PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3163, 15 August 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Mr. R. W. Smith, M.P., who has been suffering from acute appendicitis, is now convalescent, and ho hopes to bo in Wellington next week. Truby King is a visitor to Wellington. Tho friends of Mr. G. W. Bingham, Ivarori Borough Engineor, who has been under two serious operations in a private hospital, will be glad to learn that he is improving rapidly, and is cspected to return to his homo on Wednesday of next week.

Deferring to the death of Mr. G. H. Whitconibe, Mr. Robert Lee, of Belvoir, Lowor Hutt, writes:—"ln this morning's Dominion, I read with much regret your notice of tho death of Mr. G. AVhitcorabc, of Christchurch. It may interest his friends to learn that ho and his elder brother Charles camo out from London with mo in the wooden buTque Jthmcnto, 400 tons register, in 1&B4, arriving at Nelson on Easter Eve, after a record voj'ago of ninety-one days from St. Kathermc's Docks to Nelson harboßr. There were only five passengers—all men. Two of_ these retarned _to tire Old Lands ono being a Swiss; but~tno Whitcombes and I stuck to the colony, and, I think, had no repots" for doing so. Georgo was an intelligent boy of about twelve years of age, but his brother would be at least ten years older. Both had lived iu Franco several years, and spoke excellent French. Charles was well-read, and hail a very versatile mind. Ho and I played chess, and in oilier -rays wiled away tho timo of wany monotonous days in a passage in which wo c-nly twice caught distant glimpses of lanil, and ploughed an endless track of water." Mr. Phil Myers, who underwent an operation last week at tho Brougham Street Hospital, is making satisfactory progress.

Mr. liichard Giles Knight, who had been in business in Wellington as a sailmaker for a great number of years, died at his residence at Arno Street, Island Bay, on Monday, aged 70. He was twice married, and has left a widow and a ■ family of 12. Mr. Knignt was for many years a resident of Karori. Ex-Police-Sorgeant James Bree, for many years well known in Wellington, died here on Friday last. The death occurred in Mastorton on Sunday morning of Mr. William Hopkins, an old settler of the district, at the age of 62 years. "Pfie.cause of death was pleurisy. Tho deceased had resided for a considerable period at Te Eangitumau, where ho took an active interest in educational and local matters. Ho was for many years chairman of the Te Ifaugitumau School Committee. He was also a most patriotic settler, and had used influence in every way 'to promote patriotic causes. One of his sons was among the first to enlist for active service abroad, where he died in tho service 6? his country. Mr. William Hill, resident officer, liotorna, accompanied by Mrs. Hill, is visiting AVellington. Mr. and Mrs. Hill are at the Windsor. A very interesting account of Fisliop Cleary's narrow escape from death ou tho Somme front was received in Patea a few days ago from Privato Herman 1 Tinney. In a letter to a'' relative ho snya:-—"This is what actually happened. Tho Bishop came into the trenches one afternoon shortly after dinner to sec how ihe boys wero getting alcng. He visited our dug-out, and I shook hands with him, and was talking to him, everything at the time being quite quiet. In less than fivo minutes, however, Fritz opened out with a heavy stfa/B, and suddenly bang came a oin. high exnlosive shell, and landed quite close to us. Bishop Clenry was knocked down liy some largo pieces of earth, and an artillery officer was killed outright. It was a very narrow escape indeed for us all. Later in tho afternoon I had a similar narrow escape to the Bishop's myself. Things here, as you can imagine, are very lively just now—in faot, too lively to bo pleasant."

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