PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 304, 12 September 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

His Honour Mr. Justice Hosking left yesterday for Gisborne, where lie will preside at the Supreme Court sessions. The Hon. G. W. llusscll arrived hero on Tuesday night, states a Press Association message from Greyinouth. Yesterday morning ho visited tho hospital, where a deputation from the Hospital Board brought under his notice ■ tho matters of a new consumptive sanatorium and old men's home. Ho left in the afternoon for Kumara and Hokitika. Ho proceeds to Westport on Friday. • The Director of Military Training (Lieutenant-Colonel J. I'. Slecman) lett for the south yesterday, on a visit of inspection. He has arranged to conduct cadet barracks of instruction at Otago High School tiid Nelson College. Private advice was received in Welliii»ton yesterday that Sir George Hingley, chairman of N. Hingley and Sons, Ltd., and Harts Hills Iron COlll- - colliery proprietors and ironmasters", Ncthcrton, Dudley, and Brierley. '{ill, England, died on August 19. Tho deceased, who was born in 1850, was the son of Hczokiah Hingley, of Grassendale Park, Liverpool, the elder brother of the first baronet. The late Sir George Hingley, who succeeded his undo iii 1905, was in touch with practically all the leading hardware liouses in New Zealand. Advico has been received that Sergeant Louis M. Boock, late of Wellington, who enlisted ill) Australia, is flow attached to the Australian Army Pay Corps. ' News lias been received of the death in action 011 August 26 of Lieutenant Hubert Ernest Le Cren, eldest son of Mrs. Lo' Cren, of Kensington Street. Lieutenant Le Cren was 2b yeaTS of age. He was educated at the Auckland Grammar School, Wellington College (of which ho was prefect), and Dunedin High School. Ho was for some time employed'in the Native Lands Department, but subsequently entered tlie legal profession. Ho volunteered at the outbreak of the war, and joined the Samoan Contingent, but was invalided home. He waS i engaged 011 home, service for some time, and secured a commission as second lieutenant. He again left New /ica; land with the Thirty-first Reinforcement. He took a keen interest in nlhletic sports, and was highly esteemed by a | large circle of friends. His father, Mr. E. A. Lo Cren, was killed two years ago in the Somme battle. Much sympathy will be felt for Mrs. Lo Cren, whoso only remaining son is at.present dangerously ill in France. The death is announced of Mr. S. Gilbert Rountree, of Auckland, aged 67 years. In tho'early days Mr. Rountrei) went to tho rush at the opening of tho Thames goldliclds. Later he entered tho service of the Auckland Savings Bank, and in 1877 lie was appointed accountant. lie served in tnat capacity until 1912, when he was appointed manager upon tho retirement of tho late Mr. Richard Cameron, til 1916 Mr. Rountree was granted twelve months' leave of absonce, nfter which lie retired, having completed 41 years' service. Mr. William Brakenrig, an old resident of Auckland, died 011 Monday morning at ins residence, Mount Eden, at tho age ol' 75. Ho was born in Edinburgh and camo to New Zealand in tho early " 'sixties." Some years after his arrival 110 accepted general mission work in tho city, and from that time until his death lie was prominently associated in social and evangelistic work. lie later became secretary of tho Auckland Y.M.C.A. Mr. Brakenrig was for many years associated with the Rev. j. S. Ilill, afterwards Anglican Bishop of Wostovn Equatorial Africa, in tho conduct of a Sunday night mission, under the auspices of tho Y.M.C.A.. Mr. Brakenrig was for many years a member of the committee of the' St. John 'Ambulance Association and of the Ladies' Benovolent Society, and lor some years past was general piobatkm officer under tho Crimes 1 Amendment Act. His work as a missionor was largely in coimcctiou with institutions, including the hospitals and gaol. He was also an active worker in connection with tho Auckland Sailors' Home, of which 110 wa-s appointed the first missioner in 1885.

Private information has been received that Captain A. A. Mac Nab, who was recently wounded, has lost his right arm, mid is in hospital in France. Captain MncNab left with the Expeditionary Force for Samoa in the N.Z. Field! Engineers, and later with the Sixth' Reinforcement. This is the second time that Captain Mac Nab has been wounded, and ho was gassed at the Battle of Messines. He transferred trom the N.Z. Field Engineers to the Third Riflo "Brigade shortly before being wounded. Mr. Duncan M'Corquodale, of M'Corquodale liros., Sydney, ilourmillers, is at present visilinu the Auckland district. He is to visit Wellington before returning to Australia. Eric Lindsay Kelly, reported as having died of wounds on August 26, was the eldest son of Mr. It. D. Kelly, Chief Postmaster, Gisborne, and at tlio time of his death was 25 years of age. Ho was born at Auckland, find on leaving Wellington College in 1809 ho joined, the stalf of tho Australian Mutual Provident Society, Wellington. On the outbreak of war he was one of the first to volunteer, and left New Zealand with the Advance Force. He was in tho first boat to laud at Samoa. On his return to New Zealand lie joined, up with the 1i.c.0. class for the Twelfth Reinforcements,'was put. forward for examination with the* Eleventh, and left with that reinforcement as quartermaster-sergsaut, P Company, Wellington Regiment.