PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 11 March 1919, Page 4

PERSONAL.

A London cable stales that ViceAdmiral Wemyss has been promoted admiral.

Mr. A. C. Montague, a well-known Dunedin artist, died on Monday, in his G7th year. Rev. F, J. Parker, who has 'bean in charge of the Manaia Methodist circuit for some time, has 'been appointed to take charge of Roslyn circuit in Otago.

Mr. Shailer Weston, who bad been requested to allow himself to be nominated for tlie Mayoralty of the city, ha* agreed to do so, states a Wellington wire.

Mr. W. 11. Jackson, headmaster of the Masterton District High School, will be a candidate for the office of Mayor of Masterton at the municipal elections next month.

Mademoiselle Dolores and party are due to arrive in New Plymouth to-day. During her stay here mademoiselle will be in residence at the White Hart. Mademoiselle Vaudour, a lifelong friend of Dolores, is a member of the party, Adjutant Bladen, of the Salvation Amy, who was a chaplain in Featherston Camp and France, will be visiting New Plymouth at the end of the week, Mr. T. F. Beck, New Plymouth, has received advice that his aon, Sapper G. M'L. Beck, is returning with draft No. 224 on H.M.T. AjaDa, due to arrive in Auckland on or about the 22nd inst.

The Press Bureau states that a viscounty has 'been conferred on Lord Finlay, a peerage en Sir George Askwith and a knighthood on Mr. Patrick Quinn, superintendent of the Criminal Investigation Department.

As a result of the recurrence of the effects of malarial fever contracted in South Africa, Captain W..J. Hard'hom, VC, lias been in a precarious condition during the last few days. Latejt information is to the effect that hit condition is a little improved.

Mr. M. Roche, together with Mr*. hoche ami daughter, are spending : Holiday in New Plymouth. Mr. Roche is a very old member of the police force. He was the first constable to be stationed at Stratford and Normanbv, and was transferred to New Plymouth in Tune, IS7Q. After twenty years' continuous service here he was transferred to Hawera in June, 1599, and retired from tk»

A presentation, which took th* fojfc of a handsome travelling bag, watch, JET silver pencil, was made on Monday aftarnoon by the staff of the Lands and 9arvey Office at Christchurch to Mr. G. V,'. Palmer, deceived of Land Revenue, who has been appointed Chief Clerk, Secretary to the Land Board, and Receiver of Land Revenue for the Taranaki Land T)i*trict. In making- the presentation, Mr. W IT. Skinner, Commissioner of Crown Lands, referred culogUtieallv to the recipient'* ability, capacity for work, his popularity, and the high esteem in which he was held in the office, and congratulated him on his well-dewrved w* motion-

An entrapment of irterest is that or Major Duncan Stout, D.5.0., son of Sir Hubert and Lady Stout, to Miss Vida (Tickle) Pearce, second daughter of Mr. niul Mrs. A. E. Pearee. of Wellington. Major Stout lias been on active servico over since the outbreak of war, as hj» accompanied the expedition to Swnoa. l!»'t\irninjr later lie joined the staff of the «o. 1 -Stationary Hospital, and went to TCsi.vpt. He was on the Marquette when sue was torpedoed, and serv«d at Salo- • ni'-ii.. afterwards accompanying the hos- - pital to France. Tenter he' was appointed to a Held hosnitnl. and after Mesainw was transferred to Inland, being sta-t'or-d at No 1 "N'.Z Onera) Hospital, Tlroekenhurst. Miss Pearee 1.«,s been do- "'? war work in Knsland for the pas* three years, first as a V.A.D. at Walton-"n-lhames. and later as ambulance 'lr.ver at Brockenhurst.