PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 16 January 1919, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr ft Aider, of New Plymouth, I* seriously ill. Mr. J. H. Rohson, jun., has resigned his position as mill manager to the Tfthora Land and Sawmilling Company. Mr. A. Crooke, S.M., who has been absent ou holiday for several weeks, To* tinned to New Plymouth yesterday. Mrs. William O'Donnell, Bell Block,has received advice that her hnsband will arrive m Hew Zealand near the end of this week on draft No. 205

Miss H. Slack has been appointed to the position in the Stratford Hospital to be vacated at tie end of the month by Nurse Godney. Rev. M. A. Rugby-Pratt, the minister in charge of the Methodist Circuit at Hastings, ia at prenent visiting New Plymouth. The "Rev. Maaill, of Stratford, i» spending a short holiday in New Plymouth.

Mr, A. H. Glasgow, manager of the Wanganui branch of the Union Bank, has received advice of his promotion to the management of the Napier branch. Sir. <). Thomson, chief clerk and secretary of the Hawke's Bay Land Board, has received notice of his promotion to the position of Native Land Purchase Officer for the North Island.

Tlie D.S.O, has been conferred on Caplain Louis Nik 11, of Woodville. Referring to his military record, the I4j,yar of Woodville stated that he had previously won a Military Cross. Sergeant Maion j, I).C\M., while'cycling at lla\v"rj on Tuesday, had the misfortime to fai' and break hie leg. He was admitted to a private hospital in Hav/era, and ia progressing favorably.

• There is the sad news from New York that ear trouble, resulting from wounds, has caused Captain Bruce Rairnrfather to abandon Lis proposed visit to Australia. The captain, it ia added, recently becan j almost deaf, and specialists advised his return to England at once tor treatment.

Owing to having- left the district and settled in Hawera, Cr, H. W. J. McNeill on Tuesday tendered his resignation as a member of the Egmont Co\mty Council In doing so he expressed the opinion that an absentee should not retain liia seat. The chairman referred to the good work dom by Cr. McNeill during his connection with the O-vineil A vote of tlianK.3 was also aceortted Cr. McNeill for his services «/■ a County CouB«illor. Rifleman A. Clelaml, of Kaponga, arrived from the front on Tuesday. He was met at the post office toy Mr. A. H. Guy, chairman of the Town lioard, and a largo gathering of eftiisens. Mr Guy, in a Sew words,welcomed him tome, sad called for three hearty cheers for the returned soldier, which were jjiven with gusto. Rifleman Cleltind briefly responded, tlianiung <iie spwj»'- and* those present for the it'-Arty wel<v»>«t he had receivad —Star.

The London manager for the NewZealand Refrigerating Company (Mr 'Francis Theodore Boys), has been made l Knight Commander of the British Empire. For the past two years, however, he has been a Director of Meat Sullies to Great Britain and the Allies. For that term, Sir Francis has been dissociated from the business of the corapanv, but he will resume with his Ann Mies the Imperial authorities hive xio {<ifther call for his services. Sir Francis U fit a New Zealamler, hut h.- apant about 20 years in the Dominion. He went Home for the- Now IV lajid Rcfriger«rting Com pany about nino years ago, Seven New Zealand cadets who have completed their course of training, at the Royal Military College, Dantrm>n, returned to Now Zealand last week, and are now on leave. They are:-—H G Oyer (Napier) fi. C. C. Steele (Dunedia), A. M. Sutherland (Mans.ia), W. N. W. Leech (New Plymouth), L. E. Earle (Hunterville), P. S. Gfflingham (Vairlie), and G. H. Clifton (Waipulcurau). Thesecadets havi completed a fonr years' course, and they are to be posted to the New Ze&laiul Staff Corps as from the 1 date on which they graduated at the Military College. The Commandant of the Forces has arranged to Bead flr*. cadets to England in tin near fi:tar\ iu order tiuii they \xay asai;>; at i&o -itm*oiksation of the Jv'w Zcafcu.il ..urf gain oxpcrienca aI tAiliiary unjjfe -J jnrfccfitaji