PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2797, 15 June 1916, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Professor. Easteriield has. been nominated for tho vacant seat on tho board of tho Wellington Boys' and Girls' ' Colleges. ... ' . air. J. 11. W. Scotland, tho Now Zea-: land aviator, who returned from the front recently, has been admitted into u private hospital, suffering from a rather severß affection of the throat. Lieut. A. N. Oakcy, N.Z. Engineers, w*ho was invalided from Gallipoli, and later appointed officer in command ot the South Canterbury Area. Qroup. is to hold the temporary rank of captain while in command of n group. ; Mr. J. H. Gunson, Mayor of Auckland, who has been on a holiday trip to Australia during the past fivo weeks, returned to Auckland by the. Niagara on Monday, and left for Rotorua continue his holiday.. Another old Auckland identity, in the person of Captain Francis Brodie, died on Monday, at his residence, Lako St, John, Keniuera, says the "Star." Capfain Brodie joined Her Majesty's 71st Highland Light Infantry at an early age. His Tegiment. was sent to India, and took part in the Umballah campaign, in which some severe -fighting was He saw much of the lato Lord Roberts, who at that tinio held the rank of captain. The late Bishop Cowie was also there and. one of tho deceased's most cherished possessions was a 6ketch. of the Bishop returning to camp at tho head of a 6mall force, and bearing . a standard captured from the enemy. In after years he wrote a book, compiled from a diary of his experiences during that , campaign, and circulated same amongst his old military friends. He retired from the Army in 1869 with the rank of captain, and took up his residence at Auckland, where ho resided until the time of his death. Staff-Sergeant-Major E. ,W. B. Heald, 1 laving received his discharge from.the New Zealand 'Expeditionary Force, has been.-posted for duty as quartermastersergeant to the Ist Mounted Rifles (C.Y.C.), vice Sergeant F. R. Rich, who is' now on duty in tho Christchurch R«cruiting Office., Mr.'Fred. Shipman, manager for 'the Paul Dufault Concert Company, will leave for Sydney to-day to make arrangements for the Australian tour. The company will leave Auckland for Sydney next Monday week. ' < i Signalman W. J. Condon, .of H.M.S. Warspite, which took part in the recent naval battle, is a New Zealander. His parents resido at Kihandallah. He sorved as a boy on H.M.S. Impregnable and H.M.S. Ganges. Mr. P. J. Griffin, who was rece'ntly injured in a motor accident at Te Horo, is reported to be making satisfactory progress towards jcomplete recovery.