PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 12 February 1916, Page 4

PERSONAL.

A cable from Sydney report* tn«, death of Dr. Barrett, a former International cricketer.

Mr. F. Black, consulting engineer, of Wellington, is on a visit to New Plymouth.

Air. E. W, Alison, of Auckland, who has been visiting New Plymouth, returned north lust night. Mr. fi. N. Morey, dispenser at the Southland Hospital, Invercargill, ha* lcsgined Mr position, and is returning to New Plvmonth.

Sir Robert Stout (the Chief Justice), and the members of the Prison Board, will arrive in New Plymouth by the njail train to-night. Sir Geo. Clifford and Mr. 0. L. Stead, of Christchnrch, who have been visiting New Plymouth, were passengers fftr Wellington by the mail train yesterday morning.

The Gazette records the appointment of Mr. Robert Triggs, as Deputy-Public Service Commissioner. Mr. Trims U to act for the Commissioner, (Mr. 1). Robertson) during the latter's absents from Wellington.

At the meeting of the Egmont .County Council yesterday the returning ofllcßt notified that Mr.E. S. Forsyth had been elected to the vacancy caused by ihc death of Cr. Rawncliffe. The new councillor was cordially welcomed to the Council bv the chairman.

Lieut. W. H. Humphrey, who has fov long been lieutenant in charge of tftdtt and recruiting matters in Inplevood district, has been promoted to Dannevlrke, where lie takes charge of the area. H# left Inglewood by the express train yesterday morning. A telegram was received from Auckland yesterday stating that on receipt of information of the death of Bro. Charles Tunbridge (of New Plymouth), the High Court of Foresters adjourned. Some of the delegates left Aucklai d for New Plymouth in order to attenu •funeral to-day. Mr. J. c. Campbell, of the firm' i t Messrs. Campbell and Sons, is dead (say* a cable from- Sydney). He was iorhlerly a Legislative Councillor and at one time was engaged in business in New Zealand: The late Mr. Campbell w»« one of the survivors of the old Yeomanry Corps raised during the Maori War. • -

Mrs. Jane Squire, an old resident tit Stratford, died yesterday morning fit (!>• age of 77 years. After the death of Iter husband, 18 years ago, Mrs. Squirt wmc to live with her relations in New'}!«land. Mrs. Squire leaves tiivee ion?and a daughter, of whom Mr, J. Squire »nd Miss Squire are residents of Stratford. Captain J. R. Sullivan (formerly of New Plymouth), Methodi»t chap)( 'n with the 3rd and 4th Battalions of the Rifle Brigade, hag been transferred 10 the 10th Reinforcements. Befgre .goinn: into camp at Tauherenikau, Captain Sullivan has been ordered to see a throat specialist, and a second operation may be necessary to repair the damage done by a bullet on the first landing on Gallipoli.

A private cable has been reoived in Auckland by Mr. Ernest Davits '^. L Lieutenant Harold Jennings, a son • Mr. W. T. Jennings, M.P., is dangerously ill in England with enteric (savs Thursday's Auckland Star). Mr. Davbr received the cable from his fattier,-'arbo further advises that everything pbWfWc is being done for the vounjt N«w' Zealander. It is feared, 'however, that the actual sending of the cable i« in Itself an indication of a serioiu state of affairs. Lieut. Harold Jehninga was serving in Flanders.

The appointment of Miss taabel Thurton as a matron in the New Zeal*)"' Army Nursing Service is announce 1 Colonel William Johnston \Vill. M.li New Zealand Medical Corps, his been retired under the provisions of [paragraph 128, General Regulations, 1913. with pi' mission to retain his rank and wear 'ill? prescribed uniform, Colonel 0. J. Sjniib. Commander of the Canterbury Brigade, lias been awarded the Co't>" ! tl Auxiliary Forces Ixmg Service Mrd*l.

The (loath of Mr. John Footr occurred at AutUlanj voatordv morning. The late Mr. Wul' ffis fov many years in business in Vt Ply* mouth as a draper and went 1" V" in Auckland.in 11)02. and for tlx; jsi » part of this time lias lived in v<". > liient. Whilst in New Plymouth the late Mr. Koote had thiriy ner*s of bnfl ftt Fitzroy, 011 which he kept a choice lot of Jerseys. He did much in these (lavs to improve and popularise tM . particular breed of dairy cattle. He married the eldest daughter of Mrs. W. Perry, sen,, Vog«ltown, who surviv «•? him, and he also leaves a grown-ut) family of four sons ami one d*u£ Mr. Foote was 01 years of aye. Thfuneral will take place at the Te Hvnul Cemetery on Tuesday at 2.30 p.m.