PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 21 May 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr. C. E. Statham, M.P. for Dunedin Central, who was drawn in the last ballot (Class B of the Second Division) has been examined by the Military Medical Board and classed 02.

Mr. Ernest Scott, assistant engineer at Moturoa. Freezing Works, having been called to the colors, left for Trentham on Saturday morning, accompanied by Mrs. Scott, who is to reside in Masterton.

Sister Agnes Macmillp, of Milton, has been appointed matron of the Red Cross Military Home at Montecillo. She re presented New Zealand in France as a nursing sister early in the war.—'Press Assoc. At last night's meeting of the New Plymouth Borough Council, on the motion of the Mayor, a resolution of condolence with the relatives of the late General Davies Was carried in the customary manner. Major Frank Hume, who returned from England with one of the recentlyarrived drafts, is to succeed Major S. G Sandle, N.Z.R.A., as Staff officer of the Coast Defence Troops in the Wellington military district. Major Sandla is proceeding to the front. The Minister for Agriculture (Hon. W. D. g. Mac Donald) is expected to visit Taranaki shortly. He is going to Manaia in connection with a proposed model farm, and has been asked to vM: Eltham, when the County Council and Drainage Board will wait upon him in connection with the question of noxious weeds (says the Argus). Mr James Anderson Brass, a Southland sett" since 1884, is dead, aged 92. He was married three times, and had a family of sixteen. Of thirty-five grandchildren thirty-two survive; of sixtytwo great-grandchildren fifty-nine survive; and he also leaves one great-great-grandchid. This makes in all 114 descendents, of whom 104 are living.

Lieut. R. J. Carter has, states the Argus, been promoted to captain. He was for 10 years an ardent and enthusiasts territorial officer and has been serving at Samoa three and a-half years. Mrs Carter is at present on a visit to Samoa, to the garrison of which Captain Carter has for some time past been acting commander, during the absence of Captain Gillespie. The Governor-General has been advised that the King, has conferred the honor of Knight Bachelor on the Hon. C. J. Johnston, Speaker of the Legislative Council. In view of the Speaker's illness the King specially commands that the announcement be made now instead of on his Majesty's birthday]— (Press Association.

Regret very sincere and general has been expressed among the soldiers who have recently returned to New Zealand at the news of the death in England of Captain D. A. Kenny, of Wellington. Very few of the men who have been through the struggle in France have not been entertained by the abounding talent of the deceased officer and his merry associates, who had come to be regarded as one of the brightening features on the New Zealand sector. Captain Kenny was a great favourite with all rafiks and his death is greatly deplored.