PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 41, 12 November 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Sir .Tosoph Ward'was a pasenger from Lvttolton by tho Maori yesterday. Sir James Allen. Minister of Defenoo, and tho Hon. A. M. Myors, Minister of Munitions, are at present in Auckland. The Hon. G. W. Russell returned to Wellington from Christchur.ch on Sat' urday. The Hon. W. Frasor. Minister of Public Works, returned to Wellington on Saturday after a visit to Canterbury and Otago. • , Mr. H. A. Beauclump returned to Wellington from tho south by the Maori yesterday. Sergeant Ernost Pope, 3rd Reinforcements Ith Howitzer Battery, lias been awarded the Military Medal ill connection with the recent fighting in France. Ho is tho second eon of Mrs. 1/. rOpe, 20 Nairn Street, Wellington.

A cable message just received states that Rifleman Peter M'Laren, of ilasterton, who was dangerously wounded on October 17 in Prance, is progressing satisfactorily. Mr T H. Lowry returned to Wellington from Cliristclmrcli yesterday morniug. Corporal G. H. Cresswell, who was on Saturday reported missing moo October 12. is the son of Maior T.R. Cress well. Inspector of Secondary Schools, oi Wellington, and late of Christchurch. Corporal Cresswell was educated at the Wgiorn. High School and Christchurch Boys' High School, and was a member of the Bliooting team wlucli won the \ ictoi Challenge Shield of the Canterbury Secondary Schools. Ho was the first MWer for liis company of the Godtey Cup. Corporal Cresswoll had taken up the law as a profession, and was etwly- , in" for his LL.B. degreo at Canterbury College. He enlisted at the age of nineteen, and left with the Twenty-second Reinforcements. Corporal T. B. O'Connor, Ist New I Zealand Machine-Gun Corps, has oeen awarded the Military Medal. Cor P or j» O'Connor left with the Mtli, Mounteds. Ho whs a St. Patrick's College boy, and i latterly had been engaged in farming pursuits at Raetihi.

Tho death has occurred ,in Dunedin, at 111© ago of of Mr. «T, R. Hooper, who had had an adventurous career. The lato Mr. Hooper, was born in London in 1826, and lived during five reigns. He received his first business training in tho office of his father, who was at that time senior partner in the firm of Messrs. Willis, Gann, and Co., which ran tho first ships out to New Zoaland, and which was reallv tho nucleus of the present Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company. In 1848 he went to Mexico with his eider brother, and after being connected. with mining operations there for about a year ho returned to England. Ho arrived at Lyttelton by thd'ship Duke of Portland 'in 1851. After being in Japan for some time, lie returned to Isew Zealand in 1874, the voyage occupying nine months, nnd ho remained in Dunedin until his death.

Second-Lieutenant P. J. Clark, killed in action, was tho fourth son of Mr. L. H. Clnrlc, 43 Somerfiold Street, Spreydon. Ho left New Zealand as corporal in tho Mnchine-Gun Corps attached to tho First Battalion of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade, whicll engaged the Senussi id Egypt on several occasions. Shortly after his arrival in France ho was promoted to sergeant, and later was man-', tioned in Sir Douglas Haig's dispatches and promgted to lieutenant on the field.

Reference to the retirement of Councillor Monk from tho Makara County Council was ■ made at the last meeting of (he council. Councillor Bryant said that he thought tho present was a fitting timo to place on record their appreciation of the services of Councillor Monk, who had decided, on a'ccount of his increasing years, to retire. The council felt the utmost Tegret *at his decision, Councilorl Monk, he said, had devoted tho whole of his public life to the service of tho county, and was a member of the Makara Town Board from its inception. They would miss his figure at the council meetings. Councillor Haggerty, in endorsing what Councillor Bryant had said, remarked that he hoped, if tho peccssity arose, that Councillor Monk would bo ready to assist them. Councillor Monk suitably responded.

Tho following motion was carried in silenco at tho last meeting of tho Makara County Council"That this council extends to tho chairman its sincere and heartfelt sympathy in the loss ho has sustained by tho death of his fatherMr. John Hagerty—until lately an esteemed nnd respected resident of Oliariu, and one of tho pioneer settlers of the district."

Corporal J. W. Duggan, whose name appears in the latest list of (hose who have won honours on the battlefield in Flanders (he having been awarded tho "'ilitary Medal), left New Zealand with ; Second Reinforcements as a member the Wellington Infantry Battalion; in Egypt lie transferred to the New Zealand Engineers. He participated in the landing at Gallipoli, and, with tho Reception of a period spent in hospital while tho victim of an attack of dysentery, went all through that campaign. TTo has been with his battalion since tho New Zealanders have been in Franco. Corporal Dmrgan, vho is tho eldest son of tho late Mr. Daniol Duggan, of Marlborough, soroo years ago vns in theolll- - of Messrs. Ballmgor Bros., of Wellington, and was well known ;n Rugby football circles. In Wellington ho played for Athletic Club, and represented Wairorapa and the. West Coast, in mterprovincial football. lie was for some time a member of the Masterlon Fire Brigade,

Mr. Sidney Dix, of tlio Office ApplK anoo Company, is entering the_ Bowag Street Privato Hospital to-day in ord#"*, to undorgo a rather serious operation. Corporal Georgo Henry Ward (killed)! was tho only eon of Mr. 11. W. Ward, ofc Church Place, Wanganui, and lato or Roslyn,. Ho was horn at Roslyn. At an early ago ho studied art under a Dunedin artist. At fifteon years he, had on. exhibition in tho School hall a collection of his work in oils. On reaching the ago of twenty he onlißted, leaving with the Twenty-first Reinforcements. He joined the Specialist bignallora in England, and underwent special training. In France he turned his mind; to motor designing, and invented a new carburettor and a new motor 6pmt. Ho tlien enterod tho Lewis Mnchine-gun Sohool, and was with the Lewis gunners storming Abraham Heights, on the way to Gravenstafel, when ho fell. Captain John Elliott Cnthill, New Zealand Expeditionary Force, has been struck off the strength, with effect f'pni November 10, 1917, and is absorbed with his original rank and seniority, viz., second lieutenant, as from January 16, 1915. Captain CnthiJJ is identical with "Jock" Cuthill, tho brilliant Otago yar6ity centre three-quarter, who captained the All Black Rugby team which toured California in 1919. According to wliat a Home writer had to say a few months ago, the New Zealnnder will never again plav football. At that time he wan reported to be limping around London, wearing his old smile and retaining a shrapnel souvenir in his leg.