PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 21 February 1919, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr Justice Stringer, president of the. Arbitration Court, arrived by the xu|ul train last night. Private F. A. Parsons has, according to word received is Elthom, died .of pneumonia. In the latest hospital report the sjune of H. Chambers (Awakino) appears amongst the dangerously ill. The Auckland Star reports the death at Dargaville of Mr Kiohard Michelion, aged 71. Deceased was a brother of tlie Hon, E. Michelson. , The Ven, Archdeacon Yorke hu ten* A dered his resignation of the archdta- . conry of Mawhcra and of the v&cariates of Greymouth, of which parish be 3ms had charge for 25 years. Beauehamp (chairman) and W Watson and R. W. Kane, director." of the Bank of New Zealand are on ol visit, to Taranaki, A despatch from Brest (France) states that President Wilson had appointed Mr Hugh Wallace Ambassador to I ranee in succession to Mr StULTpo, who lias resigned. Mr E. Norther oft, of 'Napier, ha* been appointed chief postmaster at Christchurch. Before leaving Napier Mr Northcroft was entertained by a number of leading citizens, on whoee behalf Mr J. Vigor Brown, M.P., presented the guest with a purse of sovereigns, ' 1 Mr L il. Monteath has received advice that his bon, Private R. Ji- Monteath, is returning on the Zealandio, which is expected to arrive in Welling" ton on the 28th inst Major Norman Halcombe, new* of whose death was received yesterday, was married on January 23 to Miss Blanche Turton, who had been travelling for the past few years with Miss Amy - Hadfield in England and abroad. A Christchurch telegram states that the President of the Methodist Conference has been informed of the death from influcnia of tin/ l; e v. FVederick Rands, chaplain with the' forces on active service. He was formerly stationed at Marton. Mr James M'Donald, chief accent taut for the New Zealand Railways, has been appointed assistant general manager as a successor to Mr M*Viliy, who woe r*> cently appointed general manager on tha retirement of Mr Hiley>—JfrMn d*lW|'