PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3070, 4 May 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Tho Acting-Prirao Minister (Sir James Allen) is duo back from the south on Sunday. On Monday afternoon he will preside at the oponing of the now soldiers' club at Trentham.

A Reuter cablegram from Simla states that the Honourable Frederick Thesiger, of the Royal Artillery, eldest son of Lord Chelmeford (Viceroy of India) has beenkilled in Mesopotamia.

'Tho Hon. W. D. S. Mac Donald intends to pay a visit to Australia on Government business. ■.

A Press Association message from Sydney states that Mr. A. H. Apperley will succeed Mr. Teece as general manager of the A.M.P. Society.

Mr. Henry, L. Possenniskie, a wellknown Auckland resident, who arrived by the ship Portland in 1864, died there on Tuesday evening, aged 75 years. The deceased was a native of Warsaw, Poland, and.was a well-esteemed citizen. • ■ '

Mr. R. A. Hartley, of Petonc, has been advised that his youngest brother, who has been with the Now , Zealand Forces in Franco, has had both legs amputated as the result of injuries received in the battle linej ,'

2nd.-Lieut. D. J. Barnes,' aged 22 (son of Mr. H. Barnes, of Graf ton lload, Auckland), has been accidentally killed whilst flying on duty. It is just twelve months since 2nd Lieutenant Barnes left Auckland. He paid his own passage to London in order to enlist in the Royal Plying Corps, and only received his commission eight weeks ago after "undergoing a strenuous course of preparation and gaining experience in flying. He passed all his examinations with great credit to himself.

Mr. H. D. Heather has been reelected chairman of the Auckland Harbour Board.

Mr. W. Wilson, M.Sc., 8.E., formerly of Canterbury College and Auckland tlniversty, is now in charge of the fuse department,of a large munition factory in England. Information has come to hand that he has devised improvements in the gauges for making fuses for high explosive shells, and that these have now become the standard throughout Great Britain.

Mr. ¥. W. Rowley, Secretary for Labour, is at present confined to his house owing to indisposition.

Sergeant-Major Joseph Morrison, of Wanganui" (killed in France on April 2) was the second son of Mrs. Morrison, Wanganui, and the late Mr. Joseph Morrison. He joined the Scots Guards when he was 20 years of age, and served for three years. He then retired from the Army and came out to New Zealand, where, after some time in civil lifo, he was appointed an instructor on the introduction of the Territorial system. On the outbreak of war he enlisted for service, and went away with the Sainoan Contingent. He returned to New Zealand in January, 1915, and acted 1 as instructor at Trentham Camp, and subsequently at Masterton. Then he left New Zealand and, in August, 1915, joined tlio Australiau Eighth Reinforcements, with whom lie served .in Egypt and France.,

Pte. T. A. Gemmings, a returned soldier, has died at Kopu, Thames. His body was buried, with military honours. Gemmings left with the Main Body, and was invalided home twelve months ago, having been shot through the- lungs on Gallipoli. Three sons of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Geminings have given their lives for their country during the present war, the other two having been killed! in action, while, a fourth-has been invalided to England. Two sons-in-law are also serving.

The Rev. S. A. Lawry, of Christchurch, has received news that his son, Captain R. A. R. Lawry, has been promoted to the rank of major, and goes to Rouen as New Zealand representative on the, staff at Headquarters. Major Lawry left with the.Main Body with the rank of lieutenant. He .was promoted to captain from March 1, 1916. He was twice wounded in action. Subsequently ho was engaged on administrative work at Sling Camp. Mr. Lawry is also itformed that Mp other son, Pte. W. M. Lawry, of the New Zealand Medical Corps, is well. ■

The London correspondent of a southern paper states that Sergeant L M. Isitt, N.Z.R.8., haß obtained a commission in the Royal Flying Corps.

News lias been received in Auckland of the death, after 'ft .short illness, of Canon E. A. Stuart, of Canterbury, who headed the mission sent from England in 1910 to the Anglican Church in New Zealand. Canon Stuart, who was 63 yoar9 of age, was born at Ul-cutt-a, and educated at Harrow and St. John's College, He was appointed Prebendarv of St. laul s, in 1905, and Canon of Canterbury in 1907. .■ . ■ The death occurred at Wellington yesterday of Mr. Henry Victor Austen, for many years purser for the Union Steam Ship Company Theslate» Mr. ; Austen was born at Bronchly, Kent, England, and leaves a widow and one. son. Deceased was well known m i> maru and surrounding districts in connection with the Standard , Insurance Company. • . The death occurred at Auckland on Tuesday of Mr. Wm. Conway, a nativo'of Waterford, Ireland, who came out to Now Zealand in 1862 by the ship Eugonc. During the Maori war Ho was engaged in carrying munitions and fnod supplies for the British troops. The deceased was 82 years of age. ')

Lieutenant John M'Kenzio, who died of wounds in Franco on February 21, was bora in Lochbroom, Ross-shiro, Scotland, and came to New Zealand with his parents in 1901. • Ho was prominent in football, hockey, and tennis circles, and was a player of more than average ability. From Dannevirko ho went to tho Auckland.Grammar School, and subsequently joined the teaching profession. He was teaching at Ma--taitai when ho enlisted in the Mam Body, 3rd, Auckland, Infantry Reei; ment as a private. Hβ took part in tho non-commissioned ranks to secondlieutenant. With 13 others ho was in the rearguard to the battalion during the evacuation. In Egypt, when the Seoond Brigade was formed, ho received his second Btar, and proceeded to France, There he fought until his death'.

The funeral of tho late Mr. L. ti< Baguall, of Auckland, on Tuesday, was very largely attended.. The cortege included a representation of the City , Council and New Zealand — Insurance Coy. (of which the deceased was a director) ; tho Plunkot and other societies. Tlio chief mourners were the sona of the deceased, Messrs. H. C. and V. L. Bagnall, and his three brothers, Messrs. R. W., H. H., and H. N. Basnall. The deceased was a former Mayor of Auckland. ■

The retirement, owing to ill-health, of Mr. E. H. Pope, Inspector of Industrial Schools, is announced in tho "Public Service Journal," which states that he is another of the long-servico officers who, on account of their integrity and standing in the service, eiTni ill bo spared. The "Journal" adds: "Mr. Pope- was in his thirty-fourth' year of service, the full term havine been spent in the Education Department, which he joined as a cadet ini May, 1883. For many years lie lias been exclusively engaged in that section of tho Department's activities which relates to the care and upbring- , ing of neglected, delinquent, deaf, blind, and feeble-minded children. He ha 3 been largely responsible for tho pre- ; sent effective , organisation of this par-»! ticular portion of-the State's burden..; His health for the past year or two has , been tho cause of concern to his fel-low-officers find friends, and lias • pro- j vented to a certain extent his close , ' application to tho work which all in'; touch with him knew to bo his great enthusiasm."