PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 16 November 1922, Page 4

PERSONAL.

A London cable says Mr. Rudyard Kipling has entered a nursing home to undergo a serious operation. A London cable reports that Sir William Horwood, Commissioner of Metropolitan Police, who was poisoned by chocolates, is reported to be out of danger. A message from Waipukurau reports the death of Mr. John Bird, one of the Dominion’s earliest -settlers, who arrived by the ship Clifton in 184'2. The deceased was the first man to take cattic overland from Wellington to Hawke’s Bay. Nurses Kilbride and Warnock, of the New Plymouth hospital, have returned to duty from holiday leave, while Nurses ■ Macßae and K. Thomson have from convalescent leave. At present Nurse Robinson is on holiday leave, while Miss Erica Livesey is of duty on account of sickness. The resignation of Sister Margaret I. Smart, ward sister on the nursing staff of the New Plymouth hospital, was received at yesterday’s meeting of the Hospital Board. Sister Smart intends to take a further course of training at St. Helen’s hospital, Wellington. In command of the s.s. Otaki, due at NeW Plymouth next week, is Commander Newenliam de la Cour Cornwall, R.N.R., naval A.D.C. to the King. Commander Cornwall, who is a brother of Mr. R. Cornwall, of New Plymouth, is an old boy of the New Plymouth High School. He has been to sea for 37 years, including four years in the navy during the war period. Nurses Field, Grant, Rae, Kilbride, Merriman and Robinson, of the New Plymouth hospital staff, obtained firstclass passes in the recent invalid cooking course, the first mentioned passing with credit, At yesterday’s meeting of the Taranaki Hospital Board, it was decided to send a letter of congratulation to the nurses concerned.

Mr. M. Fraser (chairman of the Taranaki Hospital Board), who has been laid aside for the past fourteen weeks, owing to serious illness, resumed his seat on” the board yesterday. Mr. Fraser thanked the board for its indulgence to him while he had been away and for its expressions of sympathy. He had been of opinion that they had a strong board, and he was pleased to find that things had gone on so well while he had been away.