PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 January 1919, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr. and Mrs. U. Taylor, of Smart Road, received on the 17th inst. the news that their eldest son, Private L. I'. C Taylor, was accidentally killed. No particulars were given. A cable message from Paris 'states states that the new Grand Duchess Charlottte became engaged on Tuesday to an Austrian officer, Feli* de Parme, broTher of the ex-Empress of Austria.—au». N Z. Cable Assoc.

A London cable announces that Captain 1A 0- Dreyer lias been appointed to 11.M.5. New Zealand as commodore and chief o£ staff to Admiral Sir John Jellicoe Captain Dreyer was Hag captain to Admiral Jellicoe on H.M.S. Iron Duke.

Mr. J W. Raymond, formerly of lnvercargill, was among- the defeated at the British general election. He stood for Carlisle in the ultra-Unionist interest- . (

The death is reported of Mr. Aiex. Peebles, one of the oldest settlers of Eawke'sßay. Deceased, who was in his 75th year, at one time conducted a bif> carrying business at Palmerston and Woodville, before the railway was constructed through the Gof§e. In later years, iio took up farming in Woodville. The many friends of Private Frank Barlow will be pleased to learn that he has been awarded the Military Medal for gallantry on the field in actiou. One of his brothcis has just returned invalided after three years' service, whilst an other is still on service. This family are well known in Taranaki, having been residents for many years.—Star.

Lieutenant H. D. Caplen, H I" I .A. (Hawera), has been in Mesopotamia for some time, and is attached to tho Independent Divisional Ammunition Column. Lieutenant Caplen states that the wintor in Mesopotamia was fairly cold, but the summer was not nearly so hot as last summer.The highest shade temperature at Bagdad was between 117 and I'lß degrees, whereas iast year it was over 122.

Mr. W. W. Jackson, of Hawera, has been advised that his son Private K. M. Jackson, has been awarded the Military Medal for gallantry on the field.