Board—Lieut.-Colonel' Lindsay, Captain Caseerley, Captain FeTpsron, and Captain Sir Chas. Burdett (dentist)— arrived in New Plymouth on Saturday night and sat at New Plymouth yester* day. They will resume" fheir sitting here to-day, and on Wednesday proceed to Stratford and then go on to Hawfr*.' Mrs Bramald, Frankley Road, has received advice' that her son. PrivateF. D. Bramald, who v?a* wounded on October 4, has now been transferred to the sew Zealand General Hospital, Brockenhurst, with severe wounds. .

Mrs. John Vile, senior, who eelebated her hundredth birthday, last May, died on Sunday night, states a press wire from 'Pahiatua. She was a pioneer ot the Wairarapa Bush District, and bad a very interesting career. She lived under sixi British sovereigns. Mrs. Vile came to Wellington in 1856, in the ship Anne Wilson, and resided in Pahiatua many years.

Amongst a recent casualty list in tlia name of Robert Buchele, killed in action on October 18. Before enlisting, Buchele, who was well known in higlewood, worked for Mr. Thos. Drake, and later on with Mr. Frank Drake. Buchele, who left with tho 3rd Reinforoementa, had a varied experience, having served at Gallipoli and Egyjit before going to th» trenches in France.

Mr. J. Harvey, Fitwoy, las received the sad news of the loss of a second «on, Corporal F. C. Harvey, afrtho (rent. For some time past reports ojf'hto neriana illness had been received, arid inquiries elicited that Corporal Harvey had contracted pneumonia while 1-eeotering from an operation for appendicitis performed at Staples, and died on Thursday last. He sailed with the 20th Reinforcements, and up till the time of hi* illness had gone through some very heavy fighting, including that at Messincs, without a scratch. A brother met his death two years ago at the Suvla Bay landing. Deep sympathy will be accorded Mx. and, ! Mrs. Harvey in their sad logs.