PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 3, 28 September 1918, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS

His Excellency the Governor-General, accompanied by Lieutenant- Milton, A.D.G., leturned to Wellington from Dunedin yesterday morning.

Mr. Joseph Oaselbc-rg was yesterday elected chairman of the Masterton Chamber of Commerce.

['rivals K. 1. Baillie, reported died oi wounds, was the second son" of Mr. J. F. Baillie, builder, of Ekclahuna... He was at one time in the service'of .the, .Wellington Education Board,, teaching at Upper Hutt and Featlierston Schools, but for upwards of two years before he enlisted ho wan in the Public Trust Office, Wellington. At the age of 17 he made a strenuous'effort' to join the Main Body, but.was turned down on.account of his age. Immediately on attaining military age.'he voluntarily enlisted with the Thirtieth Reinforcements, and joined the ma-chine-gun section. Mr. Baillie has another son serving in France, attached to the Field Engineers.-••

A vote of sympathty with. Mr. George MacMorrfiii, headmaster o'f'tfid" Terrace School, in the loss of his son nt the front, was carried at'last night's meeting' of. the Education' Institute.

Private Sidney Smith, killed in notion in France on September 9, was the fourth and youngest son of Mrs_. E. Smith, 15 Nairn Street, "Wellington. He was an old Mount Cook School boy, and was'for years hi' the employ of the Wellington Bread, Co. and Inter in the employ of Stent's'Brewery Co. His two brothers are still on active service,

Mrs. Weston, of 18 Levy Street, has been advised that her son, Gunner Reginald Weston,' of tbs. Australian Field Artillery, lias been gassed on the Western' front. Gunner Weston, \yho formerly resided in AVellington, enlisted when on the Sydney staff. of the Phoenix Assurance Co.

Mr. James Rennie, headmaster of the Albany Street School, has,say?-a.Pr/ss Association telegram from Dunediri, been nominated for the vacancy en the General Council of Education,, caused br the drath «f Mr, T. S.Forstcr. .

At the meeting of the College .Governors yesterday the chairman (Mr. W. F. AVard) said thatnews had been; received of the death-on active, service of Mr. P. A. Onley, a member of Wellington College' staff. '' It was decided to forward his-widow a lett-er of sympathy and appreciation of Mr: Onley's services. ,

Yesterday'the Wellington Land Board passed a resolution of sympathy withMrs. S. Girdleston in. the loss of hei» sou Hugh, who for many years was on the board's staff. -. : - '

Private Jack Hume, reported, killed, in action on September 13,' joined the Boys' Department of the Y.M.C.A. at an early age, and became an enthusiastic worker for boys, and also rendered splendid service as chairman of the Strangers' Tea Committee..' Eventually he took up duties on the staff as acting boys' work-director,- and; his manly qualities made him a powerful influence for good amongst .hundreds of boys'in this city. His early deathwill, he' deeply regretted by all who knew him, and much sympathy will be felt for, his mother, Mrs. L. Hume,'of Takaki, Nelson, and his hrothers and sisters, one of whom is Mrs. Joan Tin l gey, of Kelbum. Private Hume was one ,of four eligible brothers, _ all of whom have been on activ.i service, two at present lying wounded in hospital in England, and one returned wounded to New Zealand. • i.'K'V. .''