PERSONAL

Taranaki Daily News, 22 January 1919, Page 4

PERSONAL

Dr. A. Joseph, assistant surgeon at the Waikato Hospital, has resigned in order to enter into private practice at Hamilton.

A recently-jjublished list of soldiers previously reported prisoners of war, now reported repatriated, includes the following:— C. S. N orris (S. W> Norria, Elthaia, father) and W Parker (J. Parker, Otakeho, brother)

Mr J. C. Williamson, who h;u been chief postmaster at Auckland'for several years, has arrived in Wellington to take up the duties of chief postmaster aud telegraph inspector in succession to Mr. R. B Morris, recently appointed assist-ant-Secretary of the Department. Mrs. Bartle, f&rmerly of Opunake, has received advice from the Defence Department that Private J. E. Bartle has been awarded the Military Medal for gallantry on the field of action- Private Bartle is Mrs. Bartle's youngest son, and was at one time sawmill ing on the Arawliata Road. near Opunake.

Advice has been received in New Zealand that Flight-Major K. L. Caldwell, DF.C., M.0., has been awarded a bar to his Distinguished. Flying Cwps decoration. In command of the 14th Squadron, which crashed during the last five months 200 Hun machines with only 11 casualties, he has established something of a record. He is a son oi Mr. D. R. Caldwell, of the firm of Messrs Maeky, Logan, Caldwell, Ltd., Wellington And Auckland.

Mr. Edmund Mils, one of the oldest business men in Kaponga, 'has decided to reside in Auckland.

Tho death occurred 'in H&wera on Tuesday of Mr. Chariea J- Lux£on, formerly of the Matapu district. Before coming to Taranaki, he lived jp.t Rangiora, Canterbury Be leavea a wife and grown-up family.

Mr, Thomas Blade, president of the New Zealand Hardware Company from its earliest days, died on Friday morning, aged 74 yean (states the Otago Daily Times).Mr Black retired from the managership of the company some years ago, but retained the office of chairman of the board of directors till his death. Mr. Black was one of the oldest business men in Dunedin. He was of a retiring nature, and never entered public Ijfe. Colonel K J. Coiling, C.M.G., Controller and Auditor-General, is now in town. As chief executive office? of the Dominion Rifle Association he will be glad to get in toueh with the rifle shooting men of New Plymouth and give particulars of the coming Trentham rifle I meeting, which he is promoting. Mr. W. A. Bean, assistant agricultural instructor to TaranaJci Education Board, has resigned his position to take up an appointment at the Tauranga Horticultural Station, for which he leaves at the end of this month.

Mr J. M. Coradine, who has been Mayor of Masterton for nine years, haa intimated that he does not Intend offering himself for re-election. Mr John Robertson, school inspector, of Otago, who enlisted three years ago as a private, and on reaching Egypt volunteered for the Camel Corps, has been appointed Araistarit Director of Education at Cairo, with the rank of major. Sir Joseph Cook, Minister for the Navy, in the Australian Government, will return to Australia in time to accompany Admiral Lord Jelllcoe on his naval inspection. Lord Jellicoe is expected to leave for Australia in February.