PERSONAL.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 144909, 10 February 1916, Page 2

PERSONAL.

A cable was received this week from Lieut. Ncvile Arden from Matruh containing just the one word “Well.” A Sydney cable says that Trooper Dunn, who recovered his speech, is a son of the late Rev. T. H. Dunn, formerly of Auckland. Air. H. Stocker has been appointed by the Controller and Auditor-General to audit the Taranaki Herald and Budget Patriotic, National and Belgian Knuds.

Tlie six medical officers who will embark with tlie Third and Fourth Battalions'of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade are as follows: —Lieut.-Colonel Hnrdie Neil, Captains A. A. Martin, A. M‘G. Grant. T. K. Guthrie, T. Julian, and AV. G. Borrie. Lieutenant Norman H. Hanna, coast defence detachment of the 3rd (Auckland) Regiment, has cabled from London, where lie arrived about a fortnight ago, that he has been attached to the Royal Horse Artillery.

Sir Geo. Clifford is on a visit to New Plymouth. On. AYodnesday morning he visited the works of the Taranaki (N.Z.) Oil AVells, Ltd., of which he is a director, and in the afternoon was present at the Taranaki Jockey Club’s race meeting.

Among those whose names appear on the New Year’s Honours List are those of Lord Charles Beresford (whose title was only a courtesy one, as the son of a peer) who has been made a baron and Messrs. Will Crooks and G. N. Barnes, Labour members, who have been made Privv Counsellors. A T ice-Admiral Sturdec.’hero of the .Falklpnds battle, has been mad© a baronet.

Air. R. AV. Dalton, who has been appointed British Trade Commissioner Hi Now Zealand in succession to Mr. AY. G. Wieklihm. syrived in Auckland on Monday by the Niagara, Air. Dalton left LiVerpool on January 12, and en route to New Zealand made a short stay at New York, Toronto, and Vancomer. On Tuesday lie left for AA’olliugton, where ho will take up his residence.