PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 July 1920, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Commander 0. Horn, RN., Sergeant-at-Arms in the House of Representatives, was found dead in Led morning. His age was 70 yeara. Dr. Monk has been appointed to take charge of the newly-formed TaranakiWanganui hospital district, with headquarters at Wanganui,

At last night's meeting of the Stratford Borough Council, the resignation of Mr. S. IS. Neil son, the assistant clerk, was received. M. Neilson has been appointed assistant clerk to the Lower Hutt Borough Council.

The many friends of Dr. T. A, Milroy, late of Manaia, and afterwards with the N.Z.M.C., will be interested to learn that a cable has been received stating that Dr. Milroy has taken his F.R.C.S. degree.

A Press message from Wellington reports that Mr. G. B. Bullock, Dominion superintendent of the New Zealand Shipping Co., and chairman of the A.S.R.S. section of the railway' tribunal, suffered a paralytic stroke on Thursday night, and died at 0 a.m. yesterday. His age was 57 years.

The Right Rev, Dr. Liston, for a number of years rector of the Holy Cross College, Mosgiel, who has been appointed ed coadjutor to the Bishop of Auckland, was entertained by the Roman Catholic community of Dunedin and presented with an address and cheque for £OIO. It is officially announced that Lord Jeliicoe, Governor-General-deaignate of New Zealand, will, with Lady Jeliicoe and family, leave London for the Dominion by the Corinthic on August 19. Captain Curtis, private secretary to Lord Jeliicoe, and an -advance party of the new Governor-General's household, left London for New Zealand by the Ruapehu on Thursday last. On the occasion of their approaching marriage, the Misses D. and G. Callaghan were presented on Monday by the proprietor and staff of the Egmont Boot and Shoe Co. with cheques in appreciation of their long service with the firm,' The cheques were accompanied by a letter expressing good wishes of the firm and staff for their future happiness and prosperity. On Thursday evening, the Avoca Hockey Club entertained both young ladies, Mr. E. Whittle presenting Miss D. Callaghan with a silver cake stand, and Miss G. Callaghan with a silver stand and a milk and cream jug. The following teachers have been selected by the New Zealand Educational Institute to act as representatives of the certificated teachers on the appeal boards in bonnection with the grading of teachers:—Auckland: Colin R. Muuro. Taranaki: Taliesin Thomas (headmaster, El tham). Wanganui: David W. Low. Hawke's Bay: James Hislop, Wellington: Charles N. Haslam, B.A. Nelson: Frederick G. Gibbs, M.A. Canterbury: Christopher T. Aschman. Otago: Herbert C. Jones. Southland: Henry P. Young.