PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 30 May 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Rev. T. G. Hammond is on a visit to Taranaki in connection with the work of the Methodist Maori Mission.

Advice has been received that Private A. Patch, son of Mrs. Patch, late of Fitzroy, was killed in action on May 8. A cablegram from Rome states that the Prince of Wales visited the Pope and was accorded Royal honors.

The name of the Allied generalissimo is pronounced with the soft ch—Fosh—as a French word, rather than with the guttural ch, as in German,

The funeral of Mrs. Ford, who wrote the words of the song "Keep the Home Fires Burning," and of her crippled eon, victims of the starlight raid on London, was attended by a large number of public officials, says a London paper. The Rev. C. H. Olds, formerly of New Plymouth, who has. been in camp m a chaplain for some time, is shortly proceeding to the front with a reinforcement draft.

Mr. J. Roberts has received official advice that his son, 'Private F. S. Roberta, of the 26th Reinforcements, who was reported as missing on April 16, has now, as the result of the Court of Inquiry, been posted as a prisoner of war.

A Military Medal has been swarded to Lance-Corporal Leslie R. Hamilton, who up to the time of his enlistment was a member of the Patea County Council. Lance-Corporal Hamilton comes of good fighting stock, his father, Mr. R. B. Hamilton, of Manutahi, having served with distinction in the Maori war.—(Press.

Mrs. Kelsen, Normanby, has been advised "by Base Records that official cable information baa been received that 15375 S. W. Kelsen, who was reoently reported missing, may be one of 233 soldiers reported missing from the Entrenching Battalion who were probably taken prisoners by the Germans, A Palmerston North press message last night stated that Mr. H. N. Payne, headmaster of the Campbell Street school, and recently headmaster of Queen's Park school, Wanganui, a wellknown bowler, died at the hospital last night from complications supervening on pneumonia.

The death occurred at Christchurch on Tuesday night, after a short illness, of Mr. H. S. Bourn, a well-known Canterbury business mail. He was for some years Christchurch manager of the National Mortgage and Agency Company, but retired from that position three years ago and took up land at Rakaia. Mr. Bourn held office as president of the New Zealand Woolbrokers" Association and president of the Canterbury Chamber of Commerce.

The annual meeting of the New Plymouth Investment end Loan Society was held yesterday. The chairman of directors (Mr- J. B. Oonnett) presided. Hie report and statement of accounts was adopted. The. retiring directors (Messrs J. B. Connett and C- T. Rnndle) 1 were re-elected, as were also the auditors (Messrs C. F. Foote and W. M. Falconer). Votes of thanks were passed to the directors and the asuai Honorarium granted.

Private advice has been received iri Christchurch that Major B. F. Jordan, late of Rangiora, was accidentally killed in England on May 24. Major Jordan was second in command at Codford Camp, a position be had filled for a considerable time. He was one of ilia first in North Canterbury to volunteer for service at the outbreak of "the war, and left with the Main Body, as commandant of D Coy. 13th North' Canterbury and Westland Regiment. He wad at the landing at Gallipoli, and after some months' Bervice on the peninsula he returned to New Zealand on sick leave, but soon left for England. Id civilian life he was prominently identified with many public Association.

The well-known Rotorua guide Pipi died last week, aged 65 years, and a tangi was held at Whakarewarewa. Deceased was a chieftainess of the Toll eurangi Hapu of the Arawa tribe, and mother of Sergeant IPoata, who has been at tho front, and, having returned, Is now on the permanent staff at Narrow Neck Camp, Auckland. Another son died of meningitis while in camp, training for active service. Poata, the hus« •band of Pipi, died some years There are four daughters, one named Tatiana. was a member of the Maori troop that visited London on the occasion of the Coronation of King George. Writing to relatives in Hawera, Pri-i vate I. Watts, a prisoner of war in Munster, Gertnaiiy, sends quite a cheerful letter with reference to his experiences at Christmas time. He says: "The men in the camp had a good time on Christmas Eve. The lights were on until twelve o'clock, and we had all kinds of dancing and songs. There are a fine, jolly lot of fellows in this camp. We have all kinds of instruments, from mouth organs to violin, and several accordeons, so you oan imagine we had plenty of music. There are some good ' singers here, too. The Christmas dinner was a good one, finishing up with a plum pudding. We went for a walk afterwards for five or six miles. The westthef has been very mild up to the time of writing. There has been nothing like the snow that we had at the camp that I was in at this time last year. We haVe plenty of snowballing at times." The secretary of the Red Cross Society in London mentions that the last letter she received from him stated that he was receiving his parcels quite regularly.

Prior to his departure from Masterton to take up the position of Inspector of Factories at New Plymouth, in suecesssicn to Mr. W. J. Waktlin, Mr. J. C. Yorke was handed the following letter of appreciation from a number of Masterton citizens^— u On the occasion of your leaving Masterton for New Plymouth, the undersigned desire to convey to you their appreciation for the mannee in which you have at all times carried wit your duties as representative of the Labor Department and Inspector of Factories for the Wairarapa district. We have ever found you to be courteous and helpful in the administration of the I-wbor laws, and in the interpretation of the various awards under w&ich our industries are carried Jn. We trust that the change of climate will be found beneficial to the health of Mrs. Yorke, whom we regfet to learn is not yet froni her recent severe illness. Wishing you every success for the future." Mt. and Mrs. and Miss Yorke, who have been actively associated with the Methodist Church in Masterton, were entertained to afternoon tea, and made the recipients of suitable presentations by the M<ffthodists of the district. Afr. Yorke arrived i n New Plymouth yestcrthe Methodists of the district." Mr. Xorke, leaves for Masterton te wsrfrow,