PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2577, 27 September 1915, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Rev. W. Grigg, of the Leeston Methodist Church, has received notice of his appointment-to fill tho place of Chaplain-Major J. A. Luxford, who has been wounded. Chaplain-Captain Grigg will go into camp on October 7. At its meeting on Friday evening, the Eastbourne Borough Council passed a motion of sympathy with Mr. and Mrs. S. Cimiuo, in connection with the death of their 6on, Corporal Francis ("Peter") Qiminfj, who was recently killed at the Dardanelles-. " The Reiv. L. Thompson, M.A., who .lias been minister in charge or the Carterton-Gladstone Presbyterian charge tor some years past, haa found it necessary to resign the position owing to continued ill-health. _ The resignation lias been accepted with many expressions of regret, and the Rev. G. Halliday, of Lansdowne,'has been appointed Moderator, ad interim. Mr. F. J. ; W. Fear, of 'Wellington, has been advised that his youngest son, Sergeant R. C. V. Fear, dispenser, Divisional Headquarters Staff,;has arrived at Betlmal Green Military Hospital, wounded. This is the first intimation •his parents have received that he had been wounded. ■ ■ Mr. Fred. Shipman announces ■ that lie has sccurcd Mr. Paul Dufaulti for an Australasian tour next year. Tho New Zealand tour will commenco about the middle of tile year. ' Cable news has been received of the death at Gallipoli on September 25 of Lance : Corporal Edward Joseph Jones, of the Canterbury Battalion (Main Body), who enlisted from Hokitika. The deceased was a brother of, Mr. Harry Jones, licensee of the Eailway Hotel, of Hokitika, and a brother-in-law of Detective M'llveney, of Wellington.

Sergt.-Major Harold Pye-Smith, who was killed in action on August 27, was the youngest son of Mr. Reginald PyeSmith,- formerly chief draughtsman, locomotive branch, New Zealand Railways, who is now residing with his son-in-law, Mr. John Donald, O'Rorke Street, Auckland. Sorct .-Major PyeSmith was born in Wcllmrfon, and was 23 years old. He was educated at the Thorndon School, and then engaged in farming, being at Jerusalem, on the Wanganui River, when he enlisted in the Wellington Mounted. Rifles.'He left with the Main Force as a corporal, and was wounded in July, but had. recovered and returned to the front. His elder brother, Mr. J. H. Pye-Smith, went to Samoa with,the garrison forces, and was Recently appointed Commissioner of Chinese matters The eldest son, Mr. Percy _R. Pye-Smith, has left Auckland to ]om the reinforcements. ■ _ . . It was proposed at the annual ineet-. inc of tlio Wellington Lawn Tennis Chibl on Friday to.make a presentation to Ml- F W. Crombie, late secretary of the club, -who recently resigned that position and enlisted. It was deemed to send Mr Crombie a letter of appreciation off his work for the club, and to forward with it a 1 gentleman's companion set. Flattering references to Mr. Crombie s efforts on behalf of. the club were made bv the chairman, Mr.: R. Kennedy, ana other members of the club. .