PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3120, 26 June 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Right Hon. W. F. Massey and Sir, Joseph Ward will arrive in Wellington from Auckland .by special tram to-<lay. They will be accompanied by Sir James Allen and the Hon. A. M. Myers. The house flags on Messrs. Ross and Glendining's in Victoria Street, was flown at half-mast yesterday, as a mark of respect to the memory of the late Mr. Robert Glen'dining.

The casualty list published to-day contains the name of Lientenant Ranald H. Buchanan, of the Machine-gun Corps (son of Mr. A. Buchanan, of Raukawa, Aslihurst),. who died of wounds on June 9. Lieutenant Buchanan, who had S66U two years' service, left with tho mounted men, but transferred to the machine-gun section. Writing to his peoplo from Trance in March last,. Lieutenant Buchanan stated that he was having a good time after a hard spell of work, and was, living in, a dug-out forty feet deep, which was made comfortable with charcoal fires The weather was bitterly cold, and all the time the scream of big shells bound on their work of devastation could lie heard, "Ifs great, was Lientenant Buchanan's summing of the whole position, and sis soon as tho weather vmproved he was looking forward to the Allies "pushing Fritz back to the Rhine though there will be some fighting first" Lieutenant Buchanan, who was educated at Archibold's College, Palmerston North, was a keen athlete, and up to the time he volunteered for service was employed by Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Pnlitierston North. His younger brother is going to the tront with the artillery.

Mr G. E. A. "Wilkes, of the New Zealand head office staff of the A.M.P. Society. leaves Wellington to-day for Greymoiith. where he will take up the position of branch manager for tho society. He was farewelled by the Wellington staff vesterday. when Mr. E. W. Lowe (manager for New Zealand) presented him, on behalf of the staff, with a travelling bag, and at the snmetime wished him "success in his new position. Mrs. H. J. Darroeh, Featherston, has received a cablegram stating that her son Jack was wounded and gassed, on Juno 7, also a later cablegram to the effect that the gas poisoning is severe. Although considerably under age, Sergeant Darnell left with the v Ninth Reinforcements, and took part iu the battle of the Soinnie. He was recently promoted to the rank of sergeant.

Mis? iKathlene MacDonell, \lie_ clever Canadian actress, Mr. Charles Uoldron, and tlio members of the "Daddy Longlogs" Company passed through Wellington yesterday en route to Christchureh.

A Press Association telegram from Christchureh announces tie death of Mr William Ilavward, aged seventy, proprietor of the Rink Stnbles. Ho arrived m New Zealand in 1862, and was associated with Canterbury coaching in the early days. ; The Mayor has received a letter from Mr. Paul Preyberg (brother of General Preyberg), late of the staff of the City Solicitor, in which ho relates his impressions of tho Old Country and .Franco interestingly. •At the time of writing ho was in the l>est of health. The Petone Borough Council at its meeting last evening tendered to Mr. and Mrs. J. W. M'Kwau their sincere sympathy in the death of their son, Lance* Corporal Willia'ii M'flwan, who was killed at Alessines on Juno 8. Another resolution was carried expressing a similar feeling towards,tlio relatives of Thomas Henry Englert, Percy Mellor Raphael M'Arthur, Rev. Father ,M Menamin, Charles T. Mutton, and Richard Wilson, who fell ill the same engagement. Tho council adjourned without transacting any business.

Quartermaster-Sergeant Matheson and Corporal Mathoson were entertained by tho men of tho guard on Somea Island prior to thoir entering camp, .

Mr. J. Smyth, of tho Secretary's staff, G.P.0., who has been secretary to tha Public Service Board of Appeal for a. considerable time, and who goes into camp next week, was presented on Friday last with :i wristlet watch and a safety razor as a farewell gift from the board. Tho presentation was made by the chairman (Mr. Peter Barr). Lieutenant-Colonel J. G. Roach, of Wellington, who has recently been awarded the distinction of D.5.0., is well known in public service, volunteering, Will general military circles. He became a volunteer when tho Post and Telegraph Hide Corps was formed shortly after the outbreak of the Boer War in 1899, soon became colour-sergeant,' and afterwards lieutenant. In August, 1914, he went to Samoa with the rank of captain, and was on the island until .Tune, 1915. Heturning to New Zealand, he left with the Forces as major in March, 1916. Lance-Corporal Sidney Bridson, of the Machine-gun Corps (killed in action on June 7), was a brother of Miss Bridson, of tho Frieudly Societies' Department, Wellington, and a cousin of Mr. W. J. Bridson, manager in Wellington for Messrs. Briscoe, and Co. He was born iti Auckland twenty-nine years ago, and was ,it one time on the staff of the Auckland Grammar School. As tho winner of the Orient Company's scholarship lie went to Cambridge, where ho took his M.A. degree. Dr. Adams has received news by the mail that Lis only son, Lieutenant Bobort Sefton Adams, has been promoted to a captaincy in the Royal Field Artillery (Imperial Army). The appointment was dated from August, 1916. Captain Adams was educated at The Terrace School and nt Wellington College, which lie left to go to Cambridge University. He has been twice mentioned in dispatches. Ho was at the battle of Fricourt, and has been at aIL the subsequent battles in that region. So far, j he has never been wounded. | Sergeant Arnold Gordon Hickson, who was killed in action, on Juno 7, was the eldest son of Mrs. A. H. Hickson, of 10 Pitt Street, Gisborne. He enlisted with' the Samoan Force, and on returning to New Zealand joined the. Eighth Reinforcements. "He was educated at the Gisborne School, and at the time of hi 3 enlistment was in the Treasury, Wellington, where lie had been for some years. Sergeant Hickson, who was only about twenty-two .years of age, was a very popular young man. in Wellington and Gisborne. ' Doctor L. P. Haywood, who has been attached to tho New Zealand Dental Corps at Trentham Military Camp for the last fourteen months, has been discharged on account of illness contracted in camp. Doctor Haywood intends to resume the practice of 'his dental profession on Monday next at his old addresa, 10 Willis Street.