PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 3 February 1919, Page 4

PERSONAL.

air s<. 0. Smith, M.P., has received advice that Mr A. C- Bell, Secretary to the Education Department, will arrivt in New Plymouth to-morrow. Nat Goodwin, the well-known Amsrican actor, is dead.—New York Cable.

Second-Lieutenant J?. W. Fagan arrivcrl in Now Plymouth on Friday evening He was engaged in business here until a few years ago and has many friends in the district Mr Fugan returned from tho front recently He enlisted from Auskland in the ranks and gained hte promotion to commissioned rank altar seeing service in tho field. Lance-Corpl. W A. Mat-Kinder , of Inglewood, who returned home 011 Friday evening, was awarded the Military Medal for gallantry on the field of action. He was invalided home, having been shot through both feet. He reported at the New Plymouth hospital on Saturday morning He was formerly a member of the Inglewood cadets, a company that has a good record, one of its members having gained the Military Cross, three having Military Medals, and another a gold medal from the King of Servia. Another member gained hiss commission on th« field, whilst tho recipient of the Military Cross, who was a lieutenant in the cadets, has been promoted to captain. Private J. P. Coulter, of Kltham, who arrived by the mail train on Thursday night. was a prisoner of war for 3Va years in Turkey He went into camp >. from Wanganui in December, 1914, and left New Zealand in the 3rd Reinforcements in February, 1915. He took part in tho landing at Gallipoli on tha Bth. May, and was soon after taken prisoner. From that time he was a prisoner &T , war until the armistice was signed, when he was repatriated to Egypt. Ho returned to New Zealand on tho Malta, Private Coulter went through terrible experiences in Turkey, and was harshly fronted. Hi? normal weight was over 1L stone, but he was only R stone when handed over to the British two months a,to —Argus.

The death ia reported of Archdeacon Thomas Fancourt, aged 7U. Tho Von. Archdeacon was born nt Malvern, Worcestershire. on January 22nd, 1340, and was the oldest son of the Rev \V. J. Faneourt. He was educated at tangling (V.)ii«ro. Sussex, and at St. Angustine'a Missionary College, obtaining hia diploma in ISO 3. Subsequently he was sta« tioned in India for nine months, but hi* health broke doivn, and in 180# lie emigrated to New Zealand. Hi WU ordained deacon by BHhop Abraham 111 IWS. and a priest in 1897. At various times the deceased was In charge of' Pnriru Road, Karorl: St. ,Tames', flower Hiitt: and Porirua ('SST-fto). He Imcainß Archdeacon of Wellington in 188 S.

Mr G- A. C.E., lata of the Runeii:u and Bluir Harbor Boards, and at present engineer to Ilia Napier Harbor Board, has resigned that position in order to enter the service of Mr J. Blair Mi.ioit, M. Inst. C-E. Mr Le#, who U tlie eldest son o[ the lute Mr Robert Lee. will be vememb'.ned as a former popular and able assistant engineer of the Otago Harbor Board under Mr Blair Mason. ile v,ill lake up his roaidtneo ii< New Plymouth, where Mr l'lair M:v-"<in has harbor end hydraulic workc ir, hand involving an exponditUso of ft veiv large sum.

Major Donald A. MeCnrdy, organise, of the New Zealand Army Post Office, and commander of tho unit, ha» had the 'lrder of the British Empire ifcli'err>'d upon him. Major MeCurdfls a sua of "Mr A. -T. McCrrdy, Upper Hutt, ami was born in Wellington thirty-five veavs i'»o. Tie enlisted as a private oil the oiubrcak of war, and served throughout in Egypt. Oallipoli, and France. By snwlvo promotions he attained hi# present rank on Ist November lest.

I'r J. i: O'Neill, who for iminv years and until recently wns a well known hi Auckhnd, died the other day at the nge of 7". Dr O'Neill, who was 'torn at. O'NeilJ's Point, wll a >■oll of the late lion. '.Tamos O'Neill, one of the esirly Auckland settlors, who Was ii member of the Legislative Council fnni! I.SCn io 1572. -and a onetime director of t>'o Bank of New Zealand. Or O'Xpill wiic educated at Trinity Co'.J""'- i-'iblin, ami lip hold the record at 'loin?; th« y.«mip<t «rnd\inte of the co!li'f,'" !i;i to his t.imi' After taking lira «>.-'dicai degree. Or. O'Neill practised In p.nd r .uWquentlv also In San Vwioeti. Be was in the latter citv w! w»« 'he iw'twUvi- earthquake tnd fire rvenrred hi 100(1. He then returned In AwMiwd. end resided hero no till hi# r ir W-p=, two ?ons and tvrr» •!anf>'h|ej« !!!« wife died about threw ifTi. \"i.!nnel O'Neill. :i vf' 1 -■ -i re«.de« in England, is :< toiler or )).• O'Neill.