PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 February 1920, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr. H. Holland, ex-Mayor of Christchurch, is spending a few days in New Plymouth, while en ftmte to Auckland to attend the annual conference of the Methodist Church, which opens there on Thursday next. At St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Hawera, last week, Miss Hannah Mara in .'Surtlelt, second daughter of Mr_ and Mrs .1. Bartlctt, was married to Mr. Walter John Rawlings, of Oisborne. Mr. Duncan iias tendered his resignation as town clerk, reports the Manaia Witness. He lias found this course necessary owing to the large number of calls on his time for photography work.

Mr. Lionel Broad, at one time champion amateur sprinter of Now Zealand, is now in his 00th year. At Westport last week lie won the Sheflield Handicap, oil" 10 yards, in good time, and was well received after his performance. The Rev. A. 11. Collins, who conducted the services at the Baptist Tabernacle at New Plymouth yesterday, j R revisiting New Zealand after an absence of IS years in Australia. For some years he was pastor of a church in Auckland, and is. an ex-president of rhe Baptist L'nion of New Zealand. .""

_ There passed away the oilier day one of Auckland's oldest residents in the person of Mrs. M. E. Eagloton, relict of the late Captain Alex. Eagloton. Mrs. Eagleton arrived in Auckland with her parents in the ship Minerva in November, 1547. At the time of her arrival she was seven years of age. During the 73 years' residence in Auckland she'saw the city grow from a village, io a large and prosperous community. Mrs. Eagleton is survived by three sons, four daughters, and a large number of grandchildren.

Miss Mary Rail, famous as the first woman explorer (o make the journey from the Cape to Cairo, died oi' pneumonia at London recently. The trek across Africa alone was 'not by any means the sura of Miss Hall's travels. Hie was equally familiar with Australia and with the Balkans and the Near East. Her best known books were "A Woman's Trek from the Cape to Cairo," and "A Woman in the Antipodes." Miss Hall visited New Zealand some years ago, where she has relatives.

Datails are now ofiieially announced concerning the, awarding of the D.C.M. to Sergeant I. G. Short, of Opunake. The particulars arc as follows: 30(550 L.Sergeant I. G. Short, Wellington Regiment, east of Le Quesnoy, on the 4th of November, 1018, early 'in the attack, when in support, led a section, and mopped up an enemy machine-gun that had been passed over, killing several of the team and taking the remainder prisoner. Later, with a few men, he outflanked and took prisoner a party of' the enemy who were taking up a firing position. After reaching the final objective he went forward to reconnoitre and was severely wounded by a strong party of the enemy after he' had killed t,np "'" : ' ' et a splendid example to those with him.