PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 21 March 1919, Page 5

PERSONAL.

A Sydney message, reports that the Rev. John G. Wheen has been elected president of the Methodist Conference. Major V. Hume, who served oa Qftllipoli and in France, will succeed. Major -Moller as group commander in OUgo. The illicit improvement in the condition of Dr. Walker waa maintained yesterday and last night, though lie is not yet out of danger. . Mr R- Masters, who was appointed a member of the New Plymouth Repatriation Committee has now been made a member of the Stratford Committee. -Mrs IC. Elliott, of Gover Street, has received word that her son, Private Roy Klliott, sailed on the 10th inst. for New Zealand. Private Elliott had juat Had furlough and was in splendid health, Mr ,1. B. Blair Mason, C.E., ha* been appoiutcd by the Wangaaui Hajbor, Hoard to inspect and irport upon various matters in connection with tho Boards development scheme Major W. J. Hardham, V.C, who has been seriously ill With a recurrence of malarial fever, which he contracted during the Boer War, is reported to be much better, but he is atill confined to bed in a private hospital in Wellington. Mr H. D. M'Kcllar, of the Land* Department, Blenheim, has been appointed Commissioner of Crown Lands a£ Nelson. Mr T. Brook, who has occupied the position since the deatli of Mr F. A. Thompson, has been transferred to lnvercargill Mr J. Adams, of Hawera, has received a tilcyram from Sir James Allen advising him of the death from pneumonia, on March 11, of his son Pte. John Adams, who was on service with th» Australian forces. Pte. John Adams, who was a Hawera boy, was 22 years of age.

The following returned soldiers who returned by the Athenic arc due to arrive at their respective stations by the afternoon train to-day:—New Plymouth: Colson, Osborne, Watts and Walshe. Inglewood: Mullen. Stratford: Burmistcr, Court, Hill, HamMyn, Steer. It is understo.od that several of the men are accompanied by their wea and children.

News has been received in Wellington (says the Post), that Gunner 0. I>. Barton, who left with the 43rd Artillery, lms been appointed official photographer iu;l hat, reported at N.Z, Headquarter* at Weisdorf, Germany. He has taken the place of Captain Sanders, who is returning to England. Gunner Barton, who has been promoted to sergeant, is well known in Dominion picture circles, hiving operated at the principal "theatres in Wellington, and many <jf his moving pictures, such aa 'The Depar* tiiro of the Main Body," have been" shown on local screens.

■ Mr. E. A. Rowe, M.Sc, who is joining k the staff of the Boys' High School, it the son of Mr. T. W. Rowe, M.A., LL.B., lecturer in law at Canterbury College, and has had a brilliant scholastic career. He was for two years head boy at Christ's College, at which he carried olf nearly thirty prizes in' sll subjects. He was several times Tailored prizeman in English literature and in history, and in his final year was Balfour divinity prizeman. In 1912 he was the winner of an entrance scholarship, but being under age, was* unable to take it. In 1013 he again won a scholarship and was also awarded the Senior Somes Scholarship. While at Canterbury College Mr. Rowe 'carried off numerous prizes in chemistry- and physios and took his M.Sc. degree With honors in chemistry. He was the editor of the Canterbury College "Review," and was the winner of the Review prim in 1917 for a critical English e»»ay. For Bomo time prior to the signing of' the armistice Mr. Rowe was a phvelcal and bayonet instructor at Trentham.

Lieutenant-Colonel Powles, D.8.0., '.) C.M.U., is returning to Kew Zealand in ' ,1 command of a draft of returning sol- H diera iu the s.s, Ajana. He left New '{ Zealand with the Main Body in October, o IHI4, being the brigade major in charge"-* M the men on board the Atheric. He' "•■ landed on Gallipoli in May, 1916, ant >'■ served all through the campaign, be* ; ing in command of the last party of .' some 33 men to leave Anzac Bay on the * evacuation of the Peninsula. Shorttr "towards he was appointed Assistant .' Adjutant-General and Quartermaster-' Oeneral of the Mounted Division, *Ueh was sent to Palestine. He was'' all ■ ■ through that campaign until July, 1918, ' : and his work there was much praised' * by the generals in command, and earn- * «d for him his C.M.G. He was then i moved to the Western front, but he was I only a few weeks there when the sign- ;l Ing of the armistice stopped the He returned to England and wtTone " of two hew Zealand staff officers caos- 1 en to go through a Staff course at Cam- i bridge, the present English Staff 0* : l lege, and where he also lectured on the * * Palestine campaign. Besides the decora- - tions which were awarded to him htrwai mentioned in dispatches four tinea hiGeneral Sir lan Hamilton, and STgmi :: VS^v 81 ' o Murni y •»* Sir obuS.*.; Allenby. Colonel Povha was intonat.' 1 -