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Taranaki Daily News, 21 August 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Captain W. P. Clarke has-been selected for the position of inspector of seamen, vice Captain Barr.—Press Assoc,

The deat/u is announced of Thomas Raymond Jones, formerly; of the contracting firm of Palliser and Jones, aged 73.—Press Assoc. i .

The death took place in Hawera. on Monday evening of Mrs. E. R. Gibbings, wife of Mr. Gibbings, of the Elthain ArIgus, and formerly of New Plymouth.

An old identity of'the Masterton-dis-trict, Mr. Charles Bebeeh, a Bane, who claims to be 105 years of age, lias been granted admission to the Buchanan .Some, at Greytown.

A Christchurch message reports the [death of the Bev. N. It Cambeli, late-of the Amuri and Cheviot districts, one of the oldest Presbyterian ministers in Canterbury; aiso of Mr. Harry Wells,-the well-known organist;

The late Mr. Francis Clough, who died at Inglewood on Saturday at the eg° of 92 years, was born at Willoughby, England, and emigrated to New* Zealand in 1873, landing in New Plymouth. He took up land at Waiongona. He had a family of seven sons and two daughters —George, Harry, John, Ted, Francis, Tom, Matthew, Elizabeth and 'Mary. Matthew and Mary died in their infancy, and Tom predeceased him. The remaining daughter is the wife of Mr. Joseph Drake, of Inglewood, and with whom the lato Mr. Clough resitted till his death.

Colonel Wylie, who haß returned from service abroad for special duty in New, Zealand, was at Hawera for a fewdays. During his absence from the Dominion he has travelled far afield, haying been for a time in a high posmon in medical matters in Salonika (says the Star). Later on he was in charge at Brockenhurst, and saw a great deal of Walton-on-Thames and other great hospitals and nursing centres. It will, no doubt, be a source of satisfaction to many people in New Zealand to Know that Colonel Wylie unreservedly endorses the claim to efficiency made for British and overseas organisations in respect of the treatment of the sick and wounded. He says ho is perfectly'satisfied that natural as may be the anxieties of the people ef New Zealand, for instance, for their boys on service, they may feel perfect confidence that everything humanly possible is being done for those who become casualties in the field or suffer sickness. In respecu ,of the wonderful advances made in medical and surgical science and clinical work during the experiences of the war, the colonel >. also speaks with very great conviction. Regarding the military situation generally, Colonel Wylie is quite optimistic, and he has great admiration for themanner in which the British people have settled down to the work ol seeing it through. One hears much criticism, of course, that is time-honored privilege of the race, but his every-day observation enabled him to understand and appreciate the splendid work being done by all classes from King to cotter. He is sure that the nation will come through the struggle victoriously, and in the eiv 1 will be stronger in fibre than ever.