PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2706, 28 February 1916, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Rev. 11. J, Lewis, who diej #8 New Plymouth on Friday, was a minister of the Presbyterian Church, and had been in the Dominion thirty years. Ho had charge of the Newton Congregational Church about twenty years ago. and later had charge of churches at Nelson, Gore, Dunedin, Woodville, and Paeroa. He died at the age of 69 yetfrs, and leaves a widow and three daughters, two married, and two sons, Messrs. Walter and Herbert Lewis, both of Auckland.

An Auckland paper states that Miss Alison Barnett, daughter of Mr. J. Maughau Barnett, the organist, who sustained a fracture of the skull in a trap accident at Tauranga ou Monday week, is making favourable progress in the Tauranga Hospital.

The llev. T. Trestrail. who has been in charge of St. Paul's Methodist Church, Cambridge, has been trans« ferred from the New Zealand conference to the South Australian conference, and will leave on March 13 on his return to Adolnide. The Rev. A. Caust has been transferred from South Australia to New Zealand.

Pto. R. R. CJiapman. of the 1 13th Australian Battalion (formerly of Wellington), and. brother of Mr. T\ J. Chapman, of the Bristol Piano Co., has been awarded the D.C.M. Private Chapman was severely wounded at Gallipoli on. August 8, and although now convalescent, will- not be fit for further active service. At present he is employed doing light duties in a pay office in Abbey Heath, Kent, and hopes to return to New Zealand in about sis months' time.

Messrs. J. Sheridan and Harold Carr, of Gisborne, arrived in Wellington on Saturday . evening, having motored through from Gisborne.

Tho condition of Mr. Herbert G. Smith, who was sot upon by roughs and very severely knocked about in tho Nairn StTeet Reserve on Monday evening last, continues to show improve-' ment. One of his hurts wae a nasty cut in the back of the head. This, it is believed was inflicted by a piece of stone held, in the fist of one of' tho cowardly assailants, as a blood-stained stone was found on the spot on the morning following the outrage.

Mr. F. S. Wit ton, a lifelong resident of Wadcstown. died at his residence in that suburb on Friday night, after a long illness. Mr. Witton was n sou of the late Mr. John Witton, who took up land on the northern aids of the city in tho early days, when the hills were bare of roads and covered with bush. Deceased, who was 'unmarried, was 50 years of age. Mr. Harold Gregson. of Auckland, has been appointed judge of the vocal and instrumental sections at the next Dnnedin competitions.

Some time ago it was cabled out to New Zealand that Robin Harper, of the C.Y.G., son of Mr. George Harper* had received tlie D.C.M., and also that he and Gordon, liis brother, a lieutenant in the Canterbury Machine Gun. Section (C.Y.C.), had been mentioned in dispatches. The latest London "Gazette" to hand contains announcement that both Mr. Harper's sous have been, awarded. Distinguished Conduct Medals.