PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 7 February 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL.

QHarte-Hnaater-Captain Boon, of Tren*tliam, returns to camp to-day. Mr. J. Prestaey has received cable .ad*vice that hxs son Robert-is progressing favorably. A New Yodc ■ message reports that v Madfume. 4fclba appeared in Faust in. 'the ■Oticago Opera iQwapany's $f«W York* noftson, ntarWkig the silver jußHee of flier ctebut in America. She had on en.thiwiastio receptfon and was recalled" 'l2 times. The elder brother of the Eev. 'Gooke, formerly. curate of St. Mary's Church, New 1%-kouth, who was killed in action recently, lost Ms Kfe in the vcwiy stages of the war, and there are two other toothers now on active service, and- a fifth goes"hito -fehe trsiimßg) camp next month. Prior to co»mencei»eßfc of wosk at? tlie wharf on Tuesday uiorning' the members of the Waterside Washers' Union .assembled, and on their bebatf Mr. WFitfcpatrick, president of tt»e union, presented Mr. B. W. Ssewin with a sftvermounted pipe and tobacco poach on file ■evo of his departure for camp. Mr. B. !-W. Frewin, who was a noted Tamnaki. represantatrve foptibal'ler, felt for camp; .yesterday naorn-ing-A Sreynaytth message repasts the sudden death- of Mr. Casson, who- had oirte arrived thjere to'take charge of- the eiFj ginger's oificij of the New Zealand Railways, relieving Mr. Hoskingg, who had iretired from tic service. He was foundexpiring just after lunch. The date Mr. Carson canae from Hillskfc Workshops, Dunedin, a*td was about-fifty years of, .age. The cause of death was heart failjwc, accompanied by a severe cold. The. 'remains will be Duned-in for burial. •Mr. J. T. Manning, an old BcsMent ofr 'Carterton, died on Sunday, at the age of siifjty-tlwee years. Deceased was formerly a director of the Taratahi aiii#'Belvedcre IJairy ffiosrpanies, secretary of the •odd-feßows' Lodge in Carterton for 23 years, and also secretary of the Freemasons' Lodge for some years. He leaves a widew and seven children,

An Oaniaru message says that Sir Henley M>h%r, long a member of the Legislative Oo»iicil, and for some yetars oSaeaker; died this liiorniag, iu his 88th year. Sir Henry was edttfisted at Eton, and after proceeding to Australia at am' earfy-iage, eagme to New Zealand, where he engaged in pa(#ota>l and mJmßjysur* in de BSfenctf* GomW in M 65. Be was %>aikOT-»f£*?-G»MJi«B*from 1882 to' 'toes.

On M©nd&%,ii£tj«ntam&(.»*ites the' Stratlerd 'j&rs Wa»g|pi«Ssona eorre'spijßSent) a rep*esen|aiit , vie gathering of the Wliaj3gamomona - diß± , ric't|{)»wtl' i a sur-i prise visit to the Cottstabte, JScanneH, who, family, is leaving here shortly, h-a-vng been transferred . ;to Manaia. Mr. W. A. M4£uteh»n, 3.1'., \ presented Mrs. Scannell with a gold -pendant set with precious stones and a travelling companion, a*d Master Scannell with a pair of binoculars. Mr. I'awkner also added eulogistic remarks. Constable Scannell has been stationed here for some years, and the district parts-. with him with sincere regret, as he was deservedly popular, and had proved himself the right man in the right place.

In the casualty list published yesterday tho name of Rillcman D. Wolls (15. Wells, Maligorei, brother) appears amongst the wounded, admitted to hospital. The hospital and progress report contains the following Taranaki names: Still dangerously ill, progressing favorably, W. M- Earn (New Plymouth). Still seriously ill, IT. E. Hill (New Plymouth). Removed from seriously ill list, A. F. Jones (Waita-ra)- Severe cases: A. Hall ■and D. 'Patterson (Inglcwood), IV- H. Walsh. Not , 'ivcre cases: A. E. Brown, W. if. Burrcll (New Plymouth), J. A. Close and E. R- Goad (Hawcra), A. D. Coombe, G. Hall (Stratford), V. Hanna. (New Plymouth), A. F. Huggins and \V. H. Mac Donald (■Hawcra), F. A. Milner (Manaiah F- Muggeridge (Hawcra), D. »V. Payne (Waitara), W. Randall, and Acting-Bombardier L. Sim.