PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 7 August 1919, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr. and Mrs. H. Towers, of Eltham, left yesterday morning for Wellington on an extended trip to Australia. Mr. E. Parrott, who has resided in El< tliam for the past 27 years, left for Wellington yesterday morning to join the Ruahine en route to England, Mr. E. C. Stanley has been appointed secretary of the Hillsborough Hall CoHf mittec in succession to Mr. L. Bishop resigned. """"•» Mr. Brian Malone, late of the literary staff of the Hawke's'Bay Herald, has been appointed secretary to the Bastings committee of the New Zealand Repatriation Department. Mr. D. J. Hughes has been appointed on behalf of the New Plymouth Returned Soldierß' Association to act as supervisor and valuer In the interests of returned soldiers desirous of taking up land. # Mr. G. T. Weston, of ChrlstdraMh, who has been on active service for the last three years, returned to New Zat« land by the s.s. Moana last week, having obtained his discharge in England, He arrived in New Plymouth on Tum< day, on a short visit to his relative*, A Blenheim press message states that Frederick Redwood, second son of the lato Henry Redwood, "father of the New Zealand turf," and nephew of Archbishop Redwood, died at his home at Spring Creek yesterday. He -had been a prominent settler of Marl* borough for many years. ,„$ Captain M. Wylie, M.0., of W«M»ra, is returning to New Zealand by the Somerset, which is due at Lyttelton on August 19th. Other Taranaki men n. turning by the same boat are; StaflSergt. S. B. Morison, Ngaere, and Private F. V. Clemow, New Plymouth. Mr. T. Fletcher, headmaster of the Cheviot School, has been appointed editor of the School Journal. Mr. E. 0. HercUs, M-Sc, eon of Mr. G. R. Henrue, of Dunedin, has been appointed Lecturer in Natural Philosophy at the University of Melbourne. Mr, Hercus, who is an ex-pupil of th» QtagO Boys' High School, graduated at the Otago University, where he had a vary distinguished career, especially in mathematics. The death occurred at Nelson on Btm« day of Mrs. Ellen Cooke, who was ot» of the pioneers of tho district, The late Mrß. Cooke, who was 81 yean of age, arrived in New Zealand 60 year* ago by the Golvonda. She is survived by her husband, Mr. J. P. Cooke, of the Royal Blue House, Nelson, and by tore* sons and four daughters. ,

Mrs. C. P. Lord, of Scott Road, new Inaha, has received advice that her son, Second-Lieutenant E. E. Lord, is da* to arrive about August 7. Lieufc Lord is one of six sons who went to the front, having seen five years' service. Two of the sons received the Military Medal, and one made the supreme sacrifice, the lieutenant being the last to return. Mr. and Mrs. Lord may well be proud of their soldier boys.—Star.

Miss Dora Murch, of Hawera, who has done great service in connection With war work, is at present on a, visit to New Plymouth, and is staying; with her cousin, Mrs. J. 0. Morey. She has been away for over three yean, leaving New Zealand at a New Zealand Volunteer Sister. At Cairo she became attached to the Y.M.CA. and was transferred to England, whore she did aplea. did work at Boscombe, Codiord, and elsewhere, finally being transferred to Paris. Miss Murch speaks highly of the work done by the tfew Plymouth Patriotic Soeiety under Mrs, Burgee*.

The intention of Dr. A. W. AwiU, Anglican Bishop of Auckland, to visit England next year to attend the Lambeth Conference, was referred to at tha diocesan synod last week by Canon J, Baaelden, who voiced the thanks of tha clergy for the atrong, able, and Hindi* rule exercised by the bishop, and saw that Mrs. Averill had been of great ai> sistance throughout the length and breadth of the diocese. Bishop Averill expressed his thanks, and thanked the speakers chiefly on behalf of Mrs. Averill, who hod worked hard for the diocese during the last 6J year*. It wa* partly due to his desire to give Mrs. AvetiU a rest that he had decided to go to England. He felt it was his duty to go to the conference, where many very im» portant matters would be considered, In. eluding the missionary problem! of tha Pacific. He thanked the clergy; for their loyalty, and the laity for their valuable help.

Major-General Sir E. W. 0. Chaytor, K.C.M.G., C.8., A.DC, who is to ««• ceed Major-General Sir Alfred Robin as Commander of the New Zealand foron, is a member of a well-known Marlbfo* ough family, and hae a long military «i cord. He served with the New Z*»i land forces in the South African War from April, 1900 to the declaration of peace in 1902. He wag in command of the Third New Zealand Contingent dur» ing part of 1900, at which time he was severely wounded, Afterwards he wa* in command of the Eighth Contingent, and was mentioned in despatches fordls* tingmahed service. On the inauguration of computseffy training, GwnsrMv Chaytor joined, the New Zoaland SttM Corps/and went to England for a cblisF at the Staff College, Camberley, where he graduated. On his return he'W came adjutant-general to the forc|»,' with the rank of colonel. He' left; Sew Zealand with the Main Body in OctoWr, .1W4,. attached to the He*dqu«r£eta Staff, and rendered valuable serVice at Gallipoli where ho was wounded abM the middle of May, iflls. After the evacuation ho assumed command Of the New Zealand Mounted Brigade in Brfpt % and Palestine, and was oventua»ySr> S^J 9 s*> . comnian <l of .the Am* Mounted Division, with the rank 0* major-general. General Chaytor was mentioned ,n despatches in August, J915,,f0r his work at Gallipoli, and%*s made a, Companion of the Bath.' Later he received the C.M.G., and was appShted. a Domimon A.D.C. to tho Mtv 1 In May, 1918, he was knighted. "'