PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 172, 10 April 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Primo Minister received a telegram yesterday from General Richardson to state that Major George Massey, reported seriously wounded a few days ago, is progressing satisfactorily. Another relative of Mr. Massey, a nephew, by name George Douglas, residing in Mangore, is also reported wounded, but in this case the hurt is reported as "not severe." The list of wounded published yesterday contained the name of Trooper C. V. Pearcc, only son of Mr. G. V. I'carce, M.P. He is just twenty-one years of age, having spent his twentyfirst birthday in Jerusalem, where he was serving with the Mounted Brigade. He had previously been slightly wounded. No news has como as to the severity or otherwise of this wound, but the Minister of Defence has agreed to cable for particulars. Private Silvester M. Ross, now officially reported as having been killed at Passchen'daelo on October 17 last, was the only son of Mrs. L. Ross, of Para- j paraumu, and grandfon of tho late Mr. A. H. Ross, of Divncdin. The deceased, who was only 27 years of aae, was en tho staff of 'Messrs. H. oud Co., grain merchants, 'Wellington, for some years. The death of Dr. James Boyd, of Auckland, is announced. On tho outbreak of hostilities in Europe ho offered his services to the War Office as a nerve specialist, and was appointed to the Herbert Military Hospital, Woolwich. Dr. Boyd was promoted captain in the R.A.M.C., also consulting neurologist to the Springfield Military Hospital, Tooting. This position~no had to resign on'account of ill-health. Mr. W. E. Fuller has been appointed tho School Committees' Associations' representative on the Wellington Education Board. Tho Rev. James Rattray, of the Prebyterian Church,' who for two years has ministered in the wide district extending from the shores of Lake Rotorua'to the Waikato River, has been 'appointed to the sanctioned charge of Arrowtown, in the. Cold Lakes District of Otago At a largo and representative farewell "social" Mr. Rattrav was tho recipient on the eve of his departure of a beautifully illuminated address from tho officers and members of the Oddfellows' Lodge, A.C., of Mamaku, he having filled the office of chaplain for two years. ' Tho Presbyterian Ladies' Guild presented their departing pastor with a suitably inscribed travelling.suit-case. The Sanday School, of which Mr. Rattray had been superintendent, conveyed m an j address their regrets at parting and j their earnest hopes for his successful and happy'future. Tho friends of Mr. Ronald Isaacs., who was severely injured by an explosion of blasting powder during the bush fire at Erua, will bo pleased to learn that ho lias recovered sufficiently to return to Tiis parents' residence on Wellington Torrace. Mr. H. J. Manson, Commissioner for Now Zealand at Melbourne, is on a brief visit to Wellington. Mr A. Varney, national secretary of tho Y.M.C.A., is at present in Gisborne in connection with the local Red Triangle Day appeal there. Ho will return to Wellington at the end of the week. Staff-Captain Wallace, secretary of the central division of tho Salvation Army, will bo transferred next tnontn from Palmerston to Auckland. He will be succeeded by Stflff-Captain Hains, at present manager of the Roto Roa Inebriates' Home. At the meeting of the Hiitfc County Council yesterday it was decided to send a letter of condolence to ex-Coun-cillor Robert Bould, who recently lost his wife. Amongst the recent recipients of the Military Cross ie Lieutenant A. W. Gudgeon, son of the la,te Mr. J. B. Gudgeon, who was postmaster at Picton for some years. The medal was awarded, to Lieutenant Gudgeon for distinguished services in the fighting near BroodKeiudo in October last. Chief amongst his exploits was a raid on Celtic Wood, when, with 30 men, he succeeded in taking 15 prisoners and a machine-gun i and inflicting heavy loss on the enemy, i without a.ny loss to his own party. In a- letter of congratulation to Lieutenant Gudgeon, who ie with the Australian Forces, General Birdwood 'ittni butes the success of the raid to his fine I leadership and prior reconnaissance. Lieutenant Gudgeon has two brothers at the front, and another was killed on GallipoH.