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Otaki Mail, 24 January 1919, Page 2

PERSONAL.

I’te. Geo. Taltersall, writing by the last mail, staled that he was then just about to leave for Germany on garrison duty, and expected, to use his own words, "to have Xmas dinner with Fritz.”

Mr B. Mansfield (secretary of tliei Palmerston North Hospital ami Charitable Aid Board) is in Otaki to-day. in connection with the payment of accounts in connection with tho epidemic temporary hospital at Otaki. Dr. Patterson, well known in Otaki and Pahiatua. where ho practised for some time, is now in England, suffering from ihc effects of being gassed. He was, however, when the Just mail-left, making good progress. \ The well-known jockey Ashley Heed, who sustained some injuries when Sardinia fell at Trentham on Wednesday, is progressing favourably in hospital. The death is announced at Auckland of Hon. Thomas Thompson, M.J..C., aged -SO. The Hon. Mr Thompson was Minister of Justice- in the Scd-iot. Ministry. f Se.rgt. ■). .1. - from Worcester College (Oxford/ states '.that, his final examination,is Over, and as. V be expected, with --the. war over, was a stunner. The results were not available. Ho was expecting 14 days’ leave and his intention was to spend it at Wimbledon. Sergeant Davison speaks of the great reception accorded Marshal Foch on his arrival at Charing Cross, and expected to see President Wilson accorded a similar welcome.

The golden wedding of 31 r and Mrs .Tame:- Oifkitis was celebrated at Panson on Tuesday. Mr .lames Oifkias was married to Miss Sura Ann Crowd? by the Rev. George Slade in the Parish Church of Lewknor, in the County of Oxford, England, on January 2, 3 SOIL They crime to Mew Zealand in 1570, and landed at Lyttelton on September

7. They have six .'-sons and two daugh-ter.-—Mrs W. Whatie, Hastings, and Mrs W. Leaf, Sanson—and 21 grandchildren. The death occurred at the Otaki Hospital last night of Mr Charlie Hansen, a well-known and highly-respected resident of Parapamumu. .Deceased, who came from Xorivay some thirty years ago, landed at Dunedin, but, after a - short stay in Otago, came to this district, and for the last thirty years, has lived at Paraparaumu. For the'greater part. of. that-lengthy 1 period he has worked faithfully and well for Mr O. P. Lynch, and that gentleman, with many' others,.' regret* the loss'.- of such a fins fellow. Deceased.-who was 35 years of age, and single r.tjan, will be buried at Otaki to-morrow afternoon at/2 o’clock. • Mur;.? Lewis,, 'writing from Mo. 3 General Hospital,. Cod ford, says:—“Ho the wir is really over: well, we can’t realise it. and on Top of this to think we ■.fin all be at home within siremonths.. There is still much suffering front the last great fight, and it ! - meant a deal 'to us. I have seen.seve-ral-Otaki boy-:, while ninny write ■ hie j delightful lei tors. I had a beautiful j | letter from a pcdre about poor M< Gaill, who ‘made good.’ He -was kill- I in, absolutely, going to get help for his wounded ■ contra<it-s. His captain and other officer?, speak most highly of bin!,sand It ■ fs-iil_.be seen the .'supreme mrifise was not made in yak-. ... J rajs? my old” Otaki friends, while, to make matters worse the cruel, cruel j suffering has been hard to nurse—God ? only knows. -1 bare .just been on leave! end spent ,a ' delightful time j» land." . i