PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 14, 11 October 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Acting-Prime Minister (Sir James Allen) loft for Auckland yesterday.

Captain W. Pryor, New Zealand Motor Services Corps, has been attached to the General Staff Branch at District Headquarters as honorary topographical instructor, as from June 1, 1917.

A Press Association cable message statek that Alderman W. Cahena lias been elected Lord Mayor of Melbourne.

Second Lieutenant L. C. L. Ayerill. who lias been awarded the Military Cross, is an, old boy of Christ : s College, and a son of Dr. A. W. Avorill, Anglican Bishop of Auckland. Before entering camp with the n.c.o.'s of the Twenty-ninth Reinforcements, Lieutenant Avorill, who is now only 21 years of iiKc, was taking the first part oi; his medical course at the Auckland University College. He sailed with commissioned rank in the Thirty-fourth Reinforcements, and was later attached to the Rifle Brigade.

The Rev. Cecil Alfred Mallett, whose name appeared in a. recent casualty list, was stationed in the King Country for two years, and was afterwards vicar of Jforrinsvillo for throe years. He enlisted last November in the Thirtysecond Reinforcements. His death was the result of burns received accidentally.

Tlie Military Cross has been awarded to Second Lieutenant J. Sinclair, who, is a son of Mr. AY. Sinclair, Christchurch. Lieutenant Sinclair, who left in the ranks of the Sixth Reinforcements, was wounded in the Somme battle, and received his commission a few months ago. Early last month he* was wounded and gassed, but is uow progressing favourably. His youngest brother is being invalided home; l one was killed in action Inst October, and two others are still on active service.

Leaving with the Main Body as a sergeant-major. Maw Farr, who lias been awarded the Military Cross and the D.5.0., was nade second lieutenant while en route to Egypt. AVmle liviiif in Wellington he was a member of the Oriental Rugby Football Club. For some Tears ho followed the profession of a school teacher, and afterwards joined the Submarine Mining Corps. While in this cdrps he was noted as a clever electrician and signaller, _ being specially commended by the nidges when iii charge of a signalling squad at the Christchurch Exhibition. When the Submarine Mining Corps was absorbed into the R.N.Z.A., Major Farr was posted to the Field Artillery section, and quickly rose to the rank pt sergeant-major. Later he was placed in charge of the Field Artillery. • Cadets, Palmorston North. He served on Ullipoli, where he received the Military Cross, and since then he has been mentioned in dispatches several times. ' Second Lieutenant D. G. H.; B. Moi'ison, a son of Mr. C. B. Morison, KC was wounded during the recent hVliti'iig, a» tl is ilt Present in hospital. "Gunner J. Mallett, who was killed in action on September 11, was the second son of Mr. J. Mallett, of De.vonport, Auckland. He left New Zealand with the Sixth Reinforcements, • Mid was wounded at the Somme on September 8 1916. He returned to Franco in 1917, and was with his unit up till the time of his death. His brother. Gunner J. G. A. Mallett, who left with the Fourth Reinforci-ments, was killed in action at the Somme on October 10. 1916.

Among the soldiers who have returned from England this week is Gunner Frank Dawson of the New Zealand Artillery, son of Mr. T. C. Dawson, of Dawson and Maitdsley, Wellington. Gunner Dawson was gassed at Ypros, but fortunately now appears to he on the' high road to complete recovery. Mr. Joseph Byrne, a returned soldier, was yesterday admitted a barrister and solicitor' of the Supreme Court by His Honour Mr. Justice Chapman, on the application of Mr. W. L. Rothenberg.

Mr. H. E. Pither, who Ims for the past eight years been country traveller for Messrs'. Gordon and Gotcli Proprietary, Ltd., went into camp with, yesterday's draft. Before leaving he was presented-by the members of the staff with a silver wristlet watch and a safety razor a^tokens of esteem. The presentation was made by the manager for New Zealand (Mr. W. E. Jackson), who referred to the cordial relations that had always existed between the firms' customers and Mr.- Pither, and to the happy manner in which he had always worked with the rest of the staff'. Mr. Pither briefly returned thanks.