PERSONAL

Wanganui Herald, Volume L, Issue 14740, 20 October 1915, Page 4

PERSONAL

Mr H. \y. Hesse has resided the ouratorship of the Wanganui Museum, and wo understand the trustees have accepted Mr 11. Drew’s offer to act tem- , porarily as honorary curator. Cr. W. Hall, whose health has not been satisfactory of late, was last evening jranted a month's leave of absence by the Borough Council. Mr Hall intends making a stdy at Te Arohu. Tue Rev. Father Maloney, of Wangapvi has been appointed Homan Catholic chaplain on board the hospital-ship Marama. Yesterday Mr Hastings Moore received advice that his son. Sergeant E. H. Moore, who was wounded on August Bth at Anzac .is now in the Hammersmith Hospital, London, progressing favourably. Mr Fred Wells, one of the best known commercial travellers in New Zealand, died at New Plymouth on Monday. The genial “Fred” was known by almost everyone on this coast, and. the West Coast of the South Island as he has regularly visited these places for at least twenty years. He leaves a wife in Dun-, edin and several of a family," all of whom are grown up and one daughter raarrieu. The body will leave"New Plymouth on Thursday by the “Corinna,” and the • funeral is to take place in Dunedin on Tuesday, 26th inst. We understand that a wreath has been arranged for by his many Wanganui friends. The Primate has appointed the Hev. Canon H. D. Burton, of St Michael's, Christchurch, to the hospital-ship Marama. Canon Burton was a chaplain in the South African war and holds the rank of lieutenant-colonel. The Defence Minister has signified to the Primate his consent to the request of the bishops that a second Anglican chaplain be appointed to the camp at Trentham. The AdjntantQencral has also intimated that a chaplain will be required for the camp at Tauherenikau. The Primate hopes to secure the services of Archdeacon Evans, if New Plymouth. The Rev- C. Houchin, of the diocese of Auckland, his been appointed chaplain of the 7th Reinforcements.