PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 November 1915, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Dr. ami Mrs. Henley, of Napier, ard at present on a short visit to New Ply* mouth. The Military Cross, for conspicuous bravery, Ima been awarded to Lieut. G.« R. Blackett, of Raglan. A London cablegram states that the Rev. Hugh Black will succeed the Rev. R. .J. Campbell as minister at the City Temple Church, London.

Mr. Pierce C. Freeth, late editor of the Christehurch Ktar, has purchased the Manawatu Times, a journal he controlled some years ago. Mr. E. E. Nalder left Hawera by yesterday morning's express train for Wellington, en route to Sydney, on a health recruiting trip. Mr. .1. Moody, who was for many years in the Bank of New Zealand in Inglewood, has, says the Record, joined the colors. He is at present recovering from an operation, the amputation of a finger, caused through a whitlow. Mr. .1. E. Tomlinson, who lias been acting as inspector of stock in the Opunakc district for the last twelve months, has now returned to Eltham, where he will act as assistant to Inspector Ford, of Hawera. Mr. W. Glenn, of Wanganui, and wellknown in Taranald, who went to England some months ago to enlist in Kitchener's Army, has been granted a commission ia the Royal Field Artillery. He has been stationed in a training camp near London. Captain Donald Simson, who fought at the Dardanelles, and is now addressing recruiting meetings in New 2ealand, has received the following cablegram from Johannesburg:—"Citizens' ticket elected for Municipal Council of Johannesburg, and yon top the poll. When are you returning?" To this he lias replied; ''When the war is over." Captain .T. A. Wallingford, who was invalided to England from Gallipoli, suffering from strained heart, will arrive in the Dominion at the end of December. He is unable to return to the front, but will instruct the forces in machine-gun and musketry work. Mr. William Albert Lowe, the wellknown theatrical manager, has enlisted for service with the reinforcements. Mr. Lowe was formerly a prominent figure in Wellington athletic circles. Another theatrical manager, Mr. Alf Linley, intends to enlist so as to go into cainp in February. The resignation of Nurse Kelly, district nurse at Opunake, came before the Hospital Board yesterday. Nurse Kelly has been selected to the start' of the hospital ship Maheno, which leaves New Zealand next January. The resignation was accepted with regret, and it was decided to take Nurse Kelly back iu the Board's service after the war.

It ia reported i.i Hawera, says the Star, that Nurse Cullcy, who is well known there in connection with the Plunket Nurse work, died this week at Hastings. Miss Culley was a woman of fine character, and highly skilled in her in which she did excellent work at Hawera for the Plunket Society.

•The deatli is reported o> .Mr. C. L. Bridges, of Aramoho, one of the moat familiar figures 0:1 the coast. Deceased was for many years a news agent on the New Plymouth-Palmerston section of the railway, and lie also carried on a bookselling and stationery business at Aramoho. lit: was recognised as one of the leading poultry fanciers in the Dominion, hia fowls and pigeons always figuring among the championships.

Corporal Harry Whitmore, who lia.-s died of dysentery contracted at the front, was well known 111 New Plymouth. He was a member of the Borough Council staff for many years. Before the Territorial Force was established he was a keen volunteer. He held the position of vice-president of the New Plymouth Laborers' Union for two years.

Major E. A. Belcher, formerly headmaster of Christ's College, Christchurch, who got his commission in the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry in January, was stationed at Falmouth until May and after that qualified in musketry and machine-gun work with the Southern Command. His battalion, the 9th, has now been turned into a reserve battalion. from which drafts will be sent to the other battalions in the field. Mr, P. M. B. Fisher recently spent the weekend in the camp with the regiment in Hamnshire.

The Earl oi Seafield whose deatli iu actiou in France was reported on Monday, married Nina, a daughter of Dr. J. T. Townend, of. Christchurch. His mother was the daughter of Major G. Evans, 47th Regiment, and was,married in Otago to the 10th Earl. lie left a daughter, nine years old, who is heiress to the Scottish peerages (Earl of Seafield, Viscount Reidhaven, Lord Ogilvie of Deiford and Cullen,!. The Earl sat in the House of Lords as Baron Strathspey (a United Kingdom barony), ami this falls to his brother,-the Hon. Trevor Grant.

Among the names of New Zeaalnder* mentioned in dispatches is that of Captain Thomas Farr, R.X.F.A., of No. 3 Battery of the Field Artillery Brigade. Prior to leaving with the Main Expeditionary Force, Captain (then lieutenant) Farr was for over two years instructor to J Battery ('l'almerston North). Captain Farr is the youngest son of Mr. Frederick Farr, of Wuverley, and received his education at the Moumahala seliol. He afterwards joined the Torpedo Corps, eventually becoming attached to the artillery. Prior to leaving New Zealand he received his sdrond lieutenant's commission in Xo. Battery, lie has been twice promoted while on active service.