PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 16 September 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Private R Hird, of Manaia, has bee* ? d was admitted to hospital on the 26fh August.

His Worship the Mayor (Mr- Q. Hk Burgess, and Mrs. .Burgess returned W *wr Plymouth, yesterday, afternoon .

*w £? IT c £ hh re P° Ttß ««> death oi the Eight Hon. Sir Samuel Tfcomai Evans president of the Probate, iWrorco and Admiralty Courts since 1910

Mr. Harry ILysaght, formerly of 'Ha* wera, but now of the Tauransa district, is on a visit to Taranaki.

A London cable reports the death «f Md Marshal tleEon f, Qiorf Nicholson, at the age of "79 years.

A ILondon cable states that Mr. Lloyd George is suffering from influenza, aid his northern Jour has been cancelled. Ee contracted a chill at Manchester. Greymouth reports that Mr. James Warnes, a pioneer of the West Coast di«l on Saturday, IDeceased load heea ailing for two years. He was 9ft years' of age.—Press Assoe.

nw i.W cmiWHW Of tiuj Okato-Puniho .Dairy Company, has beei appointed a director of the Ifemont Bos Company, in succession to Mr. James Burgess, resigned.

Miss Bita iWhitUa and Miss Gertrudei Hurley were successful in their interne, diate singing examination.

Mr. James Hooker, Cambridge, has re< ceived advice that his youngest eon, Private Ken Hooker, has been killed in action,

Mr. H. Glentworth, Bell (Block, has received advice that his son, Sergeant J* P. Glentworth, has been awarded the; Meritorious .Service Medal for cervices! rendered, Mr. James Mulvey, chief clerk in Hie Wellington Telegraph Office, has been elected to represent the Post and Telegraph Department on the Public Service Superannuation Board. Dr. Frederick William Robert John King, a well-known physician and alirgeon, of Auckland, died on Friday, after a short illness. Dr. King was in fcia 60th year.

' Mr. James Burgess, who ia leaving j Warea after a residence of over 26/* .Tears, is to be tendered a farewell social ; by the settlers of the district in the ' Warea Hall on Friday "evening. Mr., Burgess has always' taken a prominent part in Taranaki dairying matters, and intetnds to reside in New Plymouth, * Sergeant Prank 6, Richardson (MM.), who has been killed in. action, is the «ee« . ond son of Mr. H. G: Richardson, of Uruti. Sergeant Richardson left ,Wsth '. the Seventh Reinforcements, and eaw; ; service jn Egypt and France. He gain* *, ; ; ed the Military Medal for gallantry in the field at Passchendaele, where he was wounded for the third time.

Captain F. V. Brown, of the Head. / quarters Staff, New Zealand Artillery . Division, was killed in action on September 1. Captain Brown was the son of the late Brigadier-General G. H J. Brown, D.5.0., who was killed in action on June 8 last year, in the battle of Messines, in which the Captain Brown and ;fcis toother, Gunner 0. TBrown, were in action also. Very great regret will be felt by many ■ in Hawera and on the Plain* at the news received 'by cable of the death from wounds of Douglas 'Paterson, >youaj)est son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. PftteSHffl, of • Collins Street (say* the Star). Dog Paterson was popular as a boy it f&e ■. Kapuni and Manaja wps. later a leading member of the Xnponga Football Club. Much sympathy will ** felt for hia parents and family in the sad loss they have sostaineoV On behalf of the members of tfce Citizens' Band, Mr. W- J. Pena (prasMmt) made presentationa to Bandsmen TPerey Sheppard and Norman Handley, on the even of their going to the front. These members now belong to the 44th Reinforcements, and were on final leave, returning to camp to-day, fßandffitan Shappard received a ease of pipes, and Bandsman Handley a wristlet watch. Miss Coleman presented the P>P«*»j* n,i Miss B. Sole the watch. &fr. Penn referred to the fact that both Hurt had just come of age. They had jWdifcted t from the junior band to the Settlor and were now'soldiers. • He wished WaQn a pleasant voyage and a safe return to New Plymouth.

On.Saturday evening a largs gathering of Mr.. .Newtou, Kinffs offke tad warehouse staffs, with representatives from the Stratford, T.nglewQod,,Kapofiga > # and Manaia branches, assembled at Messrs May and Arro warmth's tearooms, the occasion being a presentation to . Cantata Eliot King, CO., DF.C, on the eve" of his approaching marriage. The presentation, whicH took the form of a very handsome case of cutlery and silverl was made.by Mr. Stanley Shaw, who, on behalf of the whole of the staff, wished Captain King and Ms bride-elect ' every happiness in their future life. Mr. Fred Watson added his congratulations, aid expressed to Captain King, on behalf of the staffs, their congratulations ( en his promot'on to the rank of captain, al=o with respMt to the decoration* pf Croix de Gxierre and pistingulshed Flyin w Cro*s which had been conferred upon him Mr. Abraham, manager of MrKing's Stratford branch, also spoke, and -xpress-d the hope that Captain King might be spared to return and engoy inanv years of happiness. "For He's a Jollv Good Fellow" was heartily nag. and' after Captain King had suitably replied, the proceedings terminated.

In the Australian, super-feature ptoHire "The Enemv Within,' Reg. (Snowy) Baker the famous athlete, ia the hero on the track of the plotters, and u said to be superb in a role in which tbe excitement and deeds of the greates* darujo- never flag for an 1 instant. ThW picture is of an entirely different natureto "The Spy System," inasmuch, as all the action takes place in Australia, and there is more colonial out-of-doors atmosphere right throughout .the tfetore. !i 'The Enemy Within" shows at Everybody's to-morrow and Wednesday and at a special matinee on Wednesday afternoon.

Tongaporutu residents will be interested to :learn that W. Bwjonie,, tailor, New Plymouth, will he in Tongapdrijtu to-day, with a new selection of Bummer suitings. This will be a good opportunity for placing you* order for anew suit or costume with a firm, that is noted for really good tailoring. Any tion addressed care of Mb. McKoy, Accommodation House, will be attended to. -Advt. British trade after the war will easily hold its own if everything ia of the same quality as North British Hot Water Bottles with'the "Unique" stopper. 'Ask jour chemist for "Unique."