PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 14 February 1919, Page 4

PERSONAL.

A London cablegram reports that Field-Marshal Lord French is severely ill from influenza. Amongst those returning by the Zealaudia, due at Auckland about Feb. 2S, are Corpl. H. 11. O'Donnell and Private J. J, O'Donnell (Tongaporutu), and Lance.-Corpl- B. Weller (Fitzroy). Mr Norman R. Day, of the Boys' High School staff, and a prominent New Plymouth vocalist, is at present undergoing treatment at the Palmerston North Hospial for a serious affection of the throat. A.Sydney message says that news has been reaeived of the death in England of the Rev. George Smith, who was present during the defence of Eorke's Drift. Mr R. W- Bond, formerly with the Taranaki County Council, has been on a visit to New Plymouth. He has resigned his position of engineer to the Weber County Council to take up a similar position with the Akitio County Council. Mr C. O'Sullivan, formerly a veil known resident of the Uruti district, and an ex-member of the Clifton County Council, is at present visiting the Waitara district. He has been residing in Wellington for tho past live years. Mr. Jas. Milne, inspector under the Wanganui Education Board, is retiring at the end of next month, after a service of 52 years in education work, 21 of these being spent in Scotland and 31 in the Dominion. The death is reported at Christchurch of Madame Winter, aged 91 years, who at one time took a prominent part in musical circles, and had resided for nearly 50 years in that city. She is survived by her husband, Mr. T. W. Winter, who was also well known throughout New Zealand and Australia as an operatic tenor. He has now reached the age of 100 years, and still enjoys fairly good health. Madame Cope Dowsing, of Wellington, and Mrs. Alfred Evans, of Christchurch, are daughters of the late Madame Winter, Lieutenant W. R. Burge, who has just returned from the front, brings word of the death of three sons of Mr. W. J. Reeves, formerly clerk of the court at Pahiatua. Lieutenant Stanley Reeves who was with the N.Z.R.8., was killed in the second battle of the Somme, when the New Zealanders stopped the Huns near Sailly in April last; and Lieutenant L. Reeves died of wounds received during the heavy fighting which precluded the armistice, in No. 2 London Genera! Hospital. Lieutenant Burge attended the funeral of the latter, which .took place at Brookwood in November last.