PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 9 November 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL.

The DS.O. has been awarded to Majors T. Fan- (New Zealand Field Artillery) and J. Hargesf (Otago).

Air. i- 1 Andrews, Smart Boad, received word on Thursday that his son Pionaltf been reported missing since Octobei

Tho Riaht Hev. Dr. Averill, Bishsp iA Auckland, arrived from 'he north t*tcrriay morning to conduct Mr aui.iv.tl visitation of the Taranaki pc> ;'.on o Lis diocese.

Mr R. Masters, chairman of, the Taranaki Board of Education,, who ha? been to Wellington on business corrected with education,Jias returned to -Struford. Lieut, A. E. Byrne, son of Mr P. M. Byrne, formerly of Mannia, who has been awarded the Military Cross, is a journalist by profession, and left > T c\v Zealand with the 14th Reinforcements. After a few months' service on the Wes. tern front he received hia commission, and was subsequently appointed musketry instructor at Sling Camp. At his own request he was transferred to I France, and has since taken part in [several severe engagements. TUie Hon. W. C. P. Carncross. who ! was elected Speaker of the I Council, was horn in Bendigo, Victoria, \ in 1555. He came to New Zealand at an ,"h early age and settled in Dunedin. Later I he became proprietor of the Taieri Advocate. After considerable association with local bodies he fought his first election in 1884 and was defeated by 76 votes by ihc. Hon, James Fulton, who was a strong candidate. In 1887 he contested the Taieri seat again and was defeated by only seven votes, but the following election he was returned to tlhe House of Representatives with a good majority. He was returned again at four successive elections, and after serving twelve years in the House of Representatives he retired, and was called to the Legislative Council. He has sat continuously in the Council since 1903. In 1910 he was elected Chairman of Committees, and during the last tftree sessions, following on the illness of the late Sir Oharles Johnston, has occupied the chair as Acting Speaker. •