PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 November 1919, Page 4

PERSONAL.

A London cable states that Lord Haig intends to retire from military service. Dr. E. H. Wilkins has been appointed superintendent medical man of phy v sical instruction under the Education Department. The Rev. C. H. Hcrron has accepted a call to St. David's Presbyterian Church, Auckland, and will be inducted on Dec. 11th.—JPress Assoieation. The Prime Minister (Mr. W. F. Massey) concluded his visit to Taranald yesterday, when he returned to Wellington. Mr. Massey will visit the South Island next week. Mr. A. H. Kimbell, land purchase officer for the Public Works Department, has been appointed Under-Secre-tary of Mines, in succession to Mr. 11. \ J. H. Blow, who held the position tern- j porarily during the war. j The following appointments as inspec- j tors and surveyors under the Waterside Workers Regulations have been made:— Captain Villner (Wellington), G. R. Evans (Wellington), W. W. Stuart, (Auckland), W. F. Clark (Wellington), .W. Gordon (Picton), and two other appointments are under consideration. In response to a number of requests, and to the urgings of a deputation which waited upon him yesterday morning, Mr A. E. Sykes has consented to stand for the vacant position on the New Plvmouth Borough Council. Mr. Sykes was previously a member of the council, on which lie did valuable work. In. connection with the reorganisation of the Board of Trade under last session s Act, Messrs. JS. C. Leary and G. W. Clmkard have been appointed advisory accountants. Mr. Leary is a public accountant at Invercargil), and Mr. Clinkard, 8.C0m., is in enarge of the wholesale statistics section ot the Census and Statistics Department. The Fiji Times of November 10 records the death at Yanuca, of Mr. Alexander Evetts, licensee of the Pior Hotel, while on a sailing trip for- the benefit of his health. He was 44 years of age. At. one time, Mr. Evetts was an hotel-keeper at Stratford. He leaves a widow and two sons. His people reside in New Plymouth. The death occurred at Auckland on litursday morning of Mrs. George Bayly, who for many years resided in this district, where she had many friends. Mrs. Bayly had not been well for some time, and it is felt that the loss of her son, who was killed as the result of a motor-ear accident recently, has hastened the end. The services of Mr. R. H. Nolan in England during the war in the direction of helping soldiers were placed before the Prime Minister (Mr. W. F. Massey) at Hawera yesterday. The Mayor said that suitable recognition of Mr. Nolan's work should be made by the Government, and something in the nature ol a special welcome should be given to :,him on his return to New Zealand. Mr Massey paid a tribute to Mr. Nolan's work, and said that when he arrived in New Zealand a civic welcome would bo tendered to him at the port at which he arrived. The death occurred at Auckland on Sunday of Mr. Robert Rowan, a wellknown official of the Department of Agriculture, and formerly of New Plymouth. Mr. Rowan, who was 58 years of age, has filled several responsible positions in the Department's service, inclndir- that of rabbit agent and inspector of stock for the Taranaki district, and latterly fields inspector, supervisor, and instructor for the Auckland district. He passed away peacefully at a hospital, where he underwent a serious operation a few weeks ago. His death will be greatly regretted by a large circle of friends, and especially by those who had official dealings with'him He is survived by Mrs. Rowan and eight children.

Mr. Herbert Ward, the explorer, artist, and sculptor, whose death is announced from Paris, had a life of adventure. When lie left Mill Hill in 1878, at the age of 10, he sailed in an emigrant ship to New Zealand, and, after playing every sort of part in Australian and New Zealand life for three years, completed the circle of the world as an A.B. He did not rest many months m England, and after two other sea voyages spent a most adventurous eight months as head of a military expedition into the interior of Borneo His next expedition was to the Congo in 1884, where some three Tears later, on his own initiative, he collected 400 natives, marched to meet Stanley, and served with him for two and 'a half years in the centre of the Dark Continent. He was the last surviving officer of Stanley's Emm expedition.