PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3175, 28 August 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Mr. Tv. H. Hagger, Conciliation Commissioner, left for Nelson yesterday. After ttansacting departmental business at Nelson ho will proceed to Greymouth. A Press Association telegram trorn Auckland elates that Archbishop Redwood spent Sunday there.

Advice has been received in Nelson 'that Captain J. 11. Morrison, M.C., liiis succumbed from the effects of woiuuls recently received in Trance. Captam Morrison was science master on tho statt of Nelson College before he onhsted. lie had not long been in the firing line when he was awarded the Military Cross for gallantry on the field. Private advice has been received to the effect that Lieutenant It. D. Boyle, who left with an early reinforcement, is returning to New Zealand as the result ot wounds received in action.

Mr James Fletcher, of Messrs. Fletcher Bros., and Mr. Francis Holmes were elected members of the Wellington Central Chamber of Commerce yesterday afternoon.

Anion" those who have recently l>een frrantea commissions in. the New Zealand Army is Staff-Sergeant-Major X. M. Little, of Wellington, son of Mrs. Leese, of Owen Street. Wellington. Lieutenant Little, who 'has Iran posted to tho Wellington. Eegiment, went away from Wellington with'the Main Body .as a sergeant on the clerical staff of General Godloy, and served on Galhpoh until he contracted enteric fever. Since his recovery no ins been on the staff at bling Camp with the rank of staff-serecant-m.tior Lieutenant Little was formerly on the literary staff of Tin: Dominion. Mr W B. Bennett, a member of the council o'f the Central Chamber of Commerce, was given leave of absence yesterday until September 19. Mr. Bennett is visiting Australia. Reference was mado nt the Cambridge Terrace Congregational Church on Sunday morning by the Kev. A. E. Hunt to the SMS in action of Private W. Or. Innes, N.Z. Field Ambulance, the first member of the church to lose his life m the war Mr. Hunt spoke highly of the late Private Innes's Christian character and devotion to duty, and sympathy ™s.cxnre*,e with his relatives, who reside in the Old Country. Previous to enlisting, the.late Private Innes was employed by the Union Clothing Company. ■ . Mr. Charles Weet (son of the late Ker. Dr West, of tho Wellington Terrace Congregational Church), **»'""S&Sf frigerating engineer on the New Shipping Company's when sirs was sunk ra the f^fX^herland at onco to join herKrister were made by tho members-o I S-wbvtery and, on the motion ot l>? CS agreed that the doctor d ould draw up a minute for insertion in the presbytery records. Private Sydney H. Parsons, of Wellineton, who belonged to the MaehinD™n Company, Eighteenth Reinforcements, ami who died of wounds received in France on August 4, we only 21 years of age. Ho was a pupil of the Wellington Boys' College and was afterwards on the «taff of the Government Architect s office, and had qualified in his examinations for architecture. Hβ was the grandson of tho late Mr. C. Higgms, who was well-known in tho Wairarapa as a veteran volunteer military officer. A large circle of relatives are left to mourn their loss, among whom are his Rrendparents at tho Hutt (Mr. and Mrs. L. Parsons). Detective-Sergeant M'llveney. of Christchurch, has been promoted to the rank of chiof detective, and will succeed Chief Detective Herbert in charge of the detective force in Canterbury, the latter leaving on three monthe| leave jirior to retiring on superannuation. Chief Detective M'llveney has seen 22 years service.

Tho death is .■innounced of tho Rev. S. ,T. Giirlick at the ase n! GO years. The lato Jlr. Garlick was a minister of tho Methodist Church, and was well known in tho Hutt Valley.

From Iclleis recently lo hand detail* have been received of tho second wounding in action of Lieutenant J. Brown,. 21/1000, a member of Tip; Dominion staff, who left with the Third Jliflp Brigade. The first injury was sustained iroin a bullet wound in lx>th checks, but recovery was rapid, and in due course, Lieuten* ant Brown returned to tho firing-line, where ho was again wounded. This time his lungs, liver, and kidneys were injured to such an extent that only a strongconstitution and high medical skill could bring about a recovery. First at Boulogne and Inter at Walton-on-Thanies the wounded soldier fought tho battlo of his life, and his many friends will bo pleased to learn that although at tho time of writing still prostrate, he was mending rapidly. Tho doctors in charge were 60 impressed with tho advance made that .1 full report of the case is being prepared, for publication Inter. Through his trying experiences Lieutemnt Brown liasretained his old cheerful spirit, as his letters to his mother testify.

At a recent meeting of tho Timam Presbytery a call was laid on the table from the Rakaia parish to the Rev. A. Morrjson, of Waimate. It was decided to placo the call in Mr. Morrison's hands, and Mr. Morrison said he felt that he should accept the call. He was sorry to leave Waimnte and to sever his con-r nection with tho Timaru Presbytery.

News has been received of the dpatK from wounds of Lieutenant K. S. Aber- , nethy, a sou of tho l!ev. Mr. Aberncthjv' Methodist paster at Papanm". The lato soldier was formerly a member of tho literary staff of tho Christchurch "Son."' and ho was held iu the highest esteem by his confreres. He enlisted, and shortly afterwards sat for a commission. Hβ nassed the- examination, and left Now Zealaud with the Fourteenth Reinforcements. A brother. Lieutenant Hex Abernethy, was awarded the Military Cross recently.