PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 December 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr. IT. E. Carey, Deputy Commission* and Government Secretary for the Northern Territory (Aust.), is on a bjfef visit to Xew Plymouth. M)'-. Frank Forward, vf jbff JWymouih, has received ad/fee that his brother, Private "Jim" Forward, /who was previously reported missing,, wag killed in action in Franco on October 12. Lieut. G. S. Strack, Hawcra, who recently returned from the front, Wa» in New Plymouth yesterday and appeared before-the medical board, which sat at the Coronation Hall. Mrs Surgcnor, Manaia, has received information that her husband, Private T. (i. Snrgcnor, had been gassed and burned by an exploding shell on the Western front and is now In Tooting hospital, nojar London, Mr. J. fiyde, Tataraimaka, has received private advice that his son, Corporal Sydney Gyde was wounded on the aide of his head on October 4. He ie progrossing favorably at a convalescent depot in France, ' Mr. H. Grahamc-White, who has been relieving accountant on the staff of the local branch of the lUnion Bank for some weeks past, left on Tuesday evening for Auckland, having been, promoted to a responsible position on the bank'* staff in that city. • Advice has been received, states the Now Zealand Times, that Serg«ant Telford has been killed in action. Sergeant Telford, prior to going, on active service at the early part of the present year, was a well-known official of- the Bank of Australasia, and' at one time was stationed in New Plymouth. Mr. W. F. Spencer, formerly school inspector in Taranaki, and editor of the School Journal since its establishment about ten years ago, is relinquishing that position in order to take other work in the Education Department The publication of the Journal in future will be supervised by Mr. J. Caughley, A*. aistant Director of Education. The Patca Press records the death of Mr. J. D. Hughes, war passed away at liis residence, Whenuakura, on Jilonday night at the comparatively early age of 53 years. Tho who was wellknown as a breeder of prize stock, was born in Wanganui, and had been engaged in farming pursuits on this coast (taring the whole of his life, He is survived by a widow and three son*. Among the visitors to New Plymouth at the present time is Mr. Max D. King, who thirty odd yeaw ago was jt very ivcll-known citizen, carrying on business In the premises now occupied bv Mr. Hookham. Mr. King is now farming at Papakura. It is his second visit to New Plymouth (luring thirty year*, and he notes great changes during' that period. On tho occasion of the 25th auniver•ary of his marriage, Foreman J. Johnton was presented by Superintendent Bellringer, on belialf of the members of the Fire Brigade, with a handsome filver teapot.

A Chriatchurch messaM stales that Sir Oban. Bowen, ex,Speakcr: of the legislative Council, died-yesterday, %g«A 87, Ho arrivod in Canterbury in 1830 in the first of four ships, and occupied a prominent position as mambW of the Provincial Council and member of tho House of Representatives for many y««» lie bad been in tho Legislative Council since ISM. In 1877 he introduced ,th« Education Act, on which the present / system of compulsory education is based.