PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 191, 2 May 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Hon. W. D. S. Mac Donald has been selected by Sir Joseph Ward to represent him as Lead of the Liberal Party in the Cabinet during the absence of s.fr. Massey and Sir Joseph Ward on their mission to-England. The Hon. G. W. Russell left for Eotorua and Auckland yesterday. He expects to be present at the annual meeting of the Auckland Industrial Association on ifonday evening. Major Sir John AVillaughby, D.5.0., ;who took part in the Jameson Raid .into the Transvaal in 189G, died in London on April 17, aged 59 yeara He rendered conspicuous service in the Boor War, and also during tho present war. Cable advice has now been received that Gunner Oscar G. Smith, of tho 6th J Howitzer Battery, N.Z., is progressing very satisfactorily. His right leg has been amputated at tho knee, and he has bad shrapnel wounds in the left knee. It was previously reported that the right thisfy had been amputated. Tho death occurred at Hobart on April 20 of Mr. R. M. Johnston, Government i Statistician svnd ■Registrar-General of Tasj mania, aged 73 years. Born in Scotland, I lio came to Tasmania in 1870. ' Mr. B. Nelson, of West Oxford, has received word that his brother, Private I Harry Nolson, was killed in action on April 5. Private Nelson, who enlisted with' tho Tenth Reinforcements, was previously wounded and gassed on October 12, but was sent back to tho trenches. He is the third morober of tho_ family to mako tho supreme sacrifice, his brother Georgo being killed in the battlo of tho Sommo, and Roland being killed on February 7, 1017. A brothcr-iu-lnw was also killed in action in Juno last. Gunner Ernest Prestidgo (son of Mrs. Prestidge, of Kilbirnio) is returning with tho next draft invalided. Althouxh only 21 years of ago, ho has had threo years on active service, having gono into camp when only eighteen, leaving with tho Sixth Reinforcements. Ho saw eoryico on Gallipoli, and served with tho iii'st batteries lor Prance, coming right through until Novombor last, wlion ho was taken to hospital suffering from tranch fever and chest trouble.

The funeral of Major Ernest 0. Winstone, lato principal dental officer at Trcntham Military Camp, took placo on Saturday afternoon nt Waikumote, Auckland, many friends of the lato offlcor being present. Lieutenant-Colonel Hunter (Director of Dental Services), Colonel Patterson (Officer Commanding Auckland Military District), LioutenantColoiiol P. Andrew, N.Z.M.C, and Major A. G. Price, A.A.G., represented Headquarters, and Major H. Jolly and Cnpiain Nelson Mitchell woro also present. Ono hundred Karolongan infantry from Narrow Neck Camp escorted tho guncarriage, and provided a firiiifr party of twenty-five. Tim Garrison Artillery Hand attended, and played tho Dead March in "Saul."