PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3188, 12 September 1917, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS

Vice Regal. During their coming visit to Wanganui, tha Governor-General and the Countess of Liverpool will visit the Betunied Soldiers' Club, as well ns the hospital, where they will inspect the basket-mak-inff work being taught to the wounded soldiers. They will attend tho entertainment in aid of the "Our Day" Pund, when the Military Modal will lip presented by the Governor-General to Mr. \V. Connell, and tho Hutton Memorial Medal to Mr. W. A. Marshall. Trees will ialso bo planted by the GovernorGoueral at the new park being laid out on tho river bank, and at tho now course of tho Trotting Club.

Advice has boon received by tho Base Records Office from the High, Commissioner for New Zealand, that Lieutenant-Commander William Edward Sanders, R.N.R. (since deceased), was in June last awarded tho Victoria Cross for gallantry in tho field of action. "he following extract relating to the award is taken from the London Gazette, dated •Tune 11, 1917:—"The King has been graciously pleasod to npprovo of the award of tho Victoria Cross to tho followingl. Acting-Lieu tenant ( 11 o w Lieuten-ant-Commander) William Edward Sanders, 8.N.8.. in recognibon of his conspicuous gallantry, consummate coolness, and skill in command of one of lI.M. ships in action." The next-of-kin ofthe lato Lieutenant-Commander Sanders is Mr. B. C. H. Sanders, father, Tak;tpuna, Auckland.

Mrs. Minnio Gavin, of 175 Adelaide Road, received advice by mail yesterday of the' death by accident on H.H.A.S. Sydney of her brother, Stoker Robert

Houston. The deceased, who was a son of Mrs. Annie Houston, of Paisley, Scotland, was in tho Navy for thirteen years, serving finally beforo tho war on H.M.S. Encounter in New Zealand waters. He was in Sydney when the war broke out, and at onco joined up as a member of the crow of the Sydney, and was on that vessel when sho destroyed the German raider Emden off Cocoa Island. Stoker Houston, who was 38 years of age, was a brother of Mr. Charles Houston, of "Wel-

lington (now with the New Zealand Forces, in France), who was well known as an amateur performer at local entertainments.

Advice has been received that Sergeant W. Fj. "Wilson,- who left for Samoa at the outbreak of' the war, and after returning to Now Zealand, subsequently left the Dominion as Q.M.jS. with the engineers of the Fifth Reinforcements, has received a commission as lieutenant, and has been transferred to tho Royal Field Artillery. He was wounded at Gallipoli, and after recovery went to France, taking part in the battle of the Somme.

■A Press Association telegram from Christchurch states:—Dr. Truby . King has been invited by cablegram to go to London. The Marlborough School of Motherhood is being placed at his disposal. He iB asked to name his salary and to take with him a nurse from New Zealand.

Mr Claude Bishop, of Hastings, brother of Captain Bishop, transport officer of the New Zealand Forces, died at his home on Sunday evening after a brief illness. The Into Mr. Bishop was_well known and extremely popular m Hastings. • An old resident of Napier, Mr. William .Hodgson, at one time reccaver of rates for the Napier City Council, died yesterday morning at tho ago of 73, telegraphs our special correspondent. Deceased, who arrived in Napier in 18(7, leaves a son (now in America), and a daughter (Mrs. Geenty, of Wellinrton). Advice has been Teoeived by Mrs. W. C. Lowe, of Ka-rori, that her nephew. Private A. E. Doyle, has been awarded the Military Medal for bravery at tho front. Private A. K. Doyle left with the Fourth Reinforcements, and has been twice TTOnii'dcd. He took part in tno Gallipoli campaign, where he was first wounded. He was sent to_ England for treatment, and, on recovering, went to France. After several months in tho trenches, he was again wounded,- and returned to England. It is since , going, back tho tliird time that Private Doyle has had tho Military Medal conferred upon him. He is a grandson of Mr. James Brunger, of Karori. '