PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 32, 1 November 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

His Excellency the Governor-General and the Countess of Liverpool will be present at this evening's performance of "The Merry Widow" by the Royal Comic Opera Company.

A young New Zealander who has won distinction with the Australian Forces is Private Martin T. Gould, of the Australian Light Horse Field Ambulance. He volunteered for service in the early days of the war, and his record includes mention in dispatches, the award of a geld medal by the King o£ Serbia, and the winning of the Military Medal. Private Gould was born in Blenheim, and his mother, Mrs. A. Lucas, i esides at Lyall Bay. His brother, Private Jack Gould, left Now Zealand with the Twelfth Reinforcements, another brother, who was anxious to keep up tho family reputation, being rejected several times on medical grounds.

Lieutenant B. W. Millier, who left New Zealand as a. sergeant-major in the Twelfth Reinforcements, has returned to Wellington for further duty. Lieutenant Millier was sent from France to the Officers' Training Corpe in Oxford, and there gained hie commission.

Captain D. C. Bowler, M.C., who was killed in action on October 12, was the youngest son of Mr. John Bowler, Mataroa. Hβ loft for tho front as a second lieutenant, in charge of G Company, Fourteenth Eeinforcemeuts. At thetimo of hie enlistment Captain Bowler was on tho staff of the Normal School, Thorndon. Last February he was awarded the Military Cross for great gallantry in leading a most successful raid against tho enemy.

At the meeting of the Wellington Education Board held yesterday tho chairman (Hon. J. G. W. Aitken, M.L.C.) made feeling reference 1o tho recant death of Mr. A. Mackay, one of tho JUarlborough representatives of the board. Hβ said that with him the members would all regret to learn of Mr. Mac-k-ay's death. He had been a inember fif the board since Marlborough had become associated with the Wellington Education Board—now nearly twelvo months—and had taken a keen interest in (he work of tho board, being very desirous of doing the beet he could for Ihe education of the children in the district he represented. He was a very useful member of the board. Tho secretary had sent a letter of pympathy to his widow, and a wreath. A request had also been made for Mr. E. H. Penny to represent the board at the funeral Mr. E. H. Penny said ho Had been associated for t. loiifj time with Mr. Mackay on various boards and committees, but never more intimately lhau during (heir membership of the Education Board. He personally was sorry Hint they no longer would bs together month by month, and oxrrnniol.v rogrellftd that tho scrvicM of Mr. Maokay hud boon lost to the board.

A plpnsiuit politi of I lip rcr.pnt hiehly successful jiml delightful visit, of Miss Ada Ue.evp to Wellington was the receipt by Mr. .li>!:n Punoll, onn of Imr ronrospiitaliv.'s for llio tour, Die other day, of a handsome souvenir gold watch, inscribed with the famous nrtist's nulograph.

Mention was made at yesfercky'e meeting of the £<Incntion Board that Lieutenant .1. S. Marsdnn (assistant teacher at the Terrace School) and Captain J). C. Bowler (assistant at tho Normal School) had been killed in action. The secretary was instructed to send letters of ej-mpathj- to their neit-of-kin.

Mr. Willie Davics Pike was yesterday appointed the Education Board's representative on the board of the Blenheim High School, in succession to the lato Mr. A, Mackay.

Mr. Arthur Polh'erick was last evening re-elected secretary and treasurer of the Now Zealand Lawn. Tennis Association for the seventh year in succession.

The resignations of the following teachers were accepted at yesterday's meeting , of the Education Board:—Miss M. Milligan (Coonoor), Mis 3 L. O'Donnell (Pelouo West), Miss K. Buchanan (Morinni), Mr. W. T. Longhurst (Marimn).

A. cable message received in Nelson on Monday records n noteivorlliy reunion of three Nelsoniuns, brothers, at 'lunbridge Wells, England. Major Archibald Hamilton (of Uμ Gist Pioneers, Indian Attny), Dr. Alan Hamilton (British R.A.M.C.), and Sergeant Charles Hamilton, (N.Z.F.A.), all on active service. Major Hamilton and Dr. Hamilton hiyl not mot for nearly lifteen years.