PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 123, 16 February 1918, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS

' His Grace Archbishop Redwood has left Wellington on a visit to Australia. Lieutenant W. B. Fitchett, son of Dr. F. Fitchett, C.M.G., formerly Public Trustee,, is among the New Zealnnd officers mentioned in Sir , Douglas . Haig's dispatch for conspicuously good work during the period February 26, 1917, to September. 21. , Lieutenant Fitchett has served in Gallipoli, Egypt, and France, and was wounded early in tho war. ' Ho returned to' duty, and in June last was badly "gassed" in France.. After a long period in French and English hospitals lie was'invalided • to New Zealand in January of this year. Since his return to the'Dominjou lie has been advised of bis promotion to a first lieutenancy. One of the recipients of the Belgian Croix do Guerre is Sergeant John Benliie, of 6 Regent Street, Woolston. Sergeant Ronnie left ivith the Ist (Canterbury) Regiment in the Main Body, and has served throughout the Gallipoli and Flanders operations without injury. After a courso in bayonet-fighting at Aldershot, he was appointed serge3ntinstructor, in which capacity lie is now serving in France. The Rev. Algernon H. Colville. M.A. (Oxon.), vicar of St. Sepulchre's Church, who died at .Auckland on Wednesday, had heen'!,- for time,' and on Wed- ay underwent an operation from-Wi - he failed .to recover. Mr. Colville trami-d in mission preaching under Cai in A. Aitken, and was foi' some time Diocesan missioner in Auckland. Subsequently lie was appointed vicar-of St. _Maiy*s, New Plymouth, where he was lrghly esteemed by all creeds. The_ next appointment Mr. Colville received was vicar of St. Sepulchre's, Auckland, but before long his health began.to give way, and he was granted leavs of abserce. The deceased gentleman was' possessed of .great pulpit ability, and his death •is.'a-loßs.to the Anglican Church in the Dominion. Sergeant F. Loftus, of the Field Ambulance Corps, who has been decor&ted by the King of the Belgians with the Croix <3e Guerre, i» a son of Mr. P. Loftus, of Austin Street. He left with (.he Slain Body of. the New Zealand Expeditionary 'Force, and _ has since been continuously on service. Mr. A. M. .Adams, chief executive officer of the Munitions aiid Supplies Department, has! left for a fortnight's holiday in the Marlborough district. -. Before- the business of .th 6. Conciliation Council was proceeded with at Dunedin a cordial welcome was extended to the ne\y Commissioner, Mr. W. .H. Haggor; who was making lis first official visit to Dunedin. Private Frank Dick, youngest son of Mr. D. Dick, Central Terrace, Kelburn, "who "left New Zealand with tiio ambulance' section of the Seventeenth.' Reinforcements, and who last mouth was severely gassed on the Western front and admitted, to a hospital in France,' bas now been transferred to England. When in Wellington Private Dick was an active menibcr of the Thistle Football Club, and also took a lively interest in junior cricket.