PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 28 January 1920, Page 4

PERSONAL.

.Miss Louise Alack, the war correspondent and traveller, is visiting New Plymouth-

-Mr. and Mrs. A. Walker, of Randwick t'arai. ] e ft by mail train yesterday, en route for Sydney by the _Uoe-rak-i.

Mr. Arthur Morton, president of the National Dairy Association, left by mail train yesterday for Wellington on business connected with the dairying industry.

An exchange records that an earlv settler, Mr. Kenneth McDonald, died at Auckland on Wednesday, at the age of 82, Mr. M'Donald came from Nova Scotia to New Zealand by the ship Highland Lass in 1831. He settled at Waipu, where he was in business until about id years ago, when lie retired and removed to Auckland- lie is survived by Mrs. M'Donald, and a family of eleven.

The Canterbury College Board of Governors received a letter on Monday stating that Mr. C. E. Bevan Brown (headmaster of the Boys' High School) was seriously ill in Dunedin, and had undergone an operation. It would be impossible for Mm to return for the next term. The Board passed a motion of sympathy. The question of appointing an acting-headmaster was referred to a committee. Mr. Bevan Brown's notice of resignation, to taile effect at the end of twelve months was also received by the Board.

It is understood that Dr. Herbert Chcsson, District Health Officer for Canterbury, lias been loaned to the Department of External Affairs, and has been appointed to the charge of all matters pertaining to public health and hospitals m British Samoa (savs a telegram from Christchurch). Dr. Chesson will probably take up his new duties about the beginning of .May. It is possible Dr. Chesson will aceompanv the Parliamentary party on their visit to the Islands. Regarding a permanent appointment of a District Health Officer for Canterbury it is probable Dr. Hughes. District Health Officer for Otago, will come to the district.

Commandant and Mrs. A. B. Rowlands iviio have iiad charge of the Salvation Army work in New Plymouth for about two years, conducted farewell meeting on Sunday last, and on Monday the local corps gave them a send-off social There was a large gathering, and the proceedings, which were most cordial and warm-hearted throughout, testified to the esteem in which the officers have been held' by the NeW Plymouth Corps Sergeant-Major Cobb presided, and ad-' dresses were given by local officers representing different branches of the 1,„7w/'° rk - , Comma "<ia»t liowlands has been engaged m work for the Army or the past 30 years and Mrs. Rowlands for 80 years. their term in Now Plymouth the local com, has made good progress i„ many dk lfZ of t %'- pr T d at tlle departure *i es « J °/ B « ert . b «t a warm welcome nwarts Adjutant and Mrs. Bavliss, who Tliinsdav night. Commandant and Mrs wrs d n s. forthenorth^theß - :