PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 8 October 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL.

The Bishop of Waiapu has appointed Canon Mayne, of Napier, Dean of Waiapu.—Press Association. The resignation of Frank Gable, as toll collector for the Taranaki County Council, was accepted by the council at its meeting yesterday. Mrs. E. A. Adlam has received advice that her husband, Private S. Adlam, of Taiporohenui, Hawera, who was admitted to hospital last month, suffering from a wound in the left foot, is progressing favorably. Mr G. Capper, Kaimata, who recently received word that his son, Private G. Capper hhd been wounded, has now been advised that his son is in hospital in France suffering from influenza. The Mayor of New Plymouth has received a telegram to the effect that the following were due to leave Auckland by Bpecial train last night: Lieut.-Colonel Weston, Privates Okey, Burkett, Doherty Hill, ICronk, Lethbridge, Malam, Quickfall, Webber.

At yesterday's meeting of the Taranaki County Council a resolution was passed in the usual manner, expressing regret- it the death of the late Mr H.' J. Okey, M.P., an ex-chairman of the counoil, and sympathy with the members of his family. The motion was moved by the chairman (Mr J. S. Connett).

Sub-Inspector Hwtton, of the New Plymouth police, received word yesterday that his younger Bon, Corporal David Button, had died of wounds. Corporal Button left New Zealand with the 13 th Reinforcements, and at the time of his enlistment was stock agent and auctioneer for the firm of Williams and Kettle, of Tolago Bay, Poverty Bay. He matriculated at Wellington College and soon after joined the State Fire Insurance Department, shortly after its establishment. He subsequently left the State service and joined the National Mortgage and Agency Co., with which he served for some time. He was a qualified accountant, and had good prospects of a successful commercial career.

Mr S. Norris, of Eltham, lias received an interesting letter from his son Private C. Norris, who is a prisoner of war in Germany. At the time the letter was written, viz., 15fh June, Private Norris had teen a prisoner for two months and lie writes that during that period he had been well treated, and was getting plenty of food, while in addition he was expecting food and other parcels from the New Zealand Prisoners of War Department in London. Sometimes some of the prisoners are provided with work to do, and throughout the period they are thus engaged they are given an additional supply of food. Prisoners are allowed to write two letters and four post cards every month. At the time of writing Private Norris was in excellent health, and was in a prison camp at Soltau, in the province of Hanover.— Argus.