PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 26 February 1919, Page 4

PERSONAL.

A London cable reports the death of Sir Guy Calthorp, Coal Contr^l«. A London cablegram reports th»t the Amir of Afghanistan bag been mar* dered. Mr W. R. Wright, chairman of the I'.gmont v/ounty Council, loaves by th* !? ail Ji rain this oa a visit to the Thames district. Mr and Mrs Lind«»y, of Jsjflewood, reave by thid morning's train lot litvercargill, where Mr Lindsey will act as delegate for the Inglewood brigade at the Fire Brigades' Conference. Cable advice has been received by Mr W Jackson, of Hawera, that his son Private R. M. Jackson, M.M., is returning wah Draft No. 2)8 'by th« Pmt W*]. bourne, which is due to reach Auckland on or about March 5. Mr James Patterson, Moleswortli street, iuvs received advice that his son, Irivate F, J. H. Patterson, was admitted to hospital in France on January 2S, suffering from appendicitis. Mr and Mia A. Boon l<ave this morning for Invercargill where Mr Boor will act as delegate of tha New Plymouth feren > nßade at tbe F ' r ® &PChaplain the He v. W. Grigg, a wellknown Methodist Minister who was. severely wounded in Egypt while servina with the New Zealand mounted troops, «nd who returned to the front again after a short furiosi, in New is.expected liojne again with an early draft of soldiers. > R2! I< S Wl :" in , sto " l '' chnical Education Board ) esterdny appointed Mr John H. Pi-went director of th« ChJistchurch Technical College, to I*? director ot tli,! Wellington Technical Polj'ge, 111 succession to Mr La Troha, who ,T 1' Director of 'festalca. Schools for the Dominion —Vrets Asaoc;ation.