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PERSONAL NOTES ABOUT NEW ZEALAND. (from our own correspondent.) LONDON, May 14. . Tho Rov. T. B. Sogrief, C.F., 4th CI, bcoomes Assistant Principal Chaplain for tho Roman Catholic Church in jlaco of the .Rov. P.- J. O'Neill, who s posted to duty in England. Tho j Rov. J. A. Jermyn goes from tho Baso j to the Ist Infantry Brigade; tlio Rev. F, D. Briscoe from Codford to tho Base at Etaples, and tho Rev. H. T. Peat from. Reinforcements to tho Field Artillery Reserve Depot. Mr 11.: P. Murray and Mr W. E. Philpott, both R.N.R., havo been appointed Assistant Paymasters in H.M.S. New Zealand. Mr R. G. Applegarth (Auckland) has been appointed to a captain's commission in the American Red Cross and is stationed at present in Paris. Captain Applegarth was in tho Lanus and (survey Department in Auckland and came to England in 1916 for war work. He has since been engage i as French interpreter and'in X-Kay work at various French hospitals. Lieut. R. G. ltidling, N.Z.1t.8., has been, strongly cownieiiued uy L>uncial Godley tor an act ot imiveiy uuniig bombing instruction at Biocton Camp J on April lUtli. Alter pu.luig out tno ' pin ,a man dropped a -M»lis>» givnado j ra the throwing ouy. Jie tuen kicKed j it towards the entrance and retieaioU ; to the inner enu of tho buy. Lieut. ■ Ridliug, who was instructing, seeing the man's danger, warded, his assistant to get clear, ana rusning up, s>eiz>.iUtno j man in his arms and curried, h.m out. j Beioro he couid get past tho Domo ' it exploded, wounding .hun sevorciy in j tho gioin. The mail received a poiiet in the leg. General Godiey spates in N.Z.E.F! Orders that tho coolness and bravery of Lieut. R.dhng undoubtedly , "saved tho man's life. i Promotions to the rank of Major:—i Lapt. T. P. Corkiil, M.C., R.A.M.C. (Wellington), Capt. E. Babst, R.A.M.C (Wellington), Capt. H. fc>t. G. Hamersley, D.&.0., A.B.C. (formerly of Canterbury). Lieut. G. L. Stodman; R.F.C. (Christchurch), late N.Z.E.F., now holds Captain's rank. j A rowing club is to be another activity, of the N.Z.E.F. in England this j summer. By with tho • West End Rowing Club the N.Z. Headquarters Staff will utilise that club's boatshed at Hammersmith, paying a; moderate fee for hiring of boats as they I aro taken out. It is more than likely that a New Zealand crow will bo found ; competing in any rowing matches there may be this summer. > Lieut. L. E. L. Donne, sod of Cap-' tain T. E. Donne, of the New Zealand Office, is now in the Tank Corps. Mr j Donne joined the English scction of the N.Z.E.F. at the beg.nning of the war and was invalided fi om the East. After , recovering ho was employed in tho . Recruiting Department at. the War) Office. 1 Lieut. G. G. Callender, R.F.C. (son of the General Manager of tho Bank of New Zealand; has ber»n promoted llight-Commander, with the rank of Captain. After a stubbornly contested tenround boxing bout, Pte. George Spearman-, N.Z.E.F., was defeated by Pte. Digger Evans, at the Nat ! onal Sporting ! Club. Evans, who crouched a great deal, looked much tho smaller, but he j proved very difficult to land on. Several j times Spearman tried to bring across; the right, but Evans stepped out of ; danger. In tho second round S;ear- i man several times penetrated his op-1 oonent'a guard. It was unfortunate.

that tho New Zealander was handicapped by an injured arm. At the close Evans was declared the victor. May 17. The funeral of Lieut.-Col. C; F. D. Cook, D.5.0., Wellington Regiment (Marton), who died, of cerebro-spmal meningitis at Netley Hospital, took place at Reading, where his wife lives. It was conducted by the Rev. F. J. Howard, and the Rev. C. E. O'H. Tobin, C.F., in St. Luke's Church, where tho deceased officer was married only six months ago. Full military hono.urs wero accorded, tho firing party, buglers and gun-carriage being supplied by the iM.Z.E.F. The pall-bearers were iirig.- | Gen. • Hart, Colonels Griffiths, Short, | and Smith, Majors Ross and Green, Amongst thoso present wero Colonel Weston, Major Hardie, Major G. S. Abrain, Capt. McCormick, and a party of V.A.D. nurses from St. Luke's Hospital. Tho Jate Major-General R. H. Davies's son, A.-Capt. H. C. Davies, R.E., left New Zealand with the Wellington Rcgt. in the Main Body, and got his discharge from the N.Z.E.F. in Egypt in April, 1915, for an Imperial commission. This' he obtained in tho "Roval Engineers, and became at once Orfierly Officer to his father. He was promotod Lieut, in October, 1916, and Acting-Captain in April of the following year. „ Lieuts. J. 11. and G. H. Gngg (Christchurch) havo transferred from the North Irish Horse to the Rojal Field Artillery, in which another brother already holds a commission. Lance-Corporal A. J. Burton, who was capturcd by tho Germans on the j Western front in August last year, has 'reached England on repatriation. Cori poral Burton, who comes from Taraj dale, Hinvke's Bay, and belonged to the • 2nd Battalion, Wellington Rgt., roi ceived a very severe wcund in the head, , a bullot going in through tho top of tho skull and out at the back. He i was taken to a German hospital in Belj gium, and by good fortune, tho Ger- ■ ! man military doctors took a very keen ! interest in his case. Burton was at first quite paralysed, but ho underwent several operations, and eventually began to make a recovery. His chief ; trouble then was lack of food, but the i parcels from the New Zea and Prisoners of War Department in London com- ■ rnenced to reach him, and before returning to England he put on four stono Tn weight. He has now almost recovered, the chief trace of his injury beinc paralysis of one foot. Even this, ° it is hoped, before long to euro. Corporal Burton is in King George s i Hospital, London. I j jlciy j I Pte. N. L. Willoughby, 3-W.1.R., j was, in March last, demobilised for two months for the purpose of working on an invention. This period has been ex- | tended to the middle of July. i Spr. G*. C. Stapleton, N.Z.E.,' 4-213 a, has been posted to a commis- j : sion in the R'fle Biigade. | j L-S. A. W. McNeish, 1-/26, N.Z.E.,' ! has taken his discharge from the '"N.Z.EF. for a commiss.on in the In-i dian Army. . ~ i Lieut. A. Christie, R.N.R. (Ashbur-1 ton), formerlv in the service of the U.S.S. Co.—has reached England from , the Mediterranean, where he has been serving for some time. Major F. B. "Knyvett, DSO., iR.F.A (Auckland), has been postd to India. He served in Africa before pomintr to Eng'and in May, 1915, as Captain. The following month he attained his majority and was very soon in France. , , . , Lord Burghersh. Lieut. R.N., has been appointed to H.M.S Hyacinth. Lieut. H. A. Rhind, R.N.V.R. (Lyttelton) has been transferred from Cro-. martv to a base still fu-tlier north. He ; ! is in "the motor-boat patrol. j 1 Liout. J. F. Dearden, D.5.0., M.C., ! Royal Fusiliers (Christchurch) has been , promoted Brigade-Major. I ! Bt. Lieut.-Col 1?. O'H. Livesny. I D.5.0.. Ryl. West Surrey Rgt., aud ; Lieut.-Col. W. R. Pinwill, D.5.0., I

Liverpool Rgt., have been appointed General Staff Officers Cl.l. Capt. St. J. A. M. . Tolhurst, N.Z.M.C., was killed by a shell coming right into the dug-out which was being used as an aid post. A fellow officer says ho had shown remarkable heroism some two weeks before during the course of a stunt. His devotion to duty on that occasion was much eulogised by those present although the concussion of falling shells put out tho lights. "He went about his work with a quiet heroism that was an inspiring example to us all." With him in the aid post was the Rov. A. Allen, C.F., who was also killed. News has been received that 2ndLieut. D. G. Laurcnson (Cavalry S.R.) is a prisoner. He was formerly R.S.M. in the Canterbury M.R., and was discharged from the N.Z.E.F. in January last year for an Imperial commission. Tho Royal Humane Society has awarded testimonials to 23-748 Rifleman C G. Fearon and 12-534 Private F. R. I Ellis,*. Auckland ltgt., for gallantry- m | saving the life of an Australian soWier, who got into difficulties while bathing in Sierra Leone harbour. Tho incident occurred when a transport was there in November last. Although darkness was setting in and the harbour was known to bn infested with sharks, Fearon and Ellis imiEed ately plunged in on hearing _ the soldier s crios. Fearon -reached him and aided him until boats arrived and picked the j three of them up.