PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 199, 11 May 1918, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS

Mr. Justice Hoskir.g leaves for Polmerston North on Momlny to preside at the criminal sitting of the Supreme Court there.

Tho Hon. G. L. Garland, at the last meeting of tho Auckland Education Board, announced his intention of resigning from the bcr.d. He hud decided to. take this step, he said, partly for reasons of health and wily because his duties in Wellington would prevent him from attending all meetings of the board.

The Jlev. G. Lindsay, of St.- John's Presbyterian Church, South has decided to retire from active ministry and to take up__his residence 1 1 I'endalton. The Rev. J. Swunson Keid has been appointed Moderator cf the charge during the vacancy.

Archbishop Redwood left fur Blenheim yesterday to visit his brother, Mr. Thomas Eedwood, who is very seriously ill.

Private Robert Algoe, formerly on the literary staff of a Wellington paper, is reported to have been gassed during the April offensive. He went away with .Hie Twelfth Reinforcements, and being held up by illness in Egypt, was not fit again for service until.the Anzaes went to the AVest front. At Sling Camp his services were commandeered for clerical work by Lieut .-Colonel Alderman, and later he was able to take his placed in the fray.

Mi\ John O'Ealloran, 80 years of age, and one of the best-known settlers of North Canterbury, died at his residence, Oxford, on Wednesday.

Mr. Mathew Henry Wilton, well known for many years as a chemist, in Wanganui, and latterly as"a settler at Te Ktiiti, died a't. his home at tho latter place on April 28, after a >cry short illness. The late Mr. Wilton, who was 63 years of age, was,a son of the lato Mr.. 11. Wilton, of Marton, and leaves a widow and three sons and four daughters. Mr. Kenneth Wilton, the youngest son of the deceased, was lately the recipient'of the Military' Medal in France. Mr. Geo. W. Wilton, of Wellington, is the only brother of deceased, and the sisters are Miss Wilton, of Marton, and Mrs. T. Thomas, of Elthaia.

Mr. James T. Croker, of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., has received cabled advice of the death at the front of his oldest son, Corporal Uric R. J. Croker. The late Corporal Croker, who' was well known in Dunedin anil Christchurch. left as n private- in the Twenty-second Reinforcemeats, and was killed in action in Franco en April Hi. lie' was cno of the managers in Messrs. Sargood, Son, and Ewcn's Christchurch warehouse.

Professor Arnold Wall. I'rofessor of English Language and Literature, at Canterbury College, has been elected to represent the Proteorbl Hoard of the college on the Senate of the University, of New Zealand.

Private Eric P. G. Dickie, killed in action on April 22, was a .<on of Mr. W. Dickie, of St. Albans", Cliristcluwdi. Ho ■ left as a specialist in the. N.Z.F.A., Twcntv-fiftii Rciiifcnvrinents, . and was later'' transferred to the-13th Battery. Private Dickie was I' 2. ye-yi-s of age."

Mrs. Juriss, of Spreydou, has been advised that her youngest son, Corporal C. A. Juriss, oi'tha Twentieth lteinforceuenU, has been admitted to hospital in England suffering from bronchitis. Two other sens are on activo service. Licutwa:;!- Max Juriss lias been a prisoner of war in, Germany for two years, and he is now likely to be rc s patriated, through a r.eutrah country. Quartermaster-Sergeant '.V. J.iriss left with the Seoul Iteiiiforcements, and nerved on Oallipoli. He h-.-.s been serving on the Western front with his battery. Q.M..S. Juriss was dcputy-auperin-ten'dent of the OhristcVdich Tire Brigade prior to enlisting.

Mr. It. N. Simons has received advice that his second son, Gunner G. E. Simons, of the Eighth Reinforcements, has been killed in action. Gunner Simons was employed in Reutcr's. before the war, afterwards serving a year in tho forts. Immediately on attaining the age of 20 he enlisted and has seen continuous service ever since, being through the Somnio and other engagements. He was n cousin of Major Crowlher, m charge- of the South Island Military Headquarters

A cable message received by .Mrs. Innian, of Wanganui, from the Admiralty advised her that her son, Sub-Lieutenant S. T. Inmari, of the Itoval Naval Air Service, has'been admitted to .Eamsgate General Hospital, seriously injured as the result of an aero accident. On the outbreak of war Sub-Lieutenant. Inmaii. left Wanganui for England, i-fler sen--, ing his anprenticeship with J Hen Bros., engineers," and enlisted''i:s iccond engineer in the Navy. About two years ago tho war vessel on which he was serving was wrerked off I'alnwuth, >anl later on he served on H.M.S. -—, whivu .was tornedoe'd on the high stns, but with high fires and the. assistance of leveral destrovers, reached Devonport, alter two days' battling. A huge hole had been torn in her side by the torpedo, and a number of men were killed. After this sensational experience Lieutenant Inmaii was transferred at his own request to tho Hoy.il Naval Air Service, trained ai Greenwich College,' and has been ■ flying for several months.

Private Adrian Whitaher,- reported killed in action, was the fourth son of Mrs. Acnes Whitakev, of Northland, and left with the Thirty-second Reinforcements. He liatl been only throe weeks in the trenches when he was killed, and the news of his death was received on his 21st birthday. The late Private YVhitaker was educi'od at St." Mary's Convent School. Wellington, . and the Marist Brothers' School, and previous to his enlistment he was employed by Messrs. M'Ko.vcr. M*Heath -'■ ml Co. He was a brother of Mr. 11. Whitakcr. of the Post and Telegraph Stores Branch.

Mr. 'John O'Fnlloran. of Glontui, Oxford, who di"d.this week-, was.one of the liesl-known firurcs at Dominion conferences of the Fanners' Union. Some of his exploits as a pioneer are historic, especially the tnking of the first: limb of sheep to the Coast in the days of the wild rush. The route by way of P.rownine's Pass-was framiht. with .difficulties aiid dangers, lie also discovered a way into the now well-known I.ee's Volley, this road being still known as O'Halloran's track. ,

The elect'in of a member of the Senate of the Univrr«itv of New Zealand to represent the graduates of Olngo University was decided :m Wednesday, when tho votes posted in from various parts of (he Dohiuiou were, -counted by the Rpgislrar (Mr. H. Chamnan). The two candidates wore Br. Marshall (Walmanui Boys' College), for many '.-ars nrof«s;or of I'onloav at the Otago School of Mines. and-Dr.*C.\lrav fmxrtVw of Knelish at Otaito UniversilyV Br. Hilray was declared the successful candidate, iraini"" 2:15 voles as agai'isl % cast for Br. Marshall. Dr. Marshall ~as represented the Otago graduates on the Senate for a number of veaiw. a"d holds tho seat at the -iresenl time. The issue was fought Inrecv as between the interests ef the science and the arts faculties, and the result was no doubt 'iifluenc-ed by (he fact, (hat (he sconces are already heavily vepresenled on the Senate «« compared with languages. Altoecther GfiO voting papers were issued, and lo ol these- wevo relumed as informal. ■