PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 180, 19 April 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Sir James Allen is returning from the South Island on Sunday morning. Dr. J. P. Frengley, Deputy-Chief Health Officer, has been appointed to iperform the duties of Dr. T. H. A. Valintine, Chief Health Officer, who has been assigned to work under the Dcfence Department. Mr. Charles M'lntyro has been reappointed a member of the Wellington Land Board. Colonel T. W. Porter, C.8., has been appointed Inspector of Recruiting Services. Mr. Gtorge Frost, a member of the Wellington City Council, and a prominent resident of Brookljn, nas married yesterday at Cnristchurch to Miss Lillian Scliofield, of Sydenham. News has been received by Mr. F. de J. Clere, of Wellington, that his son, F. T. Ckre, who was at one time on the staif of Messrs. Chapman, Skervett, Tripp and Blair, solicitors, and who was nominated for the Rhodes Scholarship in 1314, is now at the front, in France. He left with the Thirty-second Reinforcements, but was transferred, to the Wellington Reserve Regiment. Captain C. A. L. Treadwell, who has been plaaed in charge of the wills branch at New Zealand Military Headquarters in London, is the eldest son tf Mr. C. H. Treadwell, barrister, of Wellington, in General Haig's orders last Christmas Captain . Treadwell was mentioned, amongst others, as having dono distinguished service. Mrs. Dentice, of Rona Bay, has received a cable message, from her son Reg., who was wounded in Franco on March 29 by a bullet in tho left hand, that he is now in hospital in England, and doing well. 1 Mr. A. E. Hugh, of .Wellington, has been advised that his young|est son, Gunner A. G. Hugh, who left with the Thirteenth _ Reinforcements, has been wounded in the face and right knee, and admitted to a French hospital. Gunner Hugh was a prominent member of tho Athletic Football Club. His step-brother is ako in France. Mr. W. F. Gray, of the Tourist Department, and lute of Foxton and Blenheim, has received advice that his onlv son, Sergeant A. W. Gray, of the Lewis Machine-Gun Section, Ist Battalion Wellington Infantry Regiment, was killed in action on April 1. At the outbreak of war Sergeant Gray enlisted, and left for Samoa with the Advance Guard, and on their return to Now Zealand went straight into camp at Trentham. leaving New Zealand with the Fifth Reinforcements. He landed at Gallipoli at tho Suvla Bav landing, and was there until the (rvaouation, proceeding to France with the first lot of men sent on from Egypt. During: the Battle of the fionime he received the Military Medal for gallant conduct on tho field, end his first stripes as corporal. Sergeant Gray was twenty-ono years of ago in November last, haviue served nearly j four years, and letters recently received from him advised that ho had been selected for a commission, and was shortlv to procecd to England to join- the O.T.C. prior to joining tho R.F.C. Ho was a member of the Wellington Colloce Old Bovs* Football Club and Wellington Swimming Club, and had served over eight r en months in Cablo and Co. s foundry. Mr. Roliert Martin, of 15 Martin Street, Wellington, died on Wednesday night at tho ago of GO yean;. Mr. Martin had been in the employ of H.M. Customs for SS years, having joined tho Department at Auckland. He was later transferred to Wellington, where lie wasl appointed a boarding inspector. For the last eight months Mr. Martin had been ill, and his death will be regretted, as during his lengthv period of service on the waterfront 'lie had naturally made a largo number of friends. The death of Mr. John Morgan, at Antapu, at tho age of 7G, removes ono of the oldest settlers of the Kaipara district Mr. Morgan arrived in Auckland from' Wales in 1862. and for some years ran a cutter between Onehunga and Ivaipara. He piloted over the ICaipara bar the first ship to bring timber for the first mill in tho Wairoa district. Ho started tho first ilaxinill in tho Aratapu district, subsequently engaging in the timber milling industry, and later in dairy farming. He retired several years «g°Mrs. J. Menzies, Avonside, Cliristc'hurch, has received advice that her son, Sergeant-Major William Greig Menkes, was killed in action on March 2G. Ho was a son of tho lata Mr. Adam Menzies, of Christchurch, and was well known in scholastic circles ,in that city. Ho was educated at the West Christchurch School, and later served there as a pupil teacher, afterwards entering Canterbury College, where lie gained his B.A. degree. He then became an assistant ' master at Fendalton School, and afterwards at West Christchurch School. On leaving tho Canterbury district, ho became assistant master in the Eltham Secondary School. Subsequently, when master at the Meeanee School, Mr.Men7>ies studied for tho Bar, and obtained his LL.B. degree. Leaving the teaching profession ho became a partner in a well-known North Island firm of barristers and solicitors. 110 leaves a widow, who resides at Waverley.