PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 9 July 1919, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Major E. P. Cox, Group Commander, Hawera, has resumed duty. A London cable states that General Birdwood visits Australia about October. A London cable states that the Prince of Wales is confined to his bed owioff to ft chill. * '

n Among the troops who returned by the Ruahine was Second-Lieut. Laurent, V.C. son of Mr. J. Laurent, of Hawera, ' Archdeacon Evans, who is HI at Auckand, waß reported yesterday to be mud better. ,

Mr. T. Hickman, of Wanganui, U at present visiting the Opunake district, where he was stationed for many years until lug superannuation as a constable.

The death is reported by cable from Sydney of Mr. Walter F. Cox, acting general manager for the Orient Line and formerly commander of several 'mail

As an indication of the goodwill exist, ing between exhibitors to the manager of the Dominion (Hawera) Show (Mr/L. O. Hooker), it will be of interest to record that a presentation was made to A 1 ehhibitora, accompanied by a ittle note signed by practically *l] ex . iibitors and side-show men alike. Needless to say, Mr. Hooker appreciates very much the kindly thought that prompted the presentation,—Star.

The London correspondent of an exont^u^ 8 .^ at , Th . e Timea correspondent at Versailles declares that Sir Emut Poll<*k and Mr. Massey were thetwo members of the Committee on the-Re-sponsibility of the War who most energet.cally sought to make the ex-Kabet and his associates responsible directlv for the greatest crime in history. It w «s mainly aB a result of their activity that tZI? f WaT<! Z mh ° di ° d in the °<»™ittee's repoit formally condemning the Kaiser. T 'i ? arvey ' of Pull g»rehu, yesterday resigned his seat on the Egmont County Council owing to his leaving the district <n order to settle in New Plymouth Members expressed regret at.the resignation of Cr. Harvey, who was the oldest continuous councillor on the conn C il, ail it was resolved to place on record tie council's appreciation of his services In return,ng thanks, Cr. Harvey stated that he had always endeavored tc do his best tatt. interests of those who Jiad sent

It is with deep regret, states'the Oounake Times, that we have to the death of Mrs,R, Lan^V^tSk ? e on Monday at her daughter', °si dence Waverley. Deceased went on a visit to her daughter at Easter and was taken ,11 and was unable to return her home at Pihama, her iHn*/" natrng fatally as above. Deceased* was "vsr,s: d ', j p *: ■J , ™¥ RnKort . Sfte leaves two sons, Kobert, who , g at presens residing P " d lives at da , ughter8 ' Mrs ' Allen ford! of J - °* Ruthßr -