PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 30 January 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Constable J. X. Morris, of the New Plymouth police staff, leaves shortly on transfer to Hawera. Mr. J. Austin has received advice that his son, Corporal P. 0. Austin, who left with the l'Sth Reinforcements, is returningl to New Plymouth in a few days, having been invalided hojue. The death occurred on Saturday of Mr. James Perrin, an, old resident of Wellington, who for many years was city drainage inspector. The friends of the Rev. R, Franklin, formerly vicar of Waverley, will be interested to learn that he has been appointed chaplain to a hospital ship (says the Press). Mr. Franklin takes up his new duties almost immediately. Colonel A. Hume is in a critical condition through illness. His many friends will hear with regret that he has been unconscious since Thursday last (says the N.Z. Times). The last hospital and progress report contains the names of the following Taranaki men:—Severe eases: L. Dean (Whangajnomona). Not severe cases: H. H. Curtis, C. K. Morshead (Hawera). Mr. D. Morrison, who has been ap. pointed to the management of the New Plymouth office of the Union Steamship Company, in succession to Mr. P. 7f. Jeffreys, arrived by last night's mail train. £ Rotorua_telegram states that Mr. David Gardner, proprietor of the Rotorua Chronicle, is dead, aged G" Ha was suffering from asthma and had a seizure on Monday night., which ended fatally yesterday morning. The Rev. J. W. Burton, a former minister of Wliitelcy Church, New Plymouth, but now of Melbourne, ha:; (says the N.Z Methodist Times) just secured liis B.A. degree at the Melbourne University. His record was of unusual brilliance, as he secured three first-classes in philosophy, and honors in advanced logic. Mr. and .Mrs. H. L. Spratt. of Hawera, New Plymouth by the mail train last night. Mr. Spratt, who has seen active service as sergeant, and was later appointed military representative to one of the Appeal Boards, with the rank of captain, is lecturing to-night at the 'Soldiers' Club. The death occurred on Monday morning at the residence, of his granddaughter (Mrs. ,T. J. Smith, of Petone) of Mr. Isaac Hutson, in his !)oth year. The late Mr. Hutson was a native of Sussex, England, ami came to New Zealand 20 years ago. For some years he worked for his son, Mr. Peter Ilutson, of the Wellington Brickworks, but for the last seven yei*>; he has been living with his grand-dauglfter in .Potoiu>. He leaves three sons (l!ey. I?. Hutson, of Brooklyn, j Mr. Joe Hutson, of Petone, at present in New Plymouth, and Mr. Peter Ilutson, of Hamilton). There me fourteen grandchildren and twenty-seven great-grand-children.