PERSONAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 54, 3 July 1915, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Miss Braddon. the novelist's estate was sworn at £63.112, states a London cablegram.

Mrs J. Crawshaw and Miss Crawshaw left this morning on a visit to Cliristclinrcli. j*

Miss Mi. A. Marchanft, M.A., priricipal of St. .Mary's School, left this morning by the mail train en route for England.

News has been received that Lieutenant W. Aldridge, of Wanganni, and brother-in-law of Privates Rupert and George Nicholls, of Inglewood, who were all at the Dardanelles, was wounded on the *29th June.

l)r. L. E. Barnett, the well-known Dunedin surgeon, who arrived in London in April, has been advised by the War Office authorities that Jie will shortly be appointed surgeon to an overseas' hospital. In the meantime, he has been given temporary duty at the Colchester Military Hospital.

Mr William Astor, of Hever Castle, Kent, son of Mr J. J. Astor, of New York, and a naturalised British subject, lias given his son. Captain John Jacob Astor, who was serving with the Lifeguards, and was wounded in October, real estate in Xew York valued at seven million dollars.

Mrs W. Rowson, of Juliet Street, Stratford, has received word from the Defence Department that her son, Private W. H. Rowson. of the 6th Haurakis (Auckland), who was wounded at the Dardanelles, is progressing favorably in the Birmingham Hospital, London.

Private "Bob" Wood, one of Stratford's most popular volunteers for the front, and now at the Dardanelles, had a great piece of luck, according to a letter from a soldier at Gallipoli. A company of fourteen got into a hot coiner with the Turks, and "Bob" was the only one to escape unscathed. "Good luck to him!" will exclaim many of the Stratford man's friends.

Mrs W. G. Malone and Miss Norah Malone arrived safely in London after a splendid trip. They say that England is beautiful now. the scenery being at its best. The latter part of the trip up the Channel was exciting, and everything was held in readiness in case of submarine attacks. However, nothing happened. and Plymouth was &afelv reached.

Some time ago the Mayors of the four cities, acting on behalf of the people of New Zealand, decided to present General Godley with a sword in recognition of his services as general commanding the New Zealand forces. Mr A. M. Myers, M.P.. who has been acting on behalf of the Mayors in the matter, has received word from the High Commissioner (the Hon. T. Mackenzie) that the sword has been completed by the Wilkinson Sword Company, London, and that he is waiting an opportunity of presenting it.