PERSONAL.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 16507, 7 August 1919, Page 2

PERSONAL.

Mr. T. Fletcher, headmaster of the Cheviot School, has been appointed editor of the School Journal. Unofficial reports from Melbourne state that Sir Edmund Barton will succeed Sir Samuel Griffith as Chief Juslice. A Sydney message reports that the Rev. j. M. Stewart lias been elected Bishop of Melanesia to succeed Bishop Wilson, who has resigned. Captain M. Wylie, M.C.. of Maitara, is returning to New Zealand by the Somerset, which is due Jit Lyttelton on August 19. Other Taranaki men returning by the same boat are: StaffSergt.'S. B. Morisou (Ngaere) and Private F. V. Clomow (Now Plymouth). A Blenheim Press message states that Frederick Redwood, second son of the late Henry Rerwood, “father of the Now Zealand turf,” and nephew of Archbishop Redwood, died at his home at Spring Crock on Wednesday. He had been a prominent settler of Marlborough for many years. Mr. H. Black, who has been residing in Nelson for the past 12 months, left for the South on Tuesday to take up duty as electrical engineer to the Waiinai'ri County Council, to which position he was recently appointed. Before coming to Nelson. Mr. Black held the position of Borough Electrical Engineer at New Plymouth for about 12 years. Tho Wairnairi County, whose headquarters and offices are at Pajjanui, obtain current for their district from the Lake Coleridge- electric supply.

Air. John Holmes, who died a few days ago in a private hospital at Wellington, was some years ago Trade Commissioner for Now Zealand, hut has since been engaged in business in a private capacity. A native of County Cork. Ireland, he. came to New Zealand, the Rost gays,” when quite a young man, and was for some years engaged in business in tho Marlborough province, whore ho had a .great deal to do with the development of tho shipping and iiozon meat industries. He was for a time- manager of the New Zealand Loan and Alcrcantilo Agency Company, at Blenheim, find ho was th© first fiax trader appointed by the New Zealand llax Mill Association. For some time past tho late Air. Holmes had been residing in Wellington, and his death, the result of a chill, was quite unexpected.