PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 259, 20 July 1918, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS

News by mail slates Unit BrigadierGenera! A. lv. (.ila-gow, D.5.0., Roynl Sussex IJfjfijiicnl i.formei'ly of lu'son), has boon uieiiticni'il in dispatches for llio fourth lime.

Lieutenant 1 , . ]!. Clink , , who lias won llu! .Military (.'his.--, is it son of .Mr. !•'. il. C'uoltp. solicitor. I'aliner.slun Xnrlh. Hβ '.v:is formerly n-v-ueiate lo Iho Ciiicf ,lus-tif-H in Wellington, and ailer a brilliant university cuen, joint".! the stall of .Messrs. Chapman, I Hkcrret'., 'Ifipj), and 131 a.i i ,. His career with the military forces commenced soon aflcr llio outbreak of war, when he left New Zealand ns So?nud Lieu'ler.anl in tho 13tvirfioii.il Signalling Corps.

Lieutenant V. J. Organ, who has been awarded a Military Cross, was for Ihroo years prior to his enlistment Miiynr of Kastbourne. Lieutenant! Organ wsi« born in Woslpm , !.. and wus educated at St. Wrick's Coilrge, mid entered (lie Patent O'lue ns a clcrl;. 11■• studied law, and nllimiit'-'ly commenced lo practise, that prnl'ps=iiu>. ile entered into p;trl:iershij> with Mr. V. G. liolton, and Inter continued to practise on his own account. He enlisted ns a private shortly after the commencement nf the win , , Mid pained his commission in Trent hum ('amp. mid h'aallv lc*!t New Zealand with the Thirteenth Hcinforcemenl.s in .May, )!)IG, with the rank of second lieutenant. Since his arrival in France he has seen continuous service. This year ho was , cnzelteil ncting-eantain. I! 1, was for several years one of the finest hockey players in Wellington, and was a meml-cr of tin 1 lluekey'Association.

The. Goventor-di'uern] has approved of the., award of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long-vprvice Medal to the Into Captain Chnrlrs Leslie Sommerville, (Veen Alexandra's 2nd 'Welli"sron and West Coiist) Mounted Rifl«s. he bavins had a total service to April 2, ISIIB, of 21 venrs and £!) days. :

Tli9 death occurred yesterday of a wellknown ■Wellington resident,- Mr. A. E. Exlcv. of Lindmn Terrace, Roseneath. Mr.' Exlev had been ill for a considerable time, and a few dnvs iiRO underwent an ops-ration. He not through the operation wVll.bitf: Infer a change set; in, mid he di?d yestordav. For a nii'iibev of years Hie late Mr. RxK w:<s a director of the 'WeUhi'jton 'Woollen Company.

Mr. Frcdk. E. Hellycr. of M'nciii'lrew's Tiny, died in a private hospital in DunKlin on Tuesday, after ft. week's attack of pneumonia. Mr. Hell.vor was a wellknown breeder of dairy stock, aud a frequent prize-taker at shows. He..was also, a member, of the Peninsula Road Board,,' and in intiiiy -Ti-iiys interested himself in thu life of the district. ' .'

A v.-el'.-kiio\vn figure in Dnncdin and amongst, bowlers.will be missed- by the unexpected and sudden dentil ol! Mr: C. T. I'aterson. The late Mr. Paterson was the son of Captain Paterson, Drtnedin (formerly of Hoharl).

Mr. W. A. Gould, M.A., has taken un his duties as an inspector'in the, AVanganui education, district Sir. Gould has luil a long experience in primary-school work, has occupied the position of iusru'Ctor in the Wellington district, and also organised school, work .at Tonpi and nc-ighbouriii;* islands.

Mrs. Hurley, of Wailotara, has received word that her brother, E. Bumi, dted of sickness in Switzerland on .Tuuo 5. Ho was severely wounded and taken prisoner on February 22, 1917, and •as interned in Germany. In the exeh-uige <n prisoners between Britain and U-jnnv.iy the New Zealnnder was en route i.oino via Switzerland, arriving there about Christmas. His injuries were evidently of such n nature lliat'hc succumbed.

News Ill's been received in Wanganui of* thn death at Darnley, Yorkshire, of Mr. Herbert Brings, at one time conductor of the AYaiigamii Giffl'ison Band. Mr. Life Septimus Saw, who died this week in * nrivatfi hnsoital in Auckland, was the seventh eon of the late Captain Dacre, one of the earliest pio'.imv> of New Zealand. Born in Sydney in 1350, he went to Auckland with his father in ISSS. He was educated in that city, and took up farimns pursuits in the Kaipara district.. He was keenly interested in athletic sports, and represented (lie Auckland provide in football and runni-JR... Up was also an enthusiastic-oarsman, and wo.s a member of the Auckland Bowing Club for many year.?, and was one of a representative crew-that was never beaten.

Lieutenant F. Stewart, who has, been awarded ihe Military Cross, is the youngest son of Mr. ,T. W. Stewart, ot WashhWon Avenue, Brooklyn, a member of thS stair of tl.c Public Works Department, Sydney Street. Born in brook yn alioiit twenty-six years ago, and educated if the local «hool. Lieutenant Stewart learned the trade of builder. After hvi.i" in Sydney for some time, he returned toVcllinstoii and enlisted, leaving as a sM"e-mt i'i f»e t-'onrth Eeniforcements. wounded at Gallipoli, and was mentioned in tiie dispatches eent tiwn there Tn August, lfllli, he was made a second lienU-nant. and was promoted to ■, lii-i: lieutenancy in December last.

Jlr Win. Mitchell (of the firm of MitcTicil" m\ Kinri, ]>« If % The veiiort that Ins nephew. Mr. .V.--Mitcliell. lmd loft Wellinscton on « visit to Australia is not correct. Hie latter U at present visiting 'laraiialu. Mr V K. Hunt, the well-known Christfh'urch eolicitor, who has ten derated lo magisterial rank, has Iff »r All f;" ',-1,1 where he will take up l«s »e* <>.»•. fie on Monday. Jlr. Hunt was,calerin Christchurch. the president. Ml. b. Unvmond, K.C., cntertnjiiinp be whole party present. Jlr. Hunt was the reehiiei't of numerous wishes for hib tutare" welfare from his old colleagues. Mr '? L P ■ Free, one of the new JLißktrates'oppointcd, is a well-known figure in toth leßnl ami snorting c.rc» in the South Tsiand. He was born at Loburn, North Canterbury, and was educatea m •hri*hurch, subseijiu'titly entering the Icgnf -oflk-e of. Mr. Strjnser. later known iistli.it of Stvingor and Cresswel. K,niiv passed his .esmmnalions, Mr. l'iee went to tireymouth. Sorao years later he started on his own account in licefton and his firm, which subsequently developed into that oi Irreo. Utten 11, -Dil Lav.Ty, extemled its operations to Wctport. About seven years ago no reliirnsd to Cirislcluirch, and after Uviii» for some time in virtual retirement he took a 'rip to the Old Country, and was in Knglaiul when the war broke out .Heturniim' to Christdiureh, he ofFerefi his to the military authorities, and had been actiu ß on one of the Olngo JMlitarv Service Boards. lU' has two ■sons at the front. One. Captain Uith-b-rt Free, left with the Main Body, ami lifter seeing service in various places is lit urgent in India. A youn?er son, Mr-freant-Majov Wilfred Free, is v now m li'rance.

Mr' K. -M. MMCiiight, who has been manager of l.lio Palmerston North branch of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co.. Ltd., since its inception 2G years ago, and who has been traiwi'erml to Christcliurch 111 a similar capacity, was entertained «U farweU ga hering ut Pdmerston North on Muidav night. The Mnvor (Mr. .T. A. Nash), vtio presided, referred in oulogidic ternw to Mr. Jl'Knighf, business ab, ,ty ami his connection with tho A. anil 1. As*o■iiitimi nml imt.vH.tie organisations a"/ 1 , ;,; ,, |;;:;,,,' l f fl r 1 1 o»nan.leO"nt.rvf"cn.s/ presented him with an illuminated ad-,l,-p«. Other speakers also eulogised Mr. M'Knight's worll,. In the emu™ of hi* replv Mr. M'lCniffht. who has been .17 vearVin Ihe service of the company, isivff some interesting reminiscences of the early .lays of Palmerston AorU. Mr R Williamson arrive,! in Wc-llii-ton yesterday to make advance a'riuij?einciils for the season ot J. he Bug Hoys."