PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 178, 17 April 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

.Mr. W. R. Morri?, Secretary of the Post suul 'lok'graph Department, wlio lias boon on a holiday trip lo the north, te> LuriiGil to Wellington yesterday. ~cting-Captiiin Donald B. Green, killed in iielion on April 5, was a brother of Mr. M. H. Green, dentist, of Wellington. JIo qualified its a dentist ut ,1 special examination held in Jknciin shortly after tlio outbrcnk of war, gaining hie B.D.S. degree. Ho then left with the Main Body as ono of tho dental officers. He applied for a transfer to the fighting forces eonie months ago, «.ml wiw transferred with tho rank of lieutenant to the Canterbury Infantry, Captain Monaghan (who is reported missing) was (he eldest son of Mr. W. J. Monaghan, of Karori. lie was burn aI. Karori, educated at Karori School and "Wellington College, and then wont to Guy's Hospital, London, where he took a degree. AVhile he was on the staff of a hospital in Cape Town the present war broko out, and ho wont through the South Al'ricnn campaign under General Botha. He left the Cape with an overspas force and saw service in Egypt and Franco. A Press Association telegram states that the Timaru Presbytery sustained a en 11 from St. Andrew's to tho Hev. Mr. Usiher, of Upper Unit. Cable ndrico has been received Hint Private K. L. Potts is in hospital dangerously wounded, not dangerously ill. as previously reported.. I'rivalo Potts before proceeding to the war was a member of (he news room staff of 'I'iie Dominion. Mr. P. J. Giinn, general manager of the. State Coal Department, who has been visiting tho South Island depots, is expected to return to Wellington this morning. Air. K. T. Code, the well-known Melbourne bandmaster, died on April I) at his residence, Carllon. Horn in Bendigu in 18(il, lib resided in Melbourne for 30 years, und during lh.it time ho was baudmuster of several bands, including Code's Melbourne, Pruliran City, and the Victorian Police. Ho .was life nn adjudicator at; many band contests throughout Australia mid New Zealand. The Kev. Eric Evans, who went into camp yesterday as a chaplain, was farewelled at a social gathering held on Monday evening in the Petono Baptist Church. Mr. .1.E.. Carey occupied the chair, and during tho evening Mr. J. Burns, on behalf of the Church, made tho gueet a presentation of a wristlet watch, and Mr. W. Wainwright, on behalf of the Bible Class, a presentation of a shaving outfit. Speeches were given by Revs. Bruce Todd, A. M'Bean, and V. Marshall, and Mr. Ivoiy, of Tsland Bay. Items were rendered by Mrs. Lowe, Misses Shearer, P. Hnyward, P. Lewlhwaite, and Mr. J. J. Lowthwaile. Widespread regret was folt at the news of the sudden death on April 9 of Dr. .lames Patrick Ryan, ouo of the oldest and best-known Collins Street (Melbourne) surgeons. Dr. Ryan was nearly 78 years of age, and had had a varied career. He graduated at the Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland, in 1865, and became a member of the and Queen's College of Physicians in 1884, and when in 1915 he visited Great Britain he had tho degree of M.D. conferred upon him by tho National University of Ireland. As n young man Dr. Byan visited South America, and knew such places as Panamn, Callao, and Iqnique well. He was in Paris in 1670, when the Franco-Prussian War broke out, and he wrved in tho nrmy of Loire right through the war. On the declaration of peace Dr. Ryan returned to England, and soon after came to Australia.