PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 11 March 1916, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr. P. Black, consulting engineer to the New Plymouth Borough Council, returned to Wellington yesterday, Mr. P. WHleox, of Rahotu, hat been re-elected the Egmont County representative on the Egmont National Park Board. Among other promotions in the 10th Reinforcements appears the name of D'Arcy Penwarden, eldest son'of Aii. P. B. Penwarden, of Oakura, who has been made a lance-corporal. Word has been received in Stratford that Sergeant T. Laverty, who underwent an operation in the hospital in Wellington, is doing well, and expect) to lie able to return to Stratford »h»rtly. Mr. E. Jackson, who has been a resident of the Stratford district fy over twenty years, has, says the Post, disposed of his Stratford residence, and has decided to take up his abode in New Plymouth in July next. Mr. C. Vinct, of Tuna, was the purchaser. Mr. L. E. Jack:on, formerly representative of the Farmers' Co-operative Organisation Society in Opunake, w*» on Wednesday evening entertained at a social, and presented with a fountain pen, sovereign case and matchbov, and with a purse of sovereigns' for ' Mr», Jackson. Mr. John Lee, Inspector-general of permanent ways at Te Kuiti, has just died. He joined the New Zealand railway staff in 1876. During liU residents in Te Kuiti Mr. Lee took a keen inter, est in church matters, and assisted in the formation of a branch of tin O.E.M.S. • ' " ' The Rev. Percy Knight, 8.A., who is to conduct the Whiteley Memorial Church anniversary services on Sunday hails from Christcliurch, where he is the pastor of the Denham St. Church. Two yen's ago he came to New Zealand from Melbourne as exchange' for th« Rev. J. \V. Burton of this town, who was appointed organising secretary of Foreign Missions in Victoria. Mr. Knight is now on his way hbm« t<» Christcliurch from attending the Methodist Conference in Auckland. Mr. s.sd Mrs. T. B. MeConnell, Hawei'K, have received advice from the Base Records Office that their son, Driver (J. T. MeCounell, is being invalided homo, and will arrive l:y o trinsport reaching Dunedin next Wednesday Driver MeConnell enlisted with fh« main body at the beginning of the ttar, joining the mounted rifles. He subsequently transferred to the divisional train, and saw active service on tho Gallipoli Peninsula. Mr. Henry William Heath, an old resident of Auckland, died at his residence, Alfred street, on Tuesday, aged 74 years. Very many years ago MrHeath was manager of the North Shor« Ferry Company. Later he retired from that position and started as a land and estate agent. Subsequently deceased was appointed the first agent in Auckland for the London and Lancashire Insurance Co. Some years ago Mr. Heath went to Chico, in California, where Im was engaged in business. Returning to Auckland about twelve years ago, he had resided there ever since. Mr. Heath was one of the oldest members of tk» Auckland Bowling Club.