PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 14 January 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr. John Connors, Crimean War veteraft, died at Ashburton last week, aged 81 years. > One of the oldest and most respected residents of the district passed away at' the Nelson Hospital on Tuesday in the person, of Mr. Joseph. Packard at the very advanced age of 02 years Mr. R. Morgan (Mayor of Waitara) has been appointed to represent the combined boroughs of Injlewood and Waitara on the Taranaki Hospital and Charitable Aid Board, in succession to Mr. D. H. Macdonald, resigned. . This completed the new board. Ij| the list of appointments of officers proceeding on active service there appears the name of' Lieutenant B. C. Kirk, 11th (Taranaki) Rifles. In the list jof appointments to the New Zealand Army Nursing Corps there is the name of Staff-Nurse N. IC. Dempsey, of New Plymouth.. . In a hospital and progress report published on Saturday the following Taranaki names appear: Removed from seriously ill list: J. Spence (New Plymouth). Severe ease: E. A. Ford." Not severe cases: S. H. Brown (Hawera), F. A- Hodder (Whangamomona), J. S. McKenzie, T.W.Walker. A number of Waverley' friends (aayi the Press) will regret to learn that a cable has been received stating that Major Daniels, who was stationed in I»dia for some years, and was on a visit to his brothers here recently, had been killed in action in Egypt. Dr. G. E. Morrison, who formsny years was the London Times correspondent-In China, and of late years has held the pott of official adviser to the Chinese Government, will arrive in New Zealand oajanuary 17, and expects to leave again on February 11. An announcement was recently made by Base Records that the Military Croes had been awarded to Captaip Robert Briffault, who was unknown to the authorities. This is evidently an Auckland surgeon who went to England in Slay, 1915, and received a commission in tba Royal Army Medical Corps. He served on Gallipoli until the end of that campaign, and during the past 18 maat&a has been in France. Mrs. F. Blydc, Fitzroy, has received news that her brother-in-law, Private G. E. (Tig) O'Carroll, was severely woundad on December 18. A later table states that he was admitted to the Brackenhurst Hospital on December 20, with a severe gunshot wound in the left ankle and also a scalp wound. Private O'Oarroll is a son of the late Dr. of New Plymouth. Captain Oscar Galile, M.C., of blaster* ton, has been killed in action. Hie deceased was very popular on account if his many sterling qualities. He went to Samoa as a private, being attached ,to the artillery. Subsequently he went to England and joined the Imperial Artillery. He saw strenuous fighting In France and by sheer merit won M» commission. Rising from the ranks himself, he was the staunch champion of the rankers. He was a prominent athlete and footballer.

The large 9upper-room of the Mantua Town Hall was taxed to its utmost last Thursday evening by the many friends of Mr. and Mrs. L. Carroll, whoareJeaVing Manaia after a residence o e . Ifflfcen years. Mr.. Carroll is retiring from the police force, after 43 years' service, and is taking up his residence in H&wer&j Mr. J. G. Craig (cfriirman of the Town Board) presided, ami presented Mr. Carroll with an illuminated address, together with a substantial cheque, in token of the esteem and regard of the residents towards Mr. and Mrs. Carroll and family, several speakers bearing eloquent testimony to Mr. Carroll's tactful and fearless performance of duty, also to tpe kindly acts of Mrs. Carroll, who was p»sented with a solid silver cream jug, sugar basin and tongs (in case), silver cake dish. Word -was received last week tbjf cable from Trooper Alf. Qnin (well kiiWn in Hawera) that he was convalescent': in hospital at Hcliopolis (Cairo) . A previous message from him by letter was written from Shellal Camp (east of Qaza), when he reported quite well, so evidently he has been wounded or laid aside through sickness in the meantime. Hie troops were under great difficulties in the advance through Palestine owing l to the shortage of water, only one bottle per day being allowed each unit for washing, drinking and shaving. Apparently Trooper Quin did not participate in the entry into Jerusalem, and jiis friends are anxiously awaiting further particulars of his disablement.—Stab