PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2617, 12 November 1915, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

9 . The Hon. Dr. M'Nab leaves Hastings to-day for Wairoa. Tho Bishop of Waiapu leaves for Gisborno to-day on -in extended visit to country parishes in that district. Sir Robert Stout returned to Wellington from Napier last evening. The Rev. Father Macmillan, of Palmerston North, is visiting Napier. • Mr. T. Bird, who was a member of the Samoan Expeditionary Force, and w'ho subsequently was appointed assistant postmaster there, returned to Wellington by tho Talune on Tuesday. Mr. Bird has resigned his position ( and after a 6hort holiday wil l again join the colours. Two New Zealanders—Messrs. H. H. A. Curtis and B. S. Marshall —have been appointed superintendent and shift engineer respectively of the Tasmanian Government Hydro-electric Department.—Press Association. A private cablegram states that Captain H. A. Davies, who has lately been recuperating in England, is returning to the Mediterranean to resume his duties as brigade-major to tho Artillery. Mr. C. Bone, of Hastings, is on a visit to Wellington. • .Captain A. G. B. Price, adjutant of the Auckland Tnfantry Battalion, who was wounded in the thigh on May 12, is still in England, according to the latest advices by .mail. He has been on furlough for three months, and about tho middle of September was ordered a further month on light duties at Weymouth. Councillor H. M. Chisholm has resigned his seat on tho Napier Borough Council, and leaves nn Monday for Dnnedin to join a woollen company there. Lieutenant-Colonel A. Plugge, C.M.G., Officer Commanding the Auckland Infantry Battalion, left England to rejoin his regiment on November 5. Ad-vice-to this effect has been received by Mrs. Plugae from the High Commissioner for New Zealand. Colonel Plugge was wounded during the early operations in the Dardanelles camivim, and during several months past been recuperating in England, lir.-.Vir also suffered an attack of malaria. T Tis decoration with the order of O.M.G. was recently announced. Signaller Donald M'Donald, who is attached to the New Zealand Engineers (Bth Reinforcements), is a son of Mr. James M'Donald. of the Dominion Museum staff. He was a pupil of Wellington College and was on the staff of the National Insurance Company when called upon to go into camp. The Rflv. Adam_ Maddill, of Whaka-t-nne, a Presbyterian minister, has resigned his charge and, enlisted. He is now at Trentham, holding the rank of (sergeant. Sergeant intends, if his military career ends without mishap, to take a year's post-graduate course in Edinburgh, Scotland, before returning to resume his dutTfes as ' a pastor of the New Zealand congregations. At a meeting of the Council of the Now Zealand Football Association last evening it was announced that Ptes. Borod and A. Laso and Corn. A. S. Corlett, all late members, of clubs affiliated to the Auckland F.A., had been killed in action. Mr. James Giant. 8.A., formerly headmaster of tie Inglewood School, died at New Plyriouth on Tuesday last, aged 74 years. Mr. J. R. Gillcspio, of Hastings, who is leaving to take up his residence in Wairoa, has been presented with a gold sovereign case 1j > T the members of the Hastings Bowling Club, with which he. has been associated for tho past 15 years. . Captain A. J. Dross, an ex-master of tho Wellington College, and Captain Simson, both of whom have seen service at Gallipoli, will bo the guests of hc-nour at the Mow Zealand Club's luncheon on Tuesday next, Lieutenant-Colonel Findla.v, mentioned in dispatches and 1 made C.B. for services in Gallipoli, is an ox-Otago resident, son of the late Charles Findla.v, of Romney Marsli Farm, North Taieri. His mother and sister are still residing in Dmiedin. Colonel Findlay was- an enthusiastic member of tihe Otago Hussars, and gained his first war experience in South Africa, where he saw about two years' active service. He was lieutenant of tho Second South African Contingent, was promoted captain, and later joined the Sixth Contingent as ftcting-major, which position lie retained until ho was wounded. Upon returning to New Zealand Major Findlay started farming operations near Otaut-au, Southland, but shifted a few years ago to Ashburton district. He was lieuten-ant-colonel in coiamand of tho Canterbury Mounteds. Ee was 6e\ercly wouud- | ed during the big attack in August. Major H. Holderness, of Hastings, has been accepted for active service. Lieutenant Lloyd Findlay (son of Sir John Findlay,. of Wellington), who was 20 years of ago last month, has, a privato message states, just been promoted to tho rank of captain. This, it is believed, is the English recognition of tho gallantry which won for him from tho French tho Cross of tho Legion of Honour. Ho is no doubt one of tho youngest oaptaiuß in the British Army.

Chaplain-Captain Wells-Smailes, after seven months with the forces in Samoa, returned by the Talune on Sunday. He is recalled for duty, and after spending a fortnight with his family at St. Hcliers Bay will proceed to Treuthain for further service. Advice has been received by mail of the whereabouts of Lance-Corporal J. M'Lean and Private A. M'Lean, sons of Mr. Donald M'ljcmi, of Hawker Street. Tho former at latest advices was in .St. John's Hospital, Malta, suffering from dysentery, and progressing favourably; audi liia brother was still on Galljpoli, where he had been since he landed with the sth Reinforcements on August 8. Brigadier-General Sir Andrew Hamilton Russell, who was recently honoured by the King, ivas bom in "Napier ill February, 1868, and is the 6on of tho late Captain Hamilton Russell, of- tlia 58th Regiment, a brother of. tho lata Captain the Hon. Sir William Russell Russell. He was educated at Harrow, and subsequently at Sandhurst. In tho year 1887 ho joined tho Border Regiment as 2nd lieutenant and served fivo years on foreign service. In the year 1892 he came to New Zealand to join lii 6 father, who was then farming Flaxmere in partnership with his brother Sir William, and in 1890,. when the partnership expired, cadi brother took halfsliaro of the property—be was left to manage his father's interests, and until he subdivided the estate ho conducted one of tho finest farms in the neighbourhood. In the year 1900 the Hawke's Bay Mounted Rifles was formed,_ and ho was elected to command, a position ho held until he was promoted major and then colonel of the Wellington Mounted Brigade. This rank he held at the outbreak of war, and on lus services being accepted lie was appointed Colonel in Command of the Mounted Rifle Brigade of the Ist Now Zealand Expeditionary Force. Shortly after landing at Gallipoli he was promoted brigadiergeneral, tho rank he at present 'holds. y