PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 9 January 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Dr. F, Truby Kins bus left New '/.«• land for America, on his w»y to Kugland t

Mrs. 1,. O'Doimell, Devou Street, has received advice that her husband is«re turning hom«. Mr. A. H. Johnstone, who has been or. a visit to Wellington, returned to Now Plymouth by last nyjhtVJnail train. Mr. .lohn Gore, a notable figuro in Tuapeka pioneer mining circles during the last 54 years, died suddenly at Waipori last Wednesday, aged 79 years. Mr. Paul Willcox, of Rahotu, who has been on an extended visit to England during the past two years, returned to New Plymouth by the Rarawa, from Auckland, yesterday morning. i A New York cable says that Madame Melba has made a successful tour of America, nnd that Stella Power, a Melbourne singer, had an enthusiastic reception.

A Wellington telegram stales that Mr. Charles 11. Parata, M.P. f px the Southern Maori District, died yesterday morning, after a week's illness, aged 53 years. Miss Caroline Blaschkc, of Greytown, formerly of New Plymouth, died on December 29 in the hospital at Greytown, from injuries received while lighting a pile of garden rubbish in her grounds. The flags at the Chief Post Office and the Lands Registry Office at New Plymouth were hoisted and flown at halfmast yesterday when news was received of the death of Mr. C. R. Parata, M.P. The latest report last evening was to the effect that Mrs. McDiarmid, who is suffering from shock, as the result of a motor accident at Hawera, is steadily improving.

Mr. Kenneth Morrison, who for many years was one of Dunedin's prominent yachtsmen, is dead. He arrived in Dunedin from Tasmania during the Dunstan rush, and at that time could hardly speak anything but his native Gaelic.

The Rev. W. P. Hughes, vicar of Epiphany Church, Auckland,. has accepted the cure of Malvern, through the Bishop of Christchurch, and takes over his new charge at the end of this month. ' The death occurred at Kumcroa on Friday of Mr. H. W. Antill, at one time manager of the Union Bank at Napier, but later a fanner, at Kumeroa. He was (S3 years of age. Lieut. C. V. Lcppor, who left with the Main Body, and saw service in Gallipoli and France, gaining the Military Medal at Chunuk Bair, returned by the mail train to Lepperton last night. After a short furlough he returns to camp on duty.

Mr. Jas. Allan, of the Stock Department, Hawera,*haß received cable advice that his son, Second-Lieut. Lirideay Allan, is ill with pleurisy, and is now under treatment at Brockenhurst. Lieut. Allan went out with the Main Body, was at Gallipoli, and has been at the front ever since.

Mr W. S. Vernon, B.Sc, son of Mr and Mrs J. E. Vernon, Palmerston North, has been appointed by the Auckland University College Council to the position of lecturer in physics for 1918. Mr. Vernon takes up the work of Professor Owen, who is at present on active service. <

The Christchurch Sun says: It is rumored that before next general election the Hon. Sir William Fraser will accept a seat on the Legislative Council, leaving the Wakatipu seat in the House to llr. R. Scott, M.P., whose electorate of Otago Central has been cut out by the Boundaries Commission. Private Norman Johnston and his wife arrived in Auckland on Friday, i Mrs. Johnston, it will be remembered, journeyed Home on a transport, and was attached to the British Red Cross Society. She returned with Friday's draft as a member of the Voluntary Aid Division.

Among the returned soldiers who recently arrived home is Gunner Bert Dunn nagc. Gunner Dunnage left Hawera with the Second Reinforcements, and sailed with the Thirds. He served five months on Gallipoli, and six months in France, being eventually gassed on the Somme, and after a long spell in hospital in England, was invalided home.

Private Harry L. Joll,. of Newton, and formerly of New Plymouth, arrived at Auckland last. Friday. Private Joll, who was awarded the 'Military Medal, left New Zealand with the Third Reinforcements in December, 1914. He was wounded at Gallipoli, but returned to the line and took part in the evacuation. He was also wounded at the batUe of the Somme, for his part in which he was awarded the decoration.

Mr. E. J. Fenn, electrical engineer, of Auckland, who was drowned in the JVaikato -river at Horn Horn last Tuesday, settled in Auckland over twenty yeara ago, to manage the electrical department. of Messrs John Chambers and Sons. Subsequently he went into partnewrtfip witH Mr. Stuart, as Stuart and Fenn, ,but later withdrew. He was engineer for the lighting of New Plymduth, Hawera, Bluff, Pukekohe, Mercer, Ngartiawahia, Huntly, and many other places and works. Mr. Fenn was a keen yachtsman. He married a daughter of Archdeacon Wright, of Nelson, and his wife survives him.

News has been received in IJew Zealand of the deal* of Captain Clive F. Collett. M.C., of the Royal Flying Corps, on December 2S, as the result of an aeroI plane accident. Cuptuin Collett wai bom iin Blenheim, Marlborough, in 18Hi, and was educated at Queen's College, Tauranga. lie was the second son of the late Captain Horace Collett, for many years stock inspector for the Bay of Plenty district, and of Mrs. Collett, Clyde road, Kpsom. Following on his father's death in 1002 he went through his course of engineering at, Cable's Foundry, Wellington, and subsequently joined the firm of Turnbull and Jones, Christchurch. He responded to the call of Empire, and left New Zealand shortly after the outbreak of war, gaining his commission in February, 1015, as lieutenant in the Royal Flying Corps. He gained his captaincy and the rank of flight commander and pilot instructor, and was awarded the Military Cross for services at (he from. As a further reward for gallantry a bar was added to the cross. In September last he was wounded seriously on two occasions, his left hand being almost completely shattered. He ,was accorded a military funeral on December 28.