PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 December 1918, Page 5

PERSONAL.

A c*Ue manga states thai ibe'Kkg Of Italy tab arrived at Paris. Captain & H Sergeant (Trentham) Is •pending a holiday in New Plymouth, sirs. Kirkby has received cable advice that her youngest son, Private Ken Kirkby, is still in hospital in France. The friends of Sergeant Trebey will to phased to know that his condition is much intproveS, and that he U now progressing satisfactorily. A Wellington message states that Mr. W. 8. La Trohe, Director of Wellington Technical College, has been appcinied Superintendent of Technical Education for tho Dominion at a ?al?.ry of £7OO. Sir Kric Otddes, formerly First Lor.l id the Admiralty, has been appointed .to ee-ordinato thn activitus of various Government departments rigarding <ie■BhiUestion.

Itr. H Temple White, late of Feilding, is .to succeed Mr. Kobort Parker a» fOßdnetor of the Wellington Choral Union, 'Mr. Parker having retired after 40 Tears' service. Mr. White i? a brother* of 3Xr. G. H. White, of New Plymonth,, and: was a former resident of this town.

TJte Governor-General has approved of the appointment of Messrs D. Hntchen tad 8. G. Smith, ILP., to the Board of Governors of the New Plymouth High Schools for a farther teim of three years.

Mr W. G. Douglas, who for the past eigftf and a-half years has been associated with the Now Plymouth branch of Messrs Sargood, Son, and -Ewen, has been transferred to the Auckland hous;, and takes up his duties in the New Yew.

At Saturday 1 ! meeting of the general committee of the Taranaki A. and P. Society, a resolution was passed expressing sympathy with the relativw of too late Mr. R. Johnston, who had been a member of the committee.

Mr*. C. H. Weston, who has been on a visit to Australia, returned to New Plymouth by the mail train on Saturday evening. Mrs- Weston journeyed from Australia by the Port Sydney, the pessengers, 30 in number, being landed at WMtkatane, and having to make the Journey overland to Rotorua, where the j connected irith the train. In the last list of district orders It is announced that Major F. K. Turnbutl, M.C-, is promoted from second in com masd, 2nd-Battalion, to be Onicer Commanding Ist Battalion, vice LieutenantColonel H. Holderneas, and is granted the temporary rank of lieutenant-colonel whilst so employed, 'Military decorations recently awarded (• 2?ew Zealand soldiers include militar/ medals to Private Frank J. Williams (Bawtra), Sergeant David M. Thomson (Sew Plymouth), Sergeant Frederick P>. Cormack (Waverley, killed in actios Wot. 4)", Private William A. Mackindet (Inglewood), Private Archie 0 WilJfcms (Waterley), PHvate Edward W. J. Frost (New Plymouth). \ Bishop Sadlier has cabled to Mrs. Sadlier, in Nelson, advising her that he nas returned to.England with his son, Corporal Horace Sadlier. For the past two -months the- Bishop luu been visiting the hospitals and camps in France, ministering to the New Zealand soldiers. The new member for Wellington South, Mr- Robert Semple, was born in Australia about 40 years ago. He has been in New Zealand many years, and came acre is to the West Coast to work as ,a miner. He ha 3 been prominently associated with the Labor movement since 1908. When the miners formed the Federation of Miners, he was appointed as one of the delegates. Later, Mr. Semple was appointed organiser for the Federation of Labor. He was to the fore in the happenings during thj 1913 strike. In the early day* of the war Mr Semple took a prominent part in anti-militarist agitation, and later •erved a term of imprisonment for sedition. Mr Semple is very popular in Labor circles. He is regarded as a man of atrong character In his early days Mr Semple practised the gentle art of boxing.

. The death is announced of Mi. Edward Dowd at the Wairau Old people's Home, on Sunday last, at the age of 100 rears and < months. Throughout his hundred years he enjoyed splendid health, and np till * fortnight ago, when sheer eld asp brought him to bed, he retained his physial and mental faculties la a xemarkable degree.

li this issue the Borough Council advertise* the traffic regulations in connectio& with the races on Thursday.

The scandal-mongers of the town will be scandalised themselves when they see TBabbling Tongues," the special feature screening at the Empire to-night and at two sessions to-morrow. The film makes a strong dramatic appeal with several of the "did you hear" human types hit off to perfection.

Residents are requested to note the advertisement with reference to removal of house refuse during the holidays. In ism ei removiag the refuse on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Tear's Day, aad January 2, the removal will take •sue eady on the Friday, morninga fol-

Id this nswfr, Mr. E. Woeidridge adVBtitea the Ohnstmas holiday arrangements in eonnostioa with the running of the .Vaw Plymouth Opunake service and the tourist trips to Mount Egmont.

Moris and boys' Christmas suits an in fall gm>pty at the -Melbourne, limited, is a great variety of fabrics and designs. AD suits in stock are guaranteed purs wool, whilst prices, ae usual, are lower than competitors. Wanted—A Mother* is a charming story, but with magical little Madge Craws as leading character it is a thing of sheer delight The picture is a World, •ad 1* produced ia arst-cnus style, stow* lag to-oight at Everybody**

Speck! Christnu services win hfld in Whiteley " Memorial Church yesterday. The outstanding feature was the tpecial amslc, which formed a large portion of tis services. In addition to the customary seasonable hymns, the etoir tang several of the best known of the "Messiah" choruses. At night several solos wore <mng. Mias Duff (Ckristdrarch) «ang Sphort "As Panta the Hart"; Miss Young sang "He Was Despised" (Hanlei ) and Mr Cooper, Gounod's «H»zar- , exit'" the final refrain being sang by the choir in nnison. Miss Douglas presiiW at the piano, Mr Q. H. White at Urn orpin, and Mr. A. Grav conducted. Tho* were huge wwgreeatiooa, and the ~ _ iwr W. A. Sinclair w*» (as preacher tt ..." i Special offerings ■-. -n<aojuitcd to over. £4J>