PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 25 January 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL.

It is understood that for private re»> sons the resignation of the Hon. A. L Herdman (Attorney-General) will not take effect so booh as was intended. At a meeting of the New Plymouth Borough Council on Wednesday evening a resolution was passed conveying the sympathy find condolences of the council to the widow and family of the late Private C, Putt, a member of the council's clerical staff, who died of wounds whilst on active service with the Expeditionary Forces. A Press Association wire states that Mr. John Logan Stout, LL.B., eldest »on of the Chief Justice, haR been appointed stipendiary magistrate, and will perform his duties in the South Otago district. Stout was born in Duncdin, and admitted to "the bar on February 27, 1805. He practised his profession in Wellington, and for some time was reporter, editor and secretary of the New Zealand Law Reports, and also acted OB the Chief Justice's secretary. It is stated in weil-informei circles that Mr. Alfred Rore, of Blenheim, will be a contestant for the Southern Maori se®t rendered vacant by the death of the late Mr. C. Parata. Mr. Rore, it is rumored, will have the support of the National Government. He unsuccessfully contested the scat last election. Mr. Rore is a fine type of Maori, is an educated man, and is spoken of as a fine orator. He is a full-blooded Maori, and is chief of the Marlborough tribe. In the latest casualty list published the following Taranaki names appear:— Died of wounds: C. F. Putt (H, Putt, New Plymouth, wife). Missiiig: F. W. Deakin (F. W. Deakin, Kaupokonui). The hospital and progress report contains the following names:—Still dangerously ill, improving: W. M. Pearce (New Plymouth). Severe cases: W. Eustace (New Plymouth), Lance-Corporal B. J. Joyce (Okaiawa), and Corporal 8. J. McNeill. Members of the Hawera Tennis and Croquet Club and friends; attended in large numbers at the club's courts on Wednesday afternoon, to show their appreciation of the fine work done for the Tennis Club by Mr. Webster, and for the Croquet Club by Mrs. Webster, during their residence in Hawera, and to say au revoir on the eve of their removal to New Plymouth. On behalf of the members, Mr. G. A. Burgess, in a happilyworded speech, referred in complimentary terms to the great work done for the club by Mr. Webster during the eighteen years he had spent in Hawera. He had been the mainjtav of the club, and, in fact, during part of that time it is probable that but for Mr. Webster the club would have found it very difficult to carry op. He asked their acceptance of an enjjree dish and a pendant, as a slight recognition of their popularity, and an appreciation of their good wishes, and assuring them their kindness would never be forgotten. Hearty cheers were then given for Mr. and Mrs. Webster, and their health was accorded musical honors.—Star.