PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 1 May 1919, Page 4

PERSONAL.

A London cablegram says the Evening News states that Mr. Asqnith is likely to be Ambassador to Washington. Mr. J. T. Price, candidate for Lyttelton Borough Council, died this morning. —Press Association. Mrs. E. Lealand has received advice that her son, Private Ll J Lealand, is returning by the Northumberland. Mrs. W. H. Jury has received advica that her son, Quartermaster-Sergeant Jury, M.M., who left with the 13th Reinforcements, is returning on the Northumberland, due on May 9. Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Weston, of Kaimata, have received advice that Pte. B. G. and Driver O. S. Weston are returning with draft No. 243 on the Northumberland on the 9th inst. Mr. J. Milne has received advice that his son, Private A. 1L Milne, Medical Corps, 7th Reinforcements, is returning by the Arawa, due on May 15. Private Milne was scoutmaster to the local corps before leaving for the front. Harry Lauder, the comedian, has ar-. rived in Sydney. He received a cable announcing that the King had conferred a knighthood on him—Preßs Assoc. •

A London cable states that Sir Joseph Ward occupied a seat on the British panel at yesterday's plenary sitting of the Peace Council.

Yesterday afternoon Mrs, Cowling, the late (headmistress of the Weatown. School, was presented by the children with a gold wristlet watch and a fountain pen.

Lieut.-Colonel A. B. Charters, who many years ago was on the staff of the Inglewood Public School, is spending a few days in Inglewood, renewing old acquaintances.

Archdeacon Mac Murray, of Auckland, has retired from the charge of St. Mary's Parish, after a service extending over a great number of years. His parishioners presented him with a cheque for £IOOO at a ''social" on Thursday nightMr. Percy Casey, of the clerical staff of the Eltham railway station, left on Monday on transfer to Stratford. Prior to his departure he was the recipient of a rofety razor set from the staff and local carriers.

Mr. J. M. Blair, of Hawera, proposes taking up his residence at Wanganui shortly. Air. Blair has been one of the most progressive farmers on the coast, his Roinney stud sheep being well known throughout New Zealand. His removal to Wanganui will be a distinct loss to the Hawera district, says the Star. Captain'J. G. Coates, M.C., and M.P. for Kaipara, i 3 returning to New Zealand by the steamer llemuera, which is due to arrive at Auckland about May 5. Captain Coates, who left the Dominion in 1910, has had a distinguished career with the Ist Auckland Infantry Battalion, and lAs won a bar to bin Military Cross. At the office of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., Stratford, last evening, Mr. W. A. Hewitt, the manager of the local branch, on behalf of the staff, presented Mr, H. Griffiths, who is leaving the company's service to go farming, with a handsome pipe. Mr. Hewitt mentioned hew sorry he was to lose such an efficient officer, Mr. Geo. Capper, Kaimata, has received advice that his son, Private Geo. Capper, is returning on the Northumberland, due to arrive in. Wellington about May 0. nor left with the 17th Reinforcements, and has been twice wounded.

Second-Lieutenant Thomas C. Hopkins, who is returning by the Northumberland, due on the 7th proximo, lifts a record of 4J years' service. He entered camp as a private with the 2nd reinforcements on 21st Octpber, 1914, and joined up with the Main Body in ligypt prior to the first landing at (lallipoli. Three times he was wounded lit the landing at Anzac and Suvlft Bay—and in France.

Among the men who returned by th« mail train last night were Pvtes. W. (Mirgenor, a well known footballer, who enlisted from Rahotu in the Main Body, and was captured early by the Turks, being hold as a prisoner in Turkey for over three years; also Pvte. F. Roberto ( (-hum") a well known referee, who has been a prisoner of war in Germany for some time.

"Fifty-one" writes to the Hawei* Star: Mrs. W. Gray, wJiose death wai reported in yesterday's Star, will bo remembered by old Taranaki settler* before marriage to Mr. Gray, who was ix widower, she was a Miss Sutherland, and her brother was a well-known builder in New Plymouth in the early days. Of the first marriage Mr. Gray had two sons—William and Georgt. The former served his lime on the Taranaki News, and the latter learnt the flour-milling business; hut both later on enteied the Government service, attain ing high positions. The late Mrs. Gray will have a number of relatives still living in Taranaki