PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 2 April 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL.

A cable states that the King .went to the west front on March 28 and returned to-day. Mrs. Hughes, Grand Central, recared a cable yesterday from her son, -J. G. Hughes, saying that he had been,.appointed to the headquarters .staff,-Lon-don. The death is reported" from Aucklnd qf- Mr. William Richardson, a temperance advocate, who on several occasions unsuccessfully contested (Parliaanentary elections. An Auckland message states that Baron von Riueh, a German {tenter in Samoa, who was coming to New Zealand on a steamer under escort, disappeared at sea. He was seen at 3.30 p.m. on the forecastle, where he slept. It is> butmised that he fell overboard.

Major George Massey, son of the Prime Minister, who has been incapacitated by a gunshot wound, joined the New Zealand Forces early in 1915 and left New Zealand as a second lieutenant in the Rifle Brigade. He was temporarily transferred to the Imperial Army and served with tho Irish Rifles at the battle of the Somme, after which his name was mentioned in dispatches. At Messines he was awarded the Military Cross. Since then he has been second in command of the Lancashire Fusiliers. News' by cable indicates that the Lancaahires were in action during last week. ' Another link with the early history of Wanganui has been broken by the death on Saturday last, of Mrs. P. Austin (nee Miss E. Dewar) says the Chronicle). In 1863 Mrs, Austin, then Miss Dewar, landed at Auckland, and in 1867 came to Wanganui to act as mistress in the old' Grammar School, conducted by Mr. W. West, on the site afterwards occupied by the old Technical School, and later by MeGruer's shop. About 1869 Miss Dewar severed her connection with the Grammar School, and established a private school in the Avenue. In this venture she was joined by her brother, Mr. John Dewar, who at the time was in charge of Matarawa School. Many of their oldtime pupils are still in Wanganui and the surrounding district, and will learn of her death with regret. For many years she was associated with St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, and took an active part in church work. .'

Joan Sawyer, a noted American dancer, is the star performer in the .big Fox feature, "Love's 'Law," showing tonight and to-morrow at Everybody's. On the same programme will be shown the Mutual comedy, "Behind the Screen," featuring Charlie Chaplin, which is being repeated in response to numerous itquests. ' Elise Bellumonini, a pretty Italian girl whose home is at Viareggo, enjoy! the hoAor of ibeing the first Tegularljj appointed captain in her country's men chant marine. Signorina Belluomini lates .her success to a writer in the Pari* newspaper, Petit Journal. She is tc be appointed to command a ship, and seems to have no doubt of her ability to inspire confidence in her crew. Sh< writes:—"Where shall I be sent? I dq not know, but I am ready for anything, I join the marine in troubled times, and I know seamen risk their'lives everj day But I will show my crew that a womap can be as brave as a man. II my fate is to foe torpedoed, I shall obi serve the traditions of the sea, and b< the last to leave the ship entrusted t<i me. My life I sacrifice in advance. II is at the service of iny country and o) my dear noble sisters, France and Eng> land. I only hope my example will bei followed. The need of officers in the merchant service is so great that a woman's action in enlisting in her country's navy may not be quite in vain. Long live" Italy, down ,with Germany!" * A sidelight on domestic economy in; England is furnished by a letter from a young married Victorian girl resident in London. The letter is dated Dei cemlber 14, and one extract may bB found interesting:—"My husband took Monday evening off, and We had dinner in town and went to see Oscar Ashe and lily Brayton in "Chin Chin Chow." On the way upstairs we saw each window was heavily sand-bagged. On account of the thickness of the walls and concrete roofing, they were considered safe in an air raid, oven in case of a direct hit, so we felt we were secure., We had * a little dinner before we went. It consisted of hois d'oeuvres, fish, nearly hall a grilled chicken each, an icc and and they only charged 4s 3d each. New arrangements are coming in over millq We are only going to have one deliverj every day (there used to be three), a$ there is such a shortage. Our. sugai ' rationing begins next Monday, and othe* tilings seem liikely to be rationed,' too —butter, tea, margarine, etc! It will be much fairer, and stop queues. Out; turkey weighed 151b, and cost 30s. Oar, • ham we had cooked the day ibefore, so it was all ready. We had made mince pies, too, plum pudding, and a banana, custard. Twelve soldiers came in aftei; dinner. W-e-gave them -tea and cakey and then we had the Christmas tree, ■with a little present for each; After/ the tree, we had games,, also the gramophone, and then we gave them tea, a plate of him, salad, trifle, jelly, ami chocolate blanc-mange, cakes, coffee, and crackers. 'After that I went to the ■piano, and they all sang 'A Perfect Day* and "My Little Grey Home in the West,' these ibeing ihe-'tw'o favorites." • To the toiler for bread, by necessity led, life wendß its monotonous way; While the son cometh up . and the sun goeth down To measure -eaeh'woridng-day, Bis abiding care ia to harvest a share WhUeiia poweratfar'toilsendm'e, And toJoosen tie hold of a cough or a cold .With Woods' gre&kPeppennint Cure. 2' '