PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 1 February 1919, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr J- Vealo, of Auckland, is visiting New Plymouth Mr and Mrs G. A. Adlam, of Oakura, le f t by Friday's midday traiu for Rotorua.

Miss Mavis Parrott lias boon appointed an assistant at tlio Hawera primary school-

Corporal E. A. Johnson returned to Patea on Thursday, and was accorded a, fitting welcome. He leaves for Rotorun in a few days' time for special treatment

A London cable, through the Argus service, announces the death of Genera! Sir Sum Sleek', who commanded Strathcona's Horse in the Boer War, aged 70 vears.

A London cabe records the death of Colonel Harry Wrightson, M.P., from pneumonia- He was formerly farming in New Zealand,

Mr Owen Bnehlo.r, headmaster of the Terrace End School, Pnlmerston North, was i» New Plymouth yesterday. He has been spending the holidays in the Urenui district.

On Monday evening a presentation of nn illuminated address was made te Dr. and M,rß Miinrne Hoekin, by flip citizens of Manaia district and residentsof the Waimate County. Captain Weston, formerly in the New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers, is in command of the new Federal - Shire steamer Somerset, now at Melbourne

Captain W. J. Hardhaw, V.C.. returned yesterday by the Wiltshire Leaving with the Main Body, he saw service in Egypt and Gallipoli, where ho was severely wounded. Returning to Now Zealand he again volunteered, and since thon bid been serving with the Wellington Mounted Rifles, Palestine. Mr E. Golding leaves New Plymouth shortly to go to Folding where he will take up the position of organist in the Methodist Church. Mr Golding has been prominently associated with musical matters in thU town for a nurah!-.-of years and his friends v/ill regret hi? departure Mr W. Gee, cfiicf postmaster at Christchurch, hai been transferred to Auckland as chief postmaster there. Mr E. Norfhcroff;. at present chief post-"•a-'ler, Nav ; i>r. will take Mr Gee's position in Chri-itoiiiireii. and until his arrival Mr ,T C! Rule will net in the capacity of chief postmaster Mr John .Murray has been appointed rector of the Palmerston North High School Mr Murray saw fourteen years on the High School staff as an assistant before he enlisted for oversea service, and at the time acted as rector during the late Mr Vernon's absence in England. Mr Murray is expected back in New Zealand shortly. Mr P. V. Sharp has accepted a position a* senior commercial instructor at the New Plymouth Technical College, commencing his duties on February 24. Mr Sharp lias Ijad 20 years' commercial experience in Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand, and for the past throe years has. been, engaged under the Canterbury Education Board as commercial instructor in charge of the Greymouth Technical School.

The Key. F. X-. Ransom, principal of Jlikurangi, .MaorA College at Clareville, a position lie lias held for the past six years, will be leaving at the end of March to talcs up the_ position of vicar of Bulls, Rangitikei. He will be succeeded at the college by tho Rev. E. E. O'H. Tobin. who is now with tho Expeditionary Forces, having gone away with the Main Body, and is on his way back to New Zealand.

A wedding of considerable interest to Hawke's Bay was solemnised at St Matthew's Church, Hastings, on Wednesday, the contracting parties being Miss Katherine .Mary Russell, daughter of Lady and Sir Andrew Russell, of "'fuiianui, v to Optain WiHiam Deans, of the Canterbury Mounted Rifles, son of Mr and Mrs John Deans, of Eiccarton, ChristcJiurch, The ceremony was conducted by the Vew Archdeacon Herbert Williams, of Gisborne, assisted by .Canon Onkriot, of Puketspu.

Another of Wanganui's military veterans pasßed away on Tuesday last, in the person of John W. Freeman, of Dublin Street, Wanganui. The deceased eamc out to New Zealand in the early forties with the 58th Regiment, and took part in the early Maori war at the Bay of Islands. On retiring from the army ho settled down in Wanganui over 60 years ago, and resided there until the time of his death, at the ripe old age of 00 years Veteran Freeman was the last known survivor in New Zealand of the 58th Regiment. Strange to say, during the last few days two late members of that regiment have passed away, the other being the late Veteran Wm. H. Free, of New Plymouth, who died on Saturday last, the 25th instant, at the advanced age of 93 years. It is a peculiar coincidence that two men (apparently the last two of the 58th Regiment in New Zea land), who performed military duties together 70 years ago, should have answer ed the last great "roll call" within three days of each other.—Wanganui Chronicle