PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 249, 9 July 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

The icting-Prinie Minister (Sir James Allen) will not return from tho north until Saturday.

The Hon, G. W. Russell is expected back in Wellington to-day.

Cable advice from London has been received by the Base Records Office stating that Company Q.lt.S. E. Donn, of tho Royal Fusiliers, has been awarded the Meritorious Service Medal for valuable services in connection with tho war. The recipient's next-of-kin is not known at tho Baso Records Office.

Mr. W. G. AVickham, H.M. Trade Commissioner for South Africa (and formerly of Wellington) was visiting London in May last on Board of Trade business.

.Mr. W. A. Barton, S.M., has received notice of his retirement on superannuation, as firom the end of the month, fitateg a Press Association message from Gi6borno.

Advice has been received at Blenheim of the death in Egypt of Mr. Bertram Fidler, who recently resigned the position of secretory to the Marlborough Patriotic Association to proceed to tho front as a Y.M.C.A. field secretary (reports the "Express"). The late Mr. Fidler saw service with tho Fifth South Australian Reinforcements on Gallipoli, receiving a wound which destroyed tho sight of one of his eyes. Ho attempted to enlist again, both in Australia and New Zealand, but was unsuccessful.

Mr. Frank Galloway is still very ill, and unable to leave for his homo in Marlborough. Some time ago ho underwent an operation, and it has not proved as successful as was anticipated.

Lieutenant Max Juriß6, notice of whoso internment in Holland (for exchange) was published yesterday, is a Wellington man, ,who was taken prisoner when fighting with tho London Regiment about two and a half years ago. Lieutenant Juriss was at one time a non-coniniis J sioned officer in the N.Z.R.A., but had left tho scrvico somo years before war broke out. For some time ho conducted a school of physical culture at Wollington South. When war broke out Mr. Juriss offered his services to the Dofenco authorities, but as he, with all his practical knowledge of soldiering, could not secure a commission, ho went to England at his own expense,' and was given a second-lieutenancy with tho London Regiment. Lieutenant Juriss distinguished himself in tho action in which he was taken prisoner. Mrs. Juriss reBides in Ghuznoo Street, Wollington.

Dr. Thomas John Withers, who died at Southbridge, Canterbury, on Saturday, at tho age of C 5 years, was born in County Down, Ireland, and was educati . at the '.Royal Academical Institute, Belfast. From ISBO he practised for two years in tho Belfast Fever Hospital, and ho also practised for two years at Comber. Dr. Withers came to New Zealand in 1885, when ho began the practice of his profession at Southbridge. Ho had been a justice of tho peace for some .years, medical officer in the Ellesmero Rifles, a member of the Southbridge School Committee, and a chairman of the Town Board. As a Freemason he was a Past Master of tho Southbridge Lodgo and a Past Deacon of the Grand Lodge of New Zealand. Of late years Dr. Withers had been very prominent in bowling circles.

Mr. G. W. Horsley, a well-known resident of Christehurch, died on Saturday, aged GH years. As n young man he ■was engaged in survey work in tho Auckland district, and later gained a reputation as an authority on Maori lore. He went to Christehurch about eighteen years ago, lo join his brother, Mr. I'. N. Horsley, in tho brickmakiug business. He was an active member of the Christehurch Musical Union, a prominent member of the Savage Club, and a member of the United Bowling Club. Mr. Maurice Ralph, representing J. and N. Tait, arrived by tho Westralia from Melbourne yesterday morning. Mr. Ralph's business is to arrange for a roturn tour of "Peg o' My Heart," with Miss Sara Allgood'iu the name-part.