PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 10 May 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr. W. L. Jamieson, auctioneer on the staff of the Hawcra branch of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, who is shortly going into camp, was yesterday presented by the manager (Mr. F. W. Oarey) with a wristlet wateli and shaving outfit as a mark of the esteem in which he was held by his confreres.—Star. Mr. A. P. Nicoll, a returned soldier, and a brother of Mr- W. P. Nicotl, of ,Scw Plymouth, has been appointed assistant instructor in the art classes at the Wellington Technical School. Mr. Nicoll is a New Zealander by birth, and studied art in New Zealand, England, and. Scotland. In 1914 lie was 011 the staff of the Edinburgh School of Art, but left on a visit to the Dominion a few days before war broke out. At )as<4 night's annual meeting of tJhe New PljimoutJi Band, the bandmaster (Mr. F. VV. G. M'Leod) said the jand was unique in that it had in its ranks a player only 12 years of age, who played with the senior band, and who was probably the youngest bandsman in the Dominion. They also had in Mr. Hughes probably the oldest bandmaster in the Dominion at present in active service. An English war correspondent, Bpeakilig of General Plumer, the commander of the British force in Italy, writes: "Like Lord Roberts, he is one of the 'little 'uns,' his height being given as sft sins. He is a model Df neatness, and 'the dandy general' is the affectionate appellation bestowed by his men. With him might have originated the army creed that cleanliness is next to tidiness of kit. He ranks with Birdwood and Byng in the estimation of the colonial forces, with whom in the past he has had dealings, and a great soldier's testimony is this: 'Plumer's influence over those who have come in contact with him is the influence of an English gentleman.'" The following Taranaki men are returning from the front by a vessel arriving this month:—Sergeant B. Corlcill, Privates K. W BaJgent, W. Journeaux, A- H. Larsen, L. W. Shaw, F. G. Wasley, A. A. Were, G, Zinsli (Hawera), Sergeant B. Mace, Corporal A. B. Messenger, f.anee-Corporal A. C. Rogers. Privates I). fluffy, T. W. Ireland, J M'Bride, W. I. I Perry, C. IC. Roibinson ( XVPlymouth), Sergeant L. R. Davies, Pr. fates J. I Cramer, W. Petrie (Stratford), t. Henderson, S. M Hopsnn, P. E. Stiaipson (Inglewood), It. W. if Donald. R. Mor--1 jran. P. Neustroski (Wa.ita.ra), A. J. Fischer. A. R. (P}hnma), Tanco-Corporal E. 0. Finnerty (To Wera), Privates .T. Ondkin (Tnurakawa), T. .Tones (Tnaha), W. .Tones (Kapongal, Lonco-CoTtwirnl T. P. T.vnslcey fMnwiia). Privates T). fMidMrst). TT. ft. Remnant (teavdiff* 'C H. Rowson (Lepperton), and T. Roibertson (Auroa).