PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3167, 18 August 1917, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS

Members of Parliament who went south by the Maori last night were:Messrs. J. Anstey, W. J. Dickie, E, M'Calluni, and H. Poland.

The following is an extract from the London Gazette of August IS:- , Lieutenant Massey, Military Cross for conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. Previous to an attack he performed service invaluable to his brigade in tuccessfullv carrying out its assembly arrangements. The fact that there was no hitch was due to his careful personal reconnaissances. Afterwards during the attack he did valuable work in going foiward when communication had bioken own owing to casualties and other confusion and returning with a.clear lepori on the general situation." Lieutenant i-. forcemenls). Mr. Vernon Stratton, of, Hawera, isrecruiting his broken health in Sydney. The New Zealand Gas Companies' AsMeek will be the ydlington member, of the executive. Mr. J- H. Hellrwe mid Mr 0. S. Watkins, also of .»ei linrion have been re-elected secretary and auditor of fluf association respceTJ'g. AV. Clinkard, of the office of the New Zealand Employers' Federation, has been appointed compHerin charge of industrial and trade statistics m the Census and Statistics Department Howill take up his now duties on Septem ber 1.

appointed moderator at Te Aroha. V A number of friends gathered at the Presbvterian Manse, WangMim, to bid. GodspVed to Lieutenant D. Ham.sh.Don»*■*&&ss= "inly-ninUi Mi.tec.menl.. Li.ut.nfountain pen, the Rev. Blair preyed that he mW>( l>e keot safe from the many K to which he would be exposed, andissured him of the church's prayers during his absence.