PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 263, 2 August 1919, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Mayor of Wellington (Air. J. P. Luke) has, cabled to Suva ottering to arrange a civic reception in Wellington to tho Prime Minister (.Right Hon. W. P. Massey) and Sir Joseph Ward, who are due to arrive at Auckland on Monday by the .Niagara.

The l!ev. Henry Bull, a well-known Methodist .'minister, died yesterday evening* aged 70 (says a Press Association telegram from Christelnireb). Jlo enteiD ed the Methodist ministry in IS6B, and had been in charge of some of the most important circuits of Hie Methodist Church in New Zealand. Jn JSSG he was elected president of the New Zealand Methodist Conference. Mr. Bull retired from active service in the Church in 1911.

A Press Association cable message from London announces the death of Mr. G. A. Storey, P.A., ot the age of to years.

Cable advice has been received that Captain C. V. Smedley, M.8.E., soil of Air. and Mrs. V. B. Smedley, of 100 Oriental Parade, Wellington, is returning by the Athonie this month, alter an absence of live years. Ho left New Zealand with the Alain Body in October, 1914, and was wounded in the Clallipoji campaign, lie was awarded (he Order of tile British Empire by the King, and this year received the colonial long-ser-vice, medal.

Among the passengers who will leave for L'ngland by (he liiiahineon August S are Mr. and Airs. A. Clapham, of Tarakohe, Nelson.

Mr. .Tames Ames, city valuer, has been too indisposed for the past three or four, days to attend at his office.

The Revs. Father W. Dore, F J. Murphy, and \\~. Doherly arrived by the ,Mukiii"ii from Ireland early this week, mill will be located ju the Auckland Diocese.

Sir. 11. O. -Hercus, M.Sc, son of Mr. O. H. Hercus, of Dunedin, has been appointed Lecturer in Natural Philosophy at the University of Melbourne. Mr. Hercus, who is an ex-pupil of the Otago Boys' High School, graduated at the Otago 'University,- where he had a very distinguished undergraduate career, es. pecially in mathematics. Jn addition to his academic record, Air. Hercus has a distinguished war lecord.

His lioyal Highness the Duke of Con. naught, Grand Master of the 'United Pierrots. Perth, to' Eliglit-Lienteiwnt cented Mafons of England, has appointed Mr. J. S. Webb as District Grand Master for Otago and Southland. This office was rendered vacant by the death of Mr. T. S. Graham. Mr. C. D. Vox, P.D.G.M.. Canterbury, will instal the District Grand 'Master Designate.

Mr. Alfred Smith, superintendent for the Pacific Cable Board at Auckland, leaves by the M'akura to take charge of the Sydney office.

Mr. Herbert J. Thompson, of Welliugton, and Mr. and Mrs. J. Penny, of Danuovirke, will leave for America by the next trip of the Makura. Quartermaster-Sergeant Wilfred A. Brogan, second son uf Mr. E. P. Brogan, of the Department of Agriculture, who died on Wednesday, was accorded a military funeral yesterday morning. The cortege left the Basilica, Hill Street, at 0 o'clock, and proceeded to Karori. Tho services at the graveside were conducted by tho Rev. Father Dignan. The "Last Post"' was sounded by a bugler from Trenthara Camp, and the pallbearers, under Captain 0. 1. Muliany, were members of the Railway Engineer Battalion and comrades of the deceased soldier, < V .M.S. Brogan enlisted on the outbreak of war at the age of 19, and sailed to Samoa on August J5, 1911. On his return from Samoa he was .discharged on account of some slight physical disability, duo lo rhc v elimalc. At own request his discharge was cancelled, and he was granted three mouths' sick leave. He then entered camp and eopipioted his training, but on the eve of departure' he wns again discharged. He again offered his services, wns accepted, and gained the rank of Q.M.S, Tie sat for and passed his examination for his commission, and rather than delay his departure for the front he elected to go as a n.e.0., and left with the .Fourteenth Reinforcements as- Q.M.S. He served right through Ihe 'heavy fighting, and was gassed and subsequently badly wounded at. Mcssines, and was discharged as permanently unfit. After resuming his civilian occupation tho elfeets of (he gas became apparent, and he was taken to' Cambridge in March, IMS, where ho greatly improved. On being transferred to Hotorua for treatment his health again broke down through an attack of pneumonia and typhoid, from which he never recovered. Two oilier sous of Mr. Brogan served with the forces-one was killed at Passchendale and the other, who served right through Uallipoli, was severely wounded and returned to New Zealand. A fourth son enlisted four times, and was turned down each time.