PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 December 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL.

A London cable notifies the death, from typhoid, of Mr. Noel Ross, a New Zealand journalist. Mr. Alexander Shuttleworth returned from Auckland by the Rarawa yesterday.

Mr. John Hamilton, lately of the Chief Postmaster's staff at Cliristchurch, has arrived to take up the position of senior clerk at the local chief post office. The marriage took place yesterday, at St. Mary's Church, New Plymouth, of Miss Lena Mouatt and Sergeant H. N. Seldon.

Mr. A. Baker, of Rahotu, has received advice that one of his sons, Private F. Baker, who tainted with the 14th Reinforcements, has been wounded.

Base Records announces that Sergeant Lindsay Stevenson, N.Z.M.C., Featherston.jdicd at Taihape hospital on Thursday. The certified cause of death has not been reported yet.

The Rev. W. A. Sinclair, who lias been absent from New Plymouth for nearly two weeks on business connected with his office as president of the Methodist Church, returned home last night.

Mr. and Mi's. Cunning-ham, of Normaniby road, Mannin, lias received word Hint Private W. D. Cunningham was wounded on December s—this being Hie third occasion. By the decision of a military medical board sitting at Trentham on Tuesday I las?, Corporal TL C. Baker, New llyI mouth, was declared unfit for active service and discharged from the forces. Corporal Baker, who had volunteered, was accepted for service, and went, into cam)) in May last, being posted to the 33rd Reinforcements.

■Lieut. J. McSaveney, of Pimgareliu, is at, present spending his final leave in that district. He enlisted as a private in the Main Body, earned his promotion in the field, and returned to New Zealand on duty. He is now attached to the 34th Reinforcements, and shortly returns to the front.

Mr. R. J. Linn, of Normanby, has received letters from his two sons in France. Harry, who went away with the Liverpools as a private, has received promotion on the field, and is now sergeant. Biit'h he and his brother Jack were, at the time of writing, fit and well. Harry mentions incidentally that only two of his original platoon remain, the balance being either killed or wounded. —Star. Mr. N. C. Harding, who for the past six years has been on'the staff of the New Plymouth Borough Council, and is leaving shortly to tajce tip the position of town clerk at Patea, was, on Thursday afternoon, presented by the borough staff with a handsome suit-case. The presentation, was made by tho town" clerk (Mr. P. T. Bellringer), who alluded to the loyal service rendered by Mr. Harding, and wished him every success in his new sphere.

Mr. J. J. Mulvey left yesterday morning, to take up his new duties at Wellington, as cliief clerk in the telegraph olHce. As a prominent worker in the Post and Telegraph Officers' Association, not less than in the position he held in the local post ofliee, Mr. Mulvey was held in high esteem, and lhe kindly feelings of the officers towards him found expression in ail interesting souveuir which was presented to him on Thursday.