PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 309, 18 September 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

'Hie Hon. 0. W. Russell is due back in Wellington from his West Coast tour to-day. Captain Bollons, of the Government steamer Hinemoa, who owing to illness left the vessel at Auckland on Saturday had to enter a. private hospital on Monday and undergo an operation that night.' Yesterday he was reported to be progressing as well as could bo expected. Acting-Sub-Inspector Emerson, of the Central Police Station, who has been on three weeks' annual leave, returned to duty yesterday. Mr .T. J- Smith, of the commercial department •of the Christchurch Press Co., received news on Monday that his second son, Private Leonard C'Smith, Tenth Reinforcements, 54th Battalion, Australian Imperial Forces, well known in Wellington, was wounded by gun-shot in the recent offensive, and is low in hospital in England. Mr. James Macintosh has been appointed a member of the local board of directors of the United Insurance Company, Ltd., in succession to tho late Mr. A. H. Turnbull. Cabled advice has been received that Captain Aubrey Jackson, who enlisted from Masterton and left with the Fourteenth Reinforcements, has been killed in action. Captain Jackson was bom and educated in Carterton, lie was 44 vears of age. He had lived for some years in Eketaluma and Masterton, in both of. which places he .took a very keen interest in Territorial nutters. He leaves a widow and five children. Mr. Bernard Page, City Organist, haß been absent from Wellington for two weeks past judging the music sections of the Dunedin competitions. The final concert iu connection with tho competitions was given on Saturday evening. A resident of New Zoaland for closo on sixty years, Mr. W. B. Jackson died at liewiti on September 12 iu his 78th year. Ho arrived in New Zealand at Otai'o in 1850. During the Maori war Mr ."Jackson served as a sergeant-major in the Ist Waikato Regiment. He was a member of tho King's Empire Veterans Deceased was for many years connected with the kauri gum industry, being for some timo manager for the late Sir John Logan Campbell. Later i.o went into the gum trade on his own account. Failing health compelled his retirement from business, and Mr. Jackson left Mahurtuigi, and went to reside with his son at Rewiti. Doceased is survived by five sons and three daughters.

Private. Llewv Barltrop, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. CI. barltrop, of Wellington, was "gassed" and admitted to hospital in France on September ,5. Private Barltrop was for some years _ in the employ of Messrs. fiargood, Son, and Rwen', but prior to leaving New Zealand with the Fifteenth Reinforcements was farming in the Hawke s bay district.

Gunner Vivian Midrlloloii, Fortieth N.Z.F.A., who died of influenza while en route to the front, was the youngest son of Mrs. Middleton, of 85 Yianpon Street, Berhampore, and of the late Air. J. W. Middleton, H.A., Taranaki. Prior to enlistment, Gunner Middleton was employed bv the Wellington Woollen Companv for some years. He was 1J years of age when lie volunteered. _ Word lias been received by relatives in Wellington that Corporal F. A. Viekerman, late manager of the New Zealand Portland Cemsnt Company at Auckland, had died at sea. from influenza. Corporal Viekerman was a popular man both in private and m business lite. He was a son of Mr. E. 11. Viekerman, at one time manager of the Union Bank of Australia, and a nephew of Mr. C. R. Viekerman, late of the Public Works Department. After leaving the primary school the late Corporal Viekerman was for some years a pupil at the Waitaki High School, where he built for himself n good scholastic and athletic record. He' later joined Messrs. Dalgety and Co.'s Auckland branch, and subsequently became manager of the produce department, which position he held for several years until ho left that firm to take over the management of the Portland Dement Company. He joined up with the 40th Specialists. Cabled news has been received that Sergeant J. E. L. Lees was killed in action in France on August 31. Sergeant Lees was the only son of Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Lees, of G-ishome, and lately of Wellington and Lower Hutt. He was born in Dunedin on February 17, 1801. 'Ho joined the staff of Dalgety and Co. in 'Wellington on November o, 1909, being attached to the wool and stock department. He rose to be the auctioneer's right-hand man; and when he enlisted the firm found his place extremely hard to fill. Ho was a keen sportsman, excelling in football and tennis. A good musician, ho gave his services without stint to help any good cause. Ho was. a member of the choir of the Presbyterian Church, Lower Hutt, and also an active member of the Young Men's Bible Class in. that congregation. Dr. E. Dupont Aubjn, who is returning to the Dominion this month, has been threo years on active service with the N.Z.M.C.. He spent some time at Pout de Koubbeh, Egypt, with No. 1 N Z. Hospital, and proceeded with tho hospital to England. After six months in England, part of which he spent as surgeon-in-charge at New Zealand Hospital, Walton-on-Thames, Dr. Aubm loft for France. After serving gome months with tho noil ambulanco lie was appointed surgeon-specialist to No. 1 Stationary Hospital, which position lie held until he left for New Zealand last month. When the Stationary Hospital was shelled and destroyed Dr. Auhin worked with other units till the hospital was re-erected further hack.

Mr. J. Y. Walls, B.Sc., Glasgow, has beon appointed Inspector of Technical Schools. Sir. Walls was educated at Allan Glen's School, Glasgow, and at the University of Glasgow, where ho graudatcd in science, taking honours in mathematics, natural philosophy, and engineering science. He was assistant science master at Allan Glen's School for three years, and on arriving in Now Zealand in 1910 was appointed science and mathematics master at the Auckland Technical College. Two years later ho transferred to Wellington Technical College, where lie has been head of the science and mathematics department up to the present.