PERSONAL.

Waikato Times, Volume 86, Issue 13082, 17 January 1916, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr F. T. Davis, of Tauranga, has been appointed commercial instructor at the New Plymouth Technical College.

-Mr -Malcolm Ross, the official New Zealand war co-respondent, is reported to lie a iter his recent illno s. Con. t; bio Doyle, who has Icon assistant clerk n the Wanganui police office lor s me time, has been transferred to tie <h rge of the police station at To A'' an u.u.

-Major James Prendevil'.e, of Hie. !-th i W e'lington-East Coast) -Mounted Pities has 1 ecu awarded the New Zealand long service medal, having served in the New Zea'and force, for ;> pried of over 20 vears.

Dr. Putnam, of Palu erston North, has lelt Mel o.inie by the P..M.S. Alalia for F_n.pt, who e he will join the st ft' of the Xi w Zealand General Hospital at Ca'ro.

Dr. F. Otto Inglis, of To Aroha, is iyirg seriously ill at St. Heliers, Auckland. Dr. fnglis arrived in Auckland on Christmas Fve f. r a week's holiday, but bo.au o ill on tiie following Mondav.

r l lie appointment is gazetted of Mr Wm. Scott, of Dunedin, as a member of the Court of Arbitration on the recommendation of the industrial unions of employers for the re-idue of the term of Mr E. F. Duthie, resigned.

Amongst the men who will go into camp this week will be Mr Charles Fred. Bassett, father of Corpl. Cyril Bassett, of Auckland, who gained the Victoria Cross for technical services performed with the utmost skill and daring at Gallipoli. Mr Bassett is 50 years of age, and a printer by trade. Ho is joining the infantry. Mr Harold Goggin, who has been assistant secretary of the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club, Canterbury Park Trotting Club, and New Brighton Trotting Club for the past twelve years, has been accepted for active service with the 12th Reinforcements.