PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 17 December 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL.

A Svdney cable records the death «fr the Rev. Thomas Boseby, formerly Con-; gregational minister at Ducedin. ° At last night's meeting of the Borough Council a resolution was carried expressing sympathy with Mr. E: Dockrill (an ex Mayor of New Plymouth) in the death of his son.

Mr. W. Hooker, of Voreltown, hai received a cable from hm son, Gunner H. Hooker, stating tluijt.. he, ,"» well again, and will probably be sailing for New Zealand in January. Among the passengers who landed from the Devon at Waitivraoa Sunday was Mr. A. Cleave, proprietor of the Sporting and Dramatic Review, who w. on his way back to Auckland after an absence of sevoral months in Australia. The death is announced of Mrs. Duncan Scott, of Kapuni. Mrs. Scott had been one of the most arduous w6rket» throug-i the epidemic, naa for her many aeia of kindness she wi!l be long remnnbered —Star.. Mr. G. S. Watts, of Hawera, has received a cable message from his brother, Private I. Watts, who bus be».u a prisoner of war in Germany for ovu* two years, stating thai- he has «mv,?d in Holland. Word was received in Qtakeho on Friday from Private W. Surgenor, who lias been a prisoner ot war in Turkey for three years and threo months,' stating, that he had b?et released, and had ls.ndcd in Dover. Mr. R. P. ChSnders, Wellington, who was wireless operator on the Waitc-mftta. was among the passengers Who landed from the Devon at Waita'ra on Sunday. It will be remembered that the Waitemata (8132 tons, Union Steam Ship Co.l was torpedoed ifl the Mediterranean Sea last July, wfih no loss of life. Captain Maoninj;, one of the best know masters of tl.o Union St<-am Ship Company, its .enjoying a holiday till Ihc end of the year, when he retires from the sc-rviiv.. He has beeu continuously engaged on the LyttcUon-Wellington ferry trade for 23 years.—Press Aa«i. The High School B«ird}'aVifs rowting last night, rcaolvcd to recommend the .reappointment of Messrs. D. Hutcben and S. G. Smith as members attl»/board. The chairman stated that he had had a long connection with the board, and was. desirous of retiring, but lie a.' wdsd to the unanimous request of tbfa mem-, bers to reconsider] his ;dttUiqh.' The members of th« TamouM Daily News staff foregatbma: '. the "stoiie" last evening ■ for toe purpose of making a presentation toMr.t. ft. Du', ■ ton, accountant, W» marriage: Thfi presentation,. T'hw'n took the form of a darner s«i, was m&da on behalf of-tho staff by Mr. CM; Hill, hssd of the commercial deputmeht, and,re preser.tativta of the literary and nweh ameal statfs to the recipient, who Suitably responded. On Saturday Mr. l\!tton was present*'. I>j the lady tmoaWS t-f the cowmoreln 1 e'.aS wttJi a set <j- titsernoo'i'tea &J:oai',G.