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Taranaki Daily News, 11 October 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Private J. C. Waijcjpg, Machine-gun is at home on sick leave at , presentA Melbourne message states that Alderman W. Capena was elected Lord Mayor.—Press Assoc. There died in Levin on Friday, at the great age of 88 years, one of New Zea- ■■ land's early sattlers, in the persou of Mr. John Hajl, who for 12 years past bad lived in retirement in that town, after an active pioneer life in the Pahia> tua district. Captain W, Glenn, MC-., who has seen much active service in France with the R.F.A., ig to arrive in Auckland with the next draft of returned men He was granted furlough after being gassed, and is couvn£ home for a spell. , Mr. C. 0. likdahl, who bas been Sin In' different health for soma weeks, was admitted to a private hospital lfut weak, where he underwent an operation. His many friends will be glad to hear that he is progressing favorably.—Star. Mr. J. G. Arthur has Received cable adviee that his son, Private W. Bi Arthur, has left the hospital 'and returned to the base . Private Arthur, who left with the 17th Reinforcements, has been wounded on three different occasions. The death occurred at the New Ply« mouth Hospital yesterday of Private Henry Bennett. He left with the 15th Reinforcements, and was invalided home; He was 44 years of age and an old New Plymouth hoy, being fourth son of the Jate Mr- William Bennett, and brother of Mr. J. Bennett. A cable message was received iq New! Plymouth last night stating that Trooped Rene L. Avery had been admitted to" the 27th General-Hospital in Palestine suf-f fering from a severe attack of malaria. Private James Cronn of the Tren< tham Musketry Staff, who is on a short) holiday visit to New Plymouth, has had cable advice that his sons—Lance-Cor-i. poral W- G. Crone, Bth and Private T. J. Crone, 38th Reinforces meats—had recently met in London. , Corporal C. H. Plim, who returned tdj New Plymouth on Wednesday night, las • an excellent record of service to his credit. He left with the Main Body of the Expeditionary Force, served on the' GallipoU Peninsula, and, as the result of a wound, was returned home. On recovering, he re-enlistecf, and left for toe second time with' the 28th Reinforcement;}. In England, again, Corporal Plim was taken severely ill, and after a' considerable. time was again invalided home. v. ' ■ • Mrs. liineton-Parkes, secretary of the 1 Women's. Emergency Corps of London* is at present the guest of the Mayoress (Mrs. Burgess), and all war workers are invited to meet her at th Whiteley Hall on Saturday next, at 3 p.m., when anl address on war work' will be given. Mrs. Parkea is visiting ihe Dominion in the interest of national efficienoy, and , will also give an address on the prohibition question in Whiteley Hall onMon* day. At the Taranaki Club on Wednesday: I afternoon, there was aevry large gathI ering of members to welcome Lieuten-ant-Colonel C. H. Weston, on his return home from the front. The usual loyal toast having been honored, the president (the ' Hon. 0. Samuel) proposed the health of Colonel Weston, and expressed, on behalf of the members of tlTc club, their admiration of the great service their had rendered, their delight at his safe return, and their hope that he would make a speedy and complete recovery and he spared for many yeara to render further service in other directions to lus country. i The toast wail honored with great enthusiasm, and Colonel Weston was given a very warni reception when he rose to reply. la the course of his reply, he spoke in the' highest terms of the New Zealand Division and of the men he had had th<j honor to command;