PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 293, 30 August 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Hon; G. J. Garland, M.L.C., of Auckland, is at present on a visit to Wellington on public business.

SurgeoiijGeneral Henderson was a passenger 'for the south by the Pateeua yesterday. •

Mr. Jame's Hislop, TJncler-Secretary of tho Department of Internal Affairs, is a. passenger for Sydney by the Moeraki this week.

Mr, L. G. Reid, S.M., was farewclled by the Bar in the Magistrate's Court yesterday, our correspondent telegraphs. Ho is being succeeded by Mr. Free, S.M., who will reside in Masterton.

„ Mr. Hugh Morrison was unanimously re-elected president of the Wairarapa Patriotic Association yesterday, our Maste'rton correspondent' telegraphs.

A Press Association telegram from Wanganui states that news was received yesterday that Lieut.-Culonol Cecil Humphries, late of Christelrarch, had boon killed in action. Liout.-Colonol Humphries Jiad a brilliant career. He enlisted as a private with tho British forces when war ■broke out, and distinguished himself ab tho' Battle- of Loos. He was a winner of the D.C.M. and the Military Cross, and was wounded four times. He was only 29 years' old.

The Military Cross has been awarded to Lieutenant Thomas B. Norman, a New Zealander, serving with the- Australian Forces in France, for brilliant work during the British attack - near Morlancourt on Mar 5. Lieutenant Norman was born in Dunedin, , and is a,nephew of Mr. Alfred Tyree, of Auckland. His father was formerly manager of the Bank of New Zealand at Amberley, Canterbury. Lieutenant Norman's wife resides at Mosman, Sydney, and ho was representing Mr. T.yreo in the latter city when he enlisted in tho Australian Forces.

The appointment of Mr. William Clayton to bo a member of the Westland Land Board is gazetted-.

Messrs. T. Dwan and A. B. PyemontPyemont are among the passengers by the Moeraki sailing for Sydney this morning.

The funeral of the late Mr. J. H. Pollock, which took place at the Karori Cemetery yesterday morning, was well attended. The sons' of the late Mr. Pollock (Messrs. W. H. and 11. J. T. Pollock) were chief 'mourners, and Messrs. J. C. Cusack, A..E. Kitto, H. Townsend and R. Wills acted as pallbearers. Tho Rev. C. F. Askew, of St. Mark's Church, conducted the servico at the graveside. Among the numerous wreaths sont wore thoso from tho different racing clubs with which Mr. Pollock was connected, in addition to others from tho Amateur Athletic Association, Wollineton Amateur Athletic Club, and other amateur athletio bodies to which ho had belonged.

Temporary Captain Stanley .T. A. Beale, M.8., U.A.M.C., who has been awarded a bar to the Military Cross, won the cross in August, 1917,'f0r conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty when working in an advanced dressingpost. Tho post was destroyed by -i shell, which killed tho other medical oificor and an orderly. Although badly shaken, Captain lioalo promptly formed another post, and continued to drens tl'i! wounded until relieved two.itv lour hours later. It was owing to 'lis untiring energy and splendid dn/otion to duty that many lives were saved. Cuptain Boalc, who is a member-of the Society of Friends, is an Aucklander, heing a son of tho late Mr> W. J. Bealo. Ho was educated at Queen's College, Auckland, the Friends' High School. Hobart, and' the Auckland University college, afterwards, going to the London Hospital, whore he obtained his medical degrees. At tho outbreak of the war, Captain Beale, who was in practice at Highbury, London, volunteered for active service. He is at present serving with tho R'os'al Air Force, London,

Mr. H. E. Kempthorno, manager of the New Zealand Insurance Company, Wellington, and one of tlio insurance representatives'on the Petono Fire Board) has resigned tho latter position, as he is leaving for Now York, where he is to open a branch of the New Zealand Insurance Company. Mr. Charles Rebeck, formerly of Masterton, died at. tho Buchanan Home in Greytown this week, at the great ago of 105 years. Mr. 11. Stone Fioraiice, AssistantMagistrate in tho (rieborne district, is being retired. He has been twentyone years on tho Bench, and has sat in twenty-ono Courts'in various portions of tho Dominion. Ho retains tho position of District Land Registrar and Examiner of Titles here.—Press Assn. Details of the manner in which hia son, Sergeant George F. Miller, D.C.M. M.M.. Ist Australian Divisional Signal Company, won the D.C.M. havo been received by Mr. John Miller, of Pneroii. The London Gazette states that the award was made "for conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in re-establishing communication by teiephono during a heavy enemy larrnge, when it had been temporarily disorganised by shell-iiro. After this line had been laid he organised his linesmen as stretcher-bearers, and brought in five badly wounded men. Throughout the operations he succejded in maintaining telephonic communication."