PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2644, 15 December 1915, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Hon. J. Allen (Minister of Do fence) leaves Wellington to-day by the Main Trunk train for Marton. He will go on from tliero to Wanganui, and will attend on Friday the breaking-lip ceremony of the Wanganui College, whicli school his own boys attended. On Friday niglit Mr. Allen will joiii the north-bound express at Marton and go on to Auckland. There ho will inspect the Tunnelliug_ Corps and Maori Reinforcements, leaving'on liis return journey to Wellington by the first express on Monday.

The death occurred yesterday morning of Mr. Percival Joyce, of the Defence Department, Wellington. The deceased, who,was 35 years of age, was the third sou of the late Mr. T. Joyce, of Greymoutli, and brother to Mr. W. Joyco, the well-known lawyer of that t-oivn. He leaves a widow and lour children.

Mr. H. E. Morton, City Architect, City Building Surveyor, and DeputyCity Surveyor, of Melbourne,, k a visitor to Wellington. ' Mr. Morton is a brother of Mr. W. H. Morton, City, Engineer and Tramways Manage. Mr. Johnß. Trivett,, Government Statistician of New South Wabs, je a visitor to Wellington.' Mr. David Lane, a commercial traveller, for many years connected with tho firm of Levin and Co., died in an Abel Smith Street private hospital at an early hour yesterday morning after a long and painful illness, lie deceased, who was a native of Glasgow, was 72 years of age. Hq was thrice married, and leaves a widow, three daughters (Mrs, Alex. Ballingall and' the Misses Lang), and a step-daughter (Mrs. Brown, of Brooklyn). Mr. Lang had been a resident of Brooklyn for some years, and was well known throughout the Wellington district. Mr. Ivan Campion, a St. Patrick's College -student, leaves New Zealand to-morrow for England where' he intends to join the aviation school. Mr. J. C. Masters, who has been manager of the Petoiio Borough Gasworks for the past three years, has tendered his resignation, and the council has appointed Mr. H. Appleyard as manager on probation. ; Mr. Charles Reside, son of Mr. Alex. Reside, died on Monday after a brief illness, at the age of thirty-one years, says our Mastorton correspondent. The following letter has been received l)y Mr. W. W. Mansfield, of Carterton, from Lieutenant Erie Morgan, describing his son's last gallant fight :— "I have just recovered from wounds received at the Gallipoli front, and feel it my duty to let you know t3ie worst regarding ;yotir Bon William, who, for almost a year, acted as "my orderly, until he was shot down by a Turkish bullet in the great fight on Cliunuk Bair, just below Hill 971. It was on August 8 that vour son was killed whilst fighting bravely for the cause. He and I were together at the time, for I told him to stand bv me and if occasion caused us to fight- for our Jives, we -would help each other. It was wbcu a big rush of Turks came on us that William got- up out of the tr6nch With the others of the regiment, and as things turned , out he was unfortunate enough to get his death blow. I personally warned him to be careful, but who could be so in such a place? It waß like hell let loose. We were all the same, and some were luckier than others. I fully expected to go down myself any moment, but it seems J had to live to strike again. I regret from the bottom of my heart the loss of yonr son, both as a companion and helper. Kindly accept my deepest sympathy, and try and realise that he has been sacrificed as many others have been, all for the good of our dear old country, New Zealand." j Gunner Stanley Smith, of the artillery section, 10th Reinforcements, was presented the other evening with a handsome radium-faced wristlet watch, a bandolier, a pair of spurs, and riding crop bv his late fellow employees on the staff of Mossrs.. Kirkcaldie and Stains. Gunner Smith has always been a popular sport, and takes with him the good wishes of a- large circle of friends.