PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 15, 12 October 1918, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS

Timaru, Mataura, and •. Dunstan I'resbvterie? have nominated the Rev.. J. A." Asher for the Moderatorshrp of 'the Presbyterian General Assembly. The Dunediu and Nelson Presbyteries have nominated Professor "ff. Hewitson, B.A. Mr. P. S. Macassey,'of the Crown Law Office, is at present confined to the Bowen Street Hospital with a bad attack of influenza. The death occurred at his residence, Adelaide Road, last evening, of Mr. H. G Price, late Commissioner ot Crown Lands and Chief-Surveyor-at Blenheim. Advice has been received by the Base Records Office in Wellington from' the Defence Ofliee in Christcluirch that No. 6|1910 Private Henry M'Keiuio, a returned undischarged soldier, died-at the Cliristchurcli Hospital on October ](). His next-of-kin is his mother, Mrs. M. W. Latham, 34 YVilmer Street,, Cbristcluircli.' A military funeral, has been arranged. Mr. T. 11.' Wallace, secretary of the' 'Marine Engineers' Institute, left for the south by the Maori yesterday. At the meeting of the Citizens' Christmas Gift Fund Committee' last evening the Associated Amateur Sports Bodies' of Wellington (who 'together in the interest of the fund) tendered a motion of heartfelt sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. C. G.. Wilson, who' have received advice that their son. Harold, has been killed in action. Tin's is the -second son Mr. and Mrs. Wilson have lost at tho front, and much sympathy will be felt for them m their bereavement. , A few days before Captain E. M.'. Litchfield, assistant medical-, officer at Victoria Military Hospital, severed his connection with that institution,, he was made the recipient of a suit case, .travelling rug, and a set of military brushes, all suitably inscribed. PrivateD. G. Monro, on behalf of all the patients who Jwd come under the kindly jurisdiction of Captain.Litchfield, asked him to accept the small token as a mark of esteem in widen, lie was hold by them. Captain Litchfield suitably replied. He said he had always tried to do his best for the men, ami would ■always'be pleased to meet and help theni at anv time in the future. Captain Litchfield since his return from active service has been stationed.at Victoria Military Hospital, and for health reasons is relinquishing his commission in the N.Z. Medical Corps amigoing into private practice.

Captain H. H. Vercue, D.5.0., who lias come back to New Zealand for special duty,"'was the guest- of the Mayor of Auckland at afternoon tea' on ' Wednesday.' Those present"'included, relatives of soldiers' with whom the captain was. ' .associated"; on the Western front. Captain. Vcrcoo modestly disclaimed any special credit for the rescues of buried soldiers- which were included in 'the gallant deeds that won him his decoration, stating that they merely fell into the ordinary lino of his duty. In.any case, he said that in the unearthing of -Lance-Cor-poral Kay Weston, of Talcapuua, and Private Vitcliett, of. Wellington, at least an equal part df the rescue, work was done by 'Sergeant-Major Twiname, formerly of t.Ko staff of Briscoe and Co., Auckland.' Lance-Corporal Weston is a son of Mr; Fred W. .Weston, of the' Hansard.staff.. ,'. . -. '