PERSONAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 28, 25 May 1914, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Mr H. D. Ackland is announced as the Government candidate for Avon.— P.A. The Emperor Josef's bulletins have ceased, states a cablegram from Vienna. Prince A l e xander of Te f lc unveil ® d the Etonians' memorial to Captain Oates at Eton College, says a London cablegram. The death is announced to-day by Melbourne cablegram of Mr Richard Goldsborough Row, wool expert, of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Sergeant W. R. Foley, of Puniwhakau, has been awarded the handsome gold medal presented by Lieut. • W. V. Wilson for the smartest N.C.O. among the local mounted Territorials at the recent camp at Takapau. Mr Alf Moon announces that he will be a candidate for election for the vacancy on the Borough Council, having acceded to the request of a petition signed by a large number of ratepayers. i Mr E. W. Hancock was to-day nominated as a candidate for the Borough by-election, and will contest the seat against all-comers. It is understood that, as supporting Mr Hancock's candidature, Messrs C. D. Sole and TJ Lawson, whose names were freely mentioned as probable starters, have , definitely decided not to seek election.

The Rev. O. W. Howard, M.A., late of Waimate North, was instituted as Vicar of Holy Trinity Church, Stratford, after the usual morning service yesterday, Archdeacon Evans, New Plymouth, performing the ceremony and delivering an appropriate address dealing with the mutual obligations of Vicar and congregation. Tie Vicar-elect was supported during the ceremony by the two Churchwardens, Messrs A* C. Bell and W. H. H. Young. The new Vicar conducted the evening service before a large con- ' gregation.

Mr F. J. Morgan, M.Sc, London, who for the past three years has been first assistant roaster in the secondary department of the Stratford school and who is a very .able science scholar and a fellow-student of Dr. Owen, recently appointed Professor of Physics at Auckland, and with whom he graduated with honors at the same time, has been appointed Master in Science (a newly created position) at the Wellington Training College. M r Morgan leaves Stratford at the end of June, and his place will eb very hard to fill here.