PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 43, 14 November 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Advice has been reooivcd I>j the Prime Ministor tluit Captain Hine, who is in hospital suffering from a gunshot wound in the chefjt, is progressing favourably. The wound was a serious one, and this later report i 6 accepted as meaning that Captain Hino is likely to make a good recovery.

Mr. J. R. Hoeldne. son of His Honour Mr. Justice Hnsking, is at present serving on the "Western front, with the Australian artillery, Mr. Hosking was wrongly drawn in the twelfth vallot.

Eev. Father Harnett has been appointed curate to St. Patrick's Church, Palmerston, and will take up the duties of Rev. Father Cullen, who has reported at Trenthain for service as chaplain to the Forces. Father Harnett was one of (he 6urvivors of the Mongolia, whioh was torpedoed some time ago.

Tho four candidates for tho Rhodes Scholarship , this year will be ae follow:— Auckland, 2nd Lieutenant N. A. Joryj Victoria (Wellington), Lieutenant 11. A. Mackenzie; Canterbury, Lieutonant B. J. Richards; Otago, Lieutonant J. W. Hinton. Tho selection will be mndo at a meeting of tho Board of Selection to be held at Government House- at 10 a.m. on November 27.

Tho ITutt County Council yesterday passed a vole of sympathy with Councillor W. Ilowell, who recently lost his mother.

Private Ronald Twistloton. recently rcnoTtort wounded, and now listed as bofioved to be killed, wns tho only remaining son of Mr. F. F. Twistleton, of Ashhurst. Frank, tho other son, wns killed in action on August 9, 1915, in tho Dnrdnnclles.

Private Thomas Ninness, died of wounds on October 17, left with the Main Body and served in 15(iypt and vijjht through the Gallipoli campaign. After Hio evacuation ho was invalided homo. Ho returned with tho Twenty-sixth Koinforcenienls. Mr. Georpo A. Ninness, Grand Theatre, Potono, is hifl brother.

Major Smith is home on furlough from tho Palestine front. Major Smith, who will bo moro readily recognised by his old war-mutes of the First Smith African Contingent as "Torky" Smith, became run down during the past Syrian summer, but has picked up form on the voya.ee out and since he has been in Iho Dominion.

Captain Frank Harley, who wns photographer to tho kst Sliaclcleton expedition, lias been appointed official photographer to tho 'Australian Forces in France. It inav bo rojnembeml that when Captain Hurley visited Wellington before joining the Shacklcton expedition in South America, he wns given a reception by the Mivtot, and prpsented with n New Zealand onsign to plant at tho South Po>.

Lieutenant P. C. Minifio, killed in action in France, was born at Masterton 30 yeare ago, and was tho son of tho late Henry and Mrs. Miniiie, formerly of that town and latterly of Melbourne.. Ho enlisted as a private with (ho MachinoGim Section, Australian Main Body, with which he had been 'jontimiouely, first on Gallipoli and then in France. He was promoted to sorgeant just aftcf landing in France, and recoived his commission Inst January for (service in the field. Lieutenant Minifio was tho brother of Mrs. D. Rankin and Messrs. C. and St. Minifio. Another brother, Henry, who enlisted nt tho commencement of hostilities, is still in France. Acting-Sergeant A. Nicholl, whose next-of-kin is Mrs. E. Nicoll, of Palmerston North, lias been wounded while serving with the Australian Forces. Private W. Leo, also a member of tho Australian Forces, is reported wounned. Jfis next-of-lrin is Mrs. N. G. Lee, Levin. Gunner B. n. Hoythorne, of Kimbolton, is in hospital suffering from wounds received in action. Mrs. A. Tennant, of Pnlmerston North, has received a further cablegram advi* ing that her eon, Rifleman J.' Tennant, who was recently wounded, has been admitted to a hospital in France. He is puttering from 60vcro gunshot wonnde in the abdomon. At yesterday's meeting of tho Hutt County Council councillors expressed sympathy with Mr. F. J. Franco, assistant clerk, in the loss of his son, who was killed in action in Franco on October d>. Bombardier F. C. France was well known at tho Hutt, and was captain of the Hutt Rugby football team. At last evening's meeting of the Karqri Borough Council, the Wellington City Council notified a vacancy on the Hospital and Charitable Aid Board, and suggested the appointment to it of the Major of Karori, Mr. B. G. H. Burn. The council adopted the proposal. Mr. J. A. Nash, Mayor of Palmorston North, is a visitor to Wellington. The Kafori Borough Council, at its meeting last evening, passed a vote of comlolenco with Mr. Pell, ex-councillor, who had lost hie son in France, also .with Mr. Eagle, a council employee, whose daughter had died. There are many who will regret to hear of the death of another old roloniet in the person of Mrs. Sarah Lorrimore Craig.. The late Mrs. Craig had been ailing for somo months, and died at the residence of her eon-in-law, tho Rev. J! A. Brown, Kirwee. Mrs. Craig arrived in New Zealand with her late husband,Thomas Mooro Craig, in the sailing vessel Caroline 40 years ago, and took up residence in Featherston, and later in Greytown. She lias left two fons and two" daughters, Messrs. J. and D. Craig, Mrs. E. A. Burr and Mrs. J. A. Brown. The late Mrs. Craig took a great interest in tho work of the Presbyterian Church, and was hold in great esteem by all who knew her. The internment took place at Karori on Monday.

Among tho winners of the Military Medal during tho recent fighting at "Ypres was Privo.te F. Leslie Cupplfls, of the Post and Telegraph Department. Private Cupplcs enlisted at Foxton, at the age of 17, and has already eurvived two campaigns in France, along with his brother, Gunner Errol T. Cupples, who was wounded at Messines. They are the only eons of Mrs. T. H. Cnpnles, preßiden't of the branch of the Eed Cross Association at Otantau, and are Errandsous of the lato Major Robert Achoson, of Southland.

Tho members of tho Royal Comio Opera Company arrived from the south yesterday, and went on to Auckland by the midday express.