PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2832, 25 July 1916, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Mr. P. Selis, ■ manager of the Cliristchurch "Press" Company, returned from a trip to Australia by tho Riverina yesterday. Dr. David Philip .Tames, who had been practising in Wellington for the past twenty-four years' died at his residence in Sydney Street yesterday morning, aged ijfl, after a short illness. Tho late Dr. James was born in South Wales in 1847, and was educated at the Grammar Schools at Carmarthen and HaTerford West. He studied medicino at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, where he became gold medallist in clinical' medicino in 1871, and ho also attended at the Royal Ophthalmic Hospital. It was also in IS7I that he obtained'his degree as a member of tlio Royal College of Surgeons, England. Two years later he came to New Zealand, and between 1874 and 187fi he was surgeon to tho Reefton Hospital. After that he removed to nokitika, whero he remained for oipht years, i'or tho greater part of that time acting as surgeon superintendent of the Westland Hospital. He also carried on private practice in that district. In ISB4 he returned to England, where ho lived for three years, during which time he held important appointments as clinical assistant to the Royal London Ophthalmic Hospital, tho Central 1 London I'liroat and Ear Hospital, and tho Hospital for Women. London. After travelling in Queensland and other places he came back to New Zealand in 1892 and settled in Wellington. Tor somo lime he was Port Health Officer here, nnd for ' many years he was one nf tho honorary surgeons of Wellington Hospital. lie was an ex-president of the Wellington Kennc! Glut), and also a member of the Wellington Boxing Association. He has left a daughter, a iinrsc, who is now at the front.

The Ifev. C. E. Ward returned from Sydney by the s.g. Biverina yesterday.

Mr. Walter Monk, returned from a visit to Sydney yesterday. Dr. 1?. H. MakgiU, who returned to New Zealand by tho Rotorup. on Friday, after spending sonie time at the front, will resume his duties as District Health Officer in Auckland. Mr. \Y. U. Sargood, of Melbourne, of the firm of Messrs. Sargood, Sou, and Kwen, together with his wifo and family, arrived from Sydney by tho Riverina yesterday on a holiday visit to Now Zealand. Mr. .Tames Francis M'Cardell, father of the lato Mr. Harry T. M'Cardell, of Wellington, who died, in Sydney recently. ;it tho age of 92, was a notable character iu the early days of the settlement of Canterbury, for which he did much in tho progress of the musical art. Ho arrived at Lyttelton in tho Castlo Kden in 1851. No school building being available, nor sufficient children to warrant one being erected, Mr. •M'Cardell entered the employ of Messrs. ,-Waito and Laurie, general merchants. He was Instrumental in forming a choir for the Anglieiin Church, and he was the first conductor of the Christcluirch Voral Union iu ISBO. For several years he was draughtsman under tho Canterbury Provincial Council. j Mr. W. Fleming, of Hie commercial staff of Tub Dominion, goes into camp I 'ode- I

Corporal Arthur N. Field, son of Mr. T. A. H. Field, M.P. for Nelson, and a member of tlio literary staff of Tire Dominion*, who was wounded in the thigh in France a montli ago and removed to London, is now able to get about with the aid of a pair of sticks. Brigadier-General Sir A. W. I\ol>in, Commandant of tiie New Zealand Defence Forces, is expected to leave J)unedin on his return to Wellington early this. week. Major D, B. MTvenzie, who loft with' the Main Body of the Expeditionary Force, and returned to New Zealand last year in charge of the-invalided soldiers by 'the Willochra, has cabled to his wife at Goro stating that he will leavo London for New Zealand on July 27. Major M'Keuzie, after spending some weeks at home, returned to tho front in September of last year in command of the Maori Contingent, and was appointed to tho 2nd Infantry Brigade on arrival in Egyjit.. Ho has participated in tho fighting in Franco since April. Captain J. Keir, sth Wellington Regiment, was given a send-off at tho offices of Keir's Forwarding Agency yesterday afternoon by representatives of many clients of tho firm and tho staff. Captain Keir joined the Reinforcements at Trenthani Camp yesterday, and oppor. tunity was taken to, present him with a standard clinometer compass, as an appreciation of his determination and' a «mvonir ■ of the esteem of tho company assembled. Several appreciative speeches were made, wishing him luck and safe return. Captain Keir, who was enthusiastically greeted, in expressing his thanks, made mention that he was tho fourth brother of his family to enlist. Subject to tho fortunes of war, ho hopeil that all present at no distant dato might meet again to celeErate a> thorough and abiding pcace. • Tho fast-dwindling band of Indian Mutiny veterans was further diminished on Wednesday by the death in Auckland of Mr. John M'Dell, at tho ago of 85. The deceased joined the Indian ArtLiiery in 1852, and subsequently became a gunner in the Itoyal Horse Artillery. Ho was stationed in India for 12 years, during which he saw service in the Indian Mutiny. After leaving the Army he carno to New Zealand 10 years ago. , Advice has been received that LanceSergeant Frank G. Barry, fifth son of the late Mr. Garrett Barry, was killed in action in France on July 11. ''Before enlisting ho was engaged in tho grocery trade, and was well-known in athletic circles in Blenheim. _ He took part in the 'Gallipoli campaign, where he was shot in the jaw, which injury kid him aside for somq time. The last news received from him from France was to tho effect that his jaw was still giving Turn trouble, bnt ho expected to return shortly to the firing-line. Sergeant Barry, who was 2D years of aye, has a brother in the Eighteenth Reinforcements. ' '

Many Banks' Peninsula. residents will regret to hear of the death oT Mr. William Glynan, of AJcaroa. He succumbed to a severe attack of pleurisy that hud laid him asido. for only a few days. The. late Mr. Glynan was torn in Akaroa in 1861.

Mr. Tom Pollard, of Greymontli, Trill .arrivo from the south to-day, to take .over EHe direction of the Wellington Amateur Operatic' Society's reTTearsals of "San Toy." Tho principals and chorus have -been thoroughly rehearsed in tho mnsic by Mr. Bernard Fane, and are now quite ready to be drilled in tho (stage work. The "San Toy" season will commence at tho Grand Opera House on Saturday, August 13, A Press Association message from Glsborne states:—Lieutenant E. K. Black has cabled from England to the effect; that his brother, Lieutenant G. H. Black,'was killed in, action ,on July U, whilst assisting wounded back from thn danger zone. Lieutenant Black, who was a local sheep-farmer, was tho son of Mr. C. J. Black, formerly of Akaroa. Ho married Miss Strang, of Palmerston North, shortly .before leaving for the front, and his wife left last month! with her mother for England. The Rev. W. Swinburn, of St. Matthew's, Bluff, has been appointed l>y the Primato to bo a Canon of St. Paul's Cathedral, Dunedin. Mr. Noel Boss, who left Christchurch' with the Main Body of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, and was invalided from Gallipoli, has (says an exchange) received a permanent appointment on tho staff of the "Times,' London. Ho was to form ono of a party of journalists 'to visit the naval bases and the Grand Fleet as the guests of the Com-mander-in-Chief. Mr. R«id, Chief Inspector of Mines, and Mr. Paul, inspector at Thames, visited White Island, in the Bay of Plenty, last week. They.found that tho whole floor of an old lake was raised up at 'the time of the last explosion, and is now dry land. It is believed that tho explosion caused an overhanging cliff to fall, choking the blow hole, and causing a new outlet in the steam bed ol tho lake, which rose up, tlio water running into the sea., It. is thought that the inspectors' leport may not be nnfavourablo to proposals to again work the sulphur deposits on the island.