PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2603, 27 October 1915, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

The Bishop of Waiapu returned to Napier yesterday after a visit to Christchurch. Mr. Charles Plimmer, of Boulcott Street, lias been advised of the death of his only son, Gunner Harold Plimmer, who left New Zealand with the Second Reinforcements, and lias been ill action ever since the New Zealand forces landed on Gallipoli Peninsula. The cablegram states that Gunner Plimmer was Trilled in action on October 8. The deceased was an engineer by trade. He served his time in Wellington, and then ivent to sea., and was for some years in the trans-Atlantic trade gaining marine .engineering experience. Some three years ago he returned to Now Zealand, and desiring a, spell ashore, ho took a situation on t'ho station of Mr. G. Pearce, of Waitotara. When war was declared on Germany he at once enlisted, and went forward in duo course. Gunner Plimmer was of an exceptionally bright and cliecry disposition, and a perusal of his letters showed that he_ always looked on the bright side of things. In a recent letter published in The Dominion, Gunner Plimmer gave as fine a description of the sinking of the Triumph as wo have received in Now Zealand. _ Much sympathy will bo expressed with his parents, and his sisters, Misses "Girlie 1 ' and Molly Plimmor. The resignations of the following teachers in the employ of the Wellington Education Board were accepted at yesterday's meeting:—Mr. W. T. Murray, head teacher at Manakau: Miss E. M'Caul, head teacher at Gladstone; Miss C. A. Kemsley, sole teacher at Tablelands; Miss M. Phillpotts, assistant at Greytown; Miss B. D. M'lntosh, cookery instructress; Miss Merlet, ol Matarawa.

News lias been received by Mrs. J. Griffiths, Oourtxmay Place, of the death of her son Albert Harold, who was killed at the Dardanelles. Deceased was for sonic years a member of the D Battery, and left with the First Expeditionary Force as a sergeant. He was stationed in Egypt for\some time as instruction sergeant-, but relinquished his stripes in order to proceed to the front. In August he was wounded, ,and sent to hospital. On _ recovery, he took his place once more in the firing line, where he met Jiis death on October 9. He was born' in Wellington, and was thirty-three years of age. At yesterday's meeting of the Education Board Messrs. C. M. Luko and 6. L. Stewart (secretary) were appointed representatives of the board on the Technical Education Board. Corporal C. E. Armit, of the Sports Battalion, 7th Australian Reinforcements, was a passenger by the Ulimaroa from Sydney on Monday. He has come to bid farewell to his parents and friends in Wellington prior to proceeding to tlie front. His brother, Corporal E. L. Armit, is now in training at May Mom Camp. The chairman of the 'Wellington Education Board (Hon. J. G. W. Aitken) and the Senior Inspector (Mr. T. R. Fleming) have been appointed .representatives on the Committee of Advice of the Wellington Teachers' Training College. Mr. W. Lock, of Nelson, has been elected unopposed to the Committee of Advice of tlie Wellington _ Training College, as the representative of the. South Island Boards of Education of the Middle University District. _ Mr. Lock was nominated'by the Nelson, Marlborough, and Grey Boards, by. their respective chairmen. Sergeant John Cos, who is with the Eighth Reinforcements, is a champion shot,, and should come in handy as a sniper. In 1913, at Auckland, at 500 yards range, he made 15 consecutive bull's-eyes, but at the Auckland Exhibition in 19M he a marvellous performance, scoring 173 out of a possible 175, made up as follows: At 800 yards, II bull's-eyes in succession, 5s points; at 300 yards, 7 bull's-eyes in succession, 35at 500 yards, (5 bull seyes and an inner, 34; at 900 yards, 9 bull's-eyes aud an inner, 49. Certainly a good morning's performance. Sergeant Cos is a son of Mr. W. H. Cos, of Karori, Wellington.

Mr. J. A. Campbell, Inspector of Orchards in Hawko's Bay, who is being transferred to Wellington, was iarewelled by the members of the Hawk© 8 Bay Fruit Growers 1 Association on Monday evening, and presented with a salad bowl and a biscuit barrel. On Monday evening at the Hataitai Methodist Church Hall, a faiwell social was tendered to Mr. __.°|? ude Fear,"second soniof Mr. F. J. W.' A r> on the eve of his departure for the front by his fellow-workers m the church and Sunday School and old iiJl* birnie friends. There was a large gathering. and the most pleasant item of a very enjoyable programme was the presentation of a silver wristlet watch and an electric pocket-torch to the guest, of the evening. Mr. Claude Fear is the third and last of Mr. t. J W Fear's sons to servo for Aing and country, liis other two brothers, Bert and Reg, both having been wound, ed and sent to England-for treatment. A recent cablegram reported Bert, who was awarded the D.C.M., to be now convalescent. . ■ _ Private R. W. Cooper, of Canterbury, was reported as missing on August 3, but last week his father received two letters from his son dated respectively August 18 and September 1. The young soldier was quite well at the time of writing, and had no personal adventure to narrate that would accord with the official announcement. He spoke of four niou m Ins trench having been wounded by bombs and four by shrapnel, but for himself he bad fortunately escaped injury.