PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 March 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr. (.ieorge Renwick, of Kaikonra; is paying a visit to New Plymouth. Miss Jenkinson, second assistant at the Eltham school, and a very popular and successful teacher, has resigned.

Lieut. IT. W. Swinburn, formerly of Hawera, who has been with the X.Z. Dental Corps for a considerable time, flailed for England with one of the reinforcements recently. Mr. E. R. P. Hill, formerly of the local olfiee 'of the Union S.S. Co., who was recently discharged from camp, has been transferred to the Napier office of the company, where he will be engaged on relieving duty. Mrs. Horroeks. accompanied by her daughter, left Eltham yesterday for Wellington to meoj' her son, ,Sergeant-Major V, Ilorroeks, who is returning to New Zealand on duty.

The Rev. W. A. Tveav, assistant to (ho vicar of St. Mark's Chnrcli, Wt • lincton, has accepted nomination as vica.' of the ("lmrcli of the Holy Sepulchre, Khyber -Pass, Auckland. He expects to lake up his duties in Auckland early in May.

Mr J. Caradua, who lias been on the staff of the Bank of New South Waies in Nelson for the past four years, has been transferred to the inspector's staff, Wellington. iPrior to taking up his appointment Mr. C'aradns will relieve the manager at the bank at Waverley.

The Rev. Father Bcrgin, who was at one time stationed at Manaia, and who has now been.appointed to Taihape, was farewelled by a large gathering at Waipawa last week (reports the Hawke's Bay Herald's correspondent). .iJter the singing of the National Anthem, the chairman, on behalf of the Catholic and non-Catholic people of Waipawa, asked the Rev. Father Bergin's acceptance of a cheque for over £l2O as a parting gift. Mr. Robert Parker will resign bis condiictorship of the Wellington Choral Uuion this year thus completing forty years of musical service in Wellington. ITis first work as conductor was Mendelssohn's "Elijah"—the first performance in Wellington. lie will again conduct "101 ijah" for the union at the close of his fortieth year as conductor (says the Evening Post). Mr. Samuel Cook, senior, a very old resident of Otaki, died suddenly lit his home last week. When dressing he had ft heart attack and quickly expired. Mr. Cook's' father was one of the old whalers who settled at Foxton in the very early days, and reared a iarge family. The late Mr. S. Cook had resided at Otaki for a great many years, carrying on business as licei.ied interpreter and land agent