PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 19 February 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL.

A Wellington telegram report* tl death on Sunday morning of Jfri. Herd' man, wife of Mr. Justice Herdman. Monsignor Hackett has been appoint'* ed to the Roman Catholic pariah of Ellerslie, after being 25 years 'in cfaam of Paeroa. Mr. H. E. Glover has been appointed an assistant master at the New Plymouth Boys' High School, and Miss Baker an assistant at the Girls' High School. A Gisborne telegram reports the death yesterday morning of the Hon. William Morgan, M.L.C., an old resident of the district, after a lengthy illness. He was long connected with educational matters. Neither the Rev. Mr. Stockwell nor the Rev. Mr. Miller, victims of the assault after the Rev. Howard Elliott's meeting, had sufficiently recovered to enter the pulpit on Sunday. So far no arrest has been made. It appears that no one witnessed the assault - except friends of the assailants.—PreaJ Association. Mr. R. C. Treeweek, chairman of the Tirimoana. Dairy Co, has just received a cable to the effect that his brother, Sep.-Lieut. P. G. Treweek, of the N.Z. Camel Corps, is well, and lias been promoted to the position of adjutant to his 'battalion Dr. E. Boxer, of Hastings, has been appointed acting president of the New Zealand Returned Soldiers' Association, in succession to Mr. James D. Harper, w ho has accepted a seat on the War Pensions Board. Dr. Boxer left New Zealand witli the main body, took part in the landing at Gallipoli, and was invalided home in August, 1915. On his return to New Zealand he was discharged as unlit for further service.

Sister P. M. Reynolds, who was part owner of Marinoto private hospital lat Hawera, and who lias been on active service for nearly three years, has been invalided home, and has arrived at her home, Wellington. Sister Reynolds was one of the first nurses to go on Vctlve service, and served for 10 months in No. 17 General Hospital, Alexandria. She came back to New Zealand ou duty in a transport, and after having here a 1 few weeks was ordered away with the 17th Reinforcements to England, where «he joined the staff at Walton-on-Thames Hospital. A few months .ago Sister Reynolds was in ill-health, and aftor a rest resumed duty, Dr. Wilson, of Wanganui, being supervisor of the ward Sister Reynolds had charge of. Strenuous work in the care of New Zealand's sick and wounded told its tale, however, and Sister Reynolds suddenly collapsed, and had to be carried on board a New Zealand hospital ship in England. JfHe picked up wonderfully on the voyage out, and on arrival was able to walk ashore. The authorities have made arrangements for her to have rest and attent ion at Otaki Sanatorium for tome >time to come.—Ohronkh.