PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2823, 14 July 1916, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Tlue Hon. A. M. Mysis; of Customs and Munitions, irill return from Auckland by this afternoon's express.

Tho funeral of tho late Mr. J. 3, Craig was very largely attended, says a Press Association tolegrano from Auck--land, betweon 500 and GOO people being presßnt. These included Ite Hon. A. m, Myais. In accordanoe /with from the Secretary .if State for we Colonies, the Governor has recognised appointment of Mr. John Edmond ri3 ■ Honorary Norwegian Vice-Consul at D una din.

Mr. Charles Begg, general manager ot tho iirm of Messrs. Chnrles 'Begs and Co., died in a private hospj&L'in Dunedin yesterday morning, at thv age o£ 43..Mr. liexg had boon operated on for appendicitis, but failed to suirive. Deceased ivas born in Dunedin;. and. was educated at; the Otago High ScJiooi. He was married to Miss Frasar,' of Melbourne, and leaves two children— aged: 17. and 15 years. Deceased was the second son of tho Jate Mr. Charles who died about 40 years ago, and 1 ; the late Mrs. Jessie Begg, who died two Moais ago* The lato Mr. Begg waß well Known iii Dunedin as a member of the Choral Society, and was also interested in other muaioal activities. He was also & member of tho Commercial Travellers' Afisocia-' tion. His brother, Mr. is managing director of the fizMU tliore oi'e four sisters. On re«apu of the news of Mr. Begems death, to© local branch was closed yesterday jWpnungMesa' 3. S. H. Hornor, ■Wellington meager, and H. Payne, in charge of the instrumental section, loft last Inight order to attend the funeral, whith-.taKcs placo at Dunedin.

Private cable messages receivod from Lieutenant T. E. Y.Seddon, M.P\, 2nd Brigade, Canterbury Battalion, and Lieutonant Stuart Seddon, E.H.A., state i that both are well. Tho messages have come sine© the German attack on the £ ° ~r Zealand trenches, and tho great offensive. Word has also been, -received .that Fleet-Surgeon Wood, brother-iivlaw' of Lieutenant Seddon, who is well to many New ZcaJanders, was riuasforred to ■ H.M.S. Zealandia (formerly Now Zealand) as Hoot Surgeon, ii.nleerved in her in tho Jutland battle.

Mr. it- G. Power, formerly Mayor i«f Waihi and Town Clerk of Paeroa, lbs been appointed to the position of 'Xpwn Clerk of Taumarunui.

Mr. Colin Campbell, of Temuka, libs received a notification that his son, .Do fluid Campbell, died from enteric fcu\r, ami gastritis at soa. The deceased en-'i listed with the Fourth Reinforcements: at Otimaru, and saw lengthy service all. Gallipoli. . .

Mr. John Pollock has resigned the) position of assistant consor at Waka- r puaka, and Mr. Gordon Richmond has been appointed,

Advice: has keen. Toceived that Nnrso Isa Whyte, of Auckland, has boon appointed to the position of matron in choree of a field hospital just behind the firing line in France. Nurse Whyte is the sister of Major H. Whytei at presont fighting in Iranee, while she has other brothers at the front. One was killed during the Gallipoli campaign.

Tho la to Lieutenant W. It. 11. Clarke, whose death from jaundice on July 8 is reported by tho military authorities, was a member of the Post and Telegraph service before ho loft with tho Reinforcements. He joined the Department as a telegraph message-boy at Eltham, in. 1902, and after serving in different capacities in the Stratford, New Plymouth, and Auckland offices he was tor four years stationed in Wellington as a telegraphist. Lieutenant Clarke made a close study of radio-telegraphy, and was at various periods Tadio operator in the Wellington, Auckland, and Awarua radiotelegraph offices. At tho latter station he was acting-officer in charge for five months. His knowledge of wireless telegraphs led to )iis appointment as second lieutenant in charge of the Wireless Troop, a separate unit which left these shores with the 10th Reinforcement draft. Threo years' ago he was married to Miss E. Vare, daughter of Mr. Vare, of SO Brougham Street, Wellington. Lieutenant Clarke was very popular -with his officers in both civil and military life.