PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 156, 21 March 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Sir Joseph Ward and Lady Ward attended the military sports at Tauherenikau yesterday and returned to Wellington in tho evening. The Hon. G. W. Russell left for the South Island last night. Hβ will visit Dunedin and Invercargill, returning to Wellington to-day week. Rurgeon-General R. S. F. Henderson, who has been on a visit to Rotorua, has returned to Wellington. Tho Hon. J. Barr. M.L.C., left for the south by tho forry steamer last evening. Dr. Colin Low, son of Mr. D. W. Low, headmaster of College Street School, Pahuerstou North, has been appointed a. lieutenant, in the Now Zealand Medical Corps. He is in Awnpuni Camp. A Press Association cable message from liondon slates that Sir Thomas Mackenzie, the Now Zealand High Commissioner, gave a luncheon in honom of Colonel Rhodes at the British Empire Club. Mrs. John Grant, of Wooclville, has boon advised that her son, Captain Noel Grant, lias been invalided home, and is returning by a draft duo to atrivo shortly. Tbo death of the laic Mrs. M'Phail, assistant to Iho Professor of French at Victoria College, was mentioned at last night's meeting of the College Council. Members of the council stated that Mrs. M'Phail had- been a particularly assiduous and conscientious worker.

Mr. Charles Lett, who was fousll drowned in the harbour on Tuesday,. l was a very well known settler in the> Wellington district. He came to New; Zealand as a boy, and was lor some-' years a resident of Wellington. .For a considerable time lie farmed a biji holding at Knitokc, and later migrated! to the Wairarapn, where he had a farm., in tlio Masterton district. Ho was also the possessor of a farm in the> Pahiatiia district, where he was very well known. His wife predeceased; him as latn as last year, and one of his sons, Mr. John Lett, who wvnt to the front with the A.1.1 ,, ., was killed in', actiun a few months ago. He leaves a family of ten sons and four daughters. The sons are Messrs. Charles and David Lett, of Pnliiatua; MessrsW. S., W., E., and P. S. Lett, of Mastwton; Mr. Henry Lett, of New Ply-; month; Messrs. Harold and Donald Lett, of Sydney; and Mr. Sarbert: Lett, a farmer in the Hawke's Bay disti'iet. The daughters are, Mrs. K< Morris, junr., of Wellington; Mrs. IV.: Lawrence, of Pahiatua; and the MisbtS Lett (i>), of Pahiatua.

Mr, Henry Ffitch, who died at Fen- , dalton, Christchureh, on Sunday, in his 79th year," arrived in Lyttelton" in 185 L. in the ship Sir George Pollock. He> was engaged in farming in tho Oxford l district for a number of years, and for n long period held office as inspector of farms for the Church Property Trustees. He served on the. Oxford Road' Board for four years, and was chairman of tlio Kirikiri School Committee for five years.

Mr. James Izett, for many years *•■ prominent figure, in .journalistic arid.' Parliamentary circles in New Zealand.' did last week at the ago of 82 years. Born in Scotland, be arrived as a bof : with his parents in Victoria. He edit-: ed the "Christchurch Star" for some years. Then he joined tho Parliament-' ary staff in Wellington, and tor many years acted as committee clerk, besides doing a great deal ot work in connec-; tion with the Parliamentary papers and! official records. • During his declining;, years Mr. Izeti devoted his time to literary pursuits.

Tim Council of Victoria College lasfc night placed on record its sympathy with tho relatives of the late Hon. A. T. Maginnity, M.L.C.

Miss Richards, of Auckland, who is on a visit to friends' in Nelson, received word on Saturday that hov brother, Dr. Frederick G. Richards, was , among the recipients of tho D.S.O. at the New Year, receiving the decoration: from His Majesty. Dr. Richards is a. distinguished old boy .of Wellington, College, and some eleven years ago took up the study of medicine at Guy's, Hospital, London. At tho commence- , ment of tho war he volunteered for' service, and has spent practically the whole time since in France. At his own request ho was transferred from, tho British Army to the New Zealand- 1 Expeditionary Forces.

_ News has been received that distinction has been won in the field by Sergeant Garland Jones, Wanganui, one' of tho five sons of Mr. John Jones, who' have answered the call. Sergeant Garland Jones, who was in the Old Country when the war broke out, was ona of tho first to enlist in Kitchener's, Army, as a member of .the Royal Field; Artillery. The honour that has comei to him—the award of tho D.C.M.—is! in recognition of heroic services rendered at the battle of Cambrai.

Major F. L. Donkin, R.F.A., formerly of Otautau, has received the D.S.O.| Major Donkin, who held a commission , in the Royal Artillery before coming to New Zealand, went Home shortly, after the outbreak of war, rejoined tlie R.F.A., as lieutenant, and has Rcrvcd continuously at tho front. He has gained promotion step by step to his majority, has been several times mentioned in dispatches, and has now been awarded the D.S.O.