PERSONAL.

Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 14150, 29 July 1916, Page 4

PERSONAL.

A Reutcr telegram fiom London states that Colonel C. M. Gibbon, Rojal Irish Fusiheis, is gazetted a' General Staff officer of the fiisfc grade while Chief of the Geneial Staff in New Zealand. <

Our Parliamentai-j- correspondent telegraphs. that the House\of ■'Representatives adjournec till this■'. .(Satur-, day) afterno&n, ■ after a short -sitting yesterday, ovit of respect to tlie memory of the late Vlr J. _H. Escott, member ( for ■Pahiatuaj who>died yesterday inbrning after a' lengthy period '.' of ill— health. , : . "; '2 [-r": ~;.

Mr. A.*,M.: Thomson, teller oVthe .Bank of New Zealand^- .H'awerai'r.a'nd at one time a well-known Wellington foot-, bailer and member of the Star'Bbating Club, has gonei-into camp. ;

. The Dominion Conference of the' Farmers' Union has' concluded? : The''folT lowing.officers were elected:—3soniinioii president, Sir James Wilson (re-elect-ed); -vice-president, Mr G. *W. L^eadley (re-elected);. Advisory- ; . Committed,. Messrs A. A.) Ross, T ..Moss, E.CCampbell, H. D. Vavasour, G. Sheat, £nd J.^McQueen; treasure?.-, Mr W. J. Birch; secretaiy, Mr E. C. Jack.— Press Association. ~ .-;

Our Motueka correspondent* .writes:. Deep regret is felt.at the news- thkt Private Vincent. McNabb, ,sen . of."/ Mr' ai£} Mrs Edward ""McNabb, has.been killed in. action in France. Tins-is the third son -who has given "his life for rlii;j countryi This family have senfcin all five sons to the war. Iloy. and Cyril were killed in action at Gallipoli. inhere remain Owen and Louis, w|io are.at the front in France. The* sympathy'of all, is extended to the sorrowing parents. ... ' ' ' " .-" -'v^;. •"'-'..? ','"■'

Mr. Charles Ware Flexmari, w rh6 died at Waiuku recently at the great-age oi 95 j'ears^. was born in Cheshani, England, and the son of a farmer who claimed to be a direct; descendant" of

Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell. After trj-ing his fortunes on the Australian goldfields, Mr. Flexman came to. - NewZealand fifty-seven years ago..?He/,settled soon afterwards at : Waiuku, where he^was in business until fifteen-years ago, when he went on the land.

Sir Walter Buchanan w ras unable .to be,present at the final meeting, of; the Wellington Education Board, oil account of an attack of influenza. A resolution- was passed which stated, "in part :—''The board, has -received with. the deepest, regret the intimation- of Sir Waiter Buchanan, the 'father'of the board,' that after over thirty-four years of membership he has decided not to seek re-election." '

.Miss Barr, of Gisborne, who was appointed principal ;oi the New Plymouth Girls' High School out of the three applicants .who interviewed the board is (says .the j'Herald"),a teacher : of wide experience, force, of character and general capability. She has spent- a considerable 7 time in Germany, Switzerland, France and England studying the vanous teaching systems in "force in those countries, and is well equipped to take chaigoof tho Girls' School at the beginning of next teim, when Miss Hodges, the present pi inicpal, retires

-lor the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr Eric Waters, the Trust Board.-of the Nelson School of Music has selectee! from a large number of .ajPPhcants Mr Henry one- of the "best-known musicians* of New Zealand, who for, health reasons is desirous °£ coming i»: live in Nelson. Mr Y\ ells has held several important positions m-both-England and New Zealand,, including that of organist aix the Chnstehurek Anglican Cathedral. He Has. been specially successful as a choirmaster: and teacher of singing, and the choir which; he trained'at the Durham btreet.; Methodist Church in Qhri stchurch while the Rev.. W. Baumber'was pastor, was .reputed to be the best in «ew_ Zealand. ■.:■ Mr Wells will take up his'duties as teacher of piano, organ, and singing at the beginning of ne\4term, and -the) Trustees have abo arranged for him to give a Series of monthly organ recitals on the Cawthron organ. : / ■ '