PERSONAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 6, 6 September 1915, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr J. B. Hine, member for the dis tnct, wlm spent the week-end at his home at Toko, returned to Wellington _ by tiie mail train this morning "

During the absence of Air F \ T I* nssell on active service. Mr J B Richards will act as hi* Attorney in ■ ti atlord. All- Fussell’s practice will m,TIOd on «"tip hi s return, hv Messrs Hunter and Lyons and Afr T. A. Lonergan, who have generously offered to do so.

Pm ate advice received by Air Rettie., p.Af., states that his son. Lieutenant Desmond H. Kettle, of the Mounted Rifles, was killed inaction at the Dardanelles on August r Kpttle recently mmM- v ,S uf ad - v^^ atJla "> daughter of -I' A. Alfred Nathan, of Auckland.

.|A Wql/ington Press Association thle-g'-am states that news has been received that Chaplain-Alajor William Giant senior Prebyteriansi icliaplalffl mam jbody. |was killed at-the Dardanelles on August 28th. Ho W f a native of .Qrmondville, and was 56 years of age. Tim lajte Major was Stationed at New Plymouth, Leeston and Gisborne at various Qmes. HWlehves a widow and five children, two sons being at the front.

’ A lni 'fi e attendance of the public congiegated on the Stratford platform this morning to bid good-bye to Messrs («. T). Hunter, FN. Fussell. L. R. Curtis.- 1 and '—'Partridge, -who 1 left ißythe mail train ijon > the.* noU-coms. .-training camp at Titeuthaf. Lieut. -Buckler; of i hie 'Stratford District High School, who received notice lust 'week W to report himself at Trentltam to-mor-row to join the Earl of Liverpool’s Qwp. was given three hearty cheers by (he (School children ; a s the train drew , U'ha.v from . the platform.

Mr G. D. Hunter was the recipient of two presentations at the County Hotel on Saturday night, when there was an attendance of his personal friends such as overflowed from the “Keel Room.” On behalf of the citizens of Stratford, Mr G..X. Curtis presented Mr Hunter with a cheque, and Mr W. P. Kirkwood, for the Gun Club, handed him a purse of sovereigns. Roth speakers referred to the high esteem in which Mr Hunler was held in the town and district. The recipient, it was stated, had heard the call of Empire, and none doubted that he would worthily uphold the traditions o( our race in whatever he was asked to do in the battle line. That “we will meet, hut we will miss him,” was a truism specially applicable to Mr Hunter’s case, and all echoed the sincei e hope that lie would return again to Mis wide circle of friends in Xew Zealand. Mr Hunter briefly and feelingly expressed his thanks for the Kind regards shown by the and lor their gilts, which would be lifelongingly cherished. The hearty singing of “He’s a Jolly Good Fellow’ 4 concluded the gathering. Just before the Junction, Mr Hunter received the very sad news that a sister, Mrs Edwurd Synie, of Waverley. had ‘died suddenly of heart disease. Mr Hiinter was naturally very much distressed, and the proceedings were in consequence subdued, though it was j ini- ' possible to postpone the function.