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At th© review of tile 9th Reinforcements at Trenthara yesterday Trooper Wilson was decorated with the Distinguished Conduct Medal by the Governor for conspicuous bravery at Gallipoli.
Mr Cecil Wright and Mr Herbert E. Lawrence, barristers and solicitors of Stratford, have amalgamated thenrespective practices, and "ill in future carry on business under the style of “Wright and Lawrence.” in Mr Cecil Wright’s offices, Broadway.
Private Gedge, who was present at the social at the Egmont Club last evening, spoke very highly of the treatment he was receiving at the Stratford Hospital. He was granted the evening off to be present at the social.
The Hon. W. Fraser intends shortly to visit the Wanganui district, to travel the Wanganui-Raetihi Road, and so on to Ohakune. He intends to spend some days, perhaps a week, examining what are the district’s needs with respect to roads.
Advice, has been received by cable that Sapper E. Horribin, Divisional Signal Service (and formerly in the Xew Plymouth branch Of the Bank of Australasia) who was invalided from Gallipoli suffering from menteric, has suffered a relapse. He is a patient in Tooting Hospital. Sapper Horrihin left with the main Expeditionary Force in Auckland, and he had been four months on the peninsula when he was incapacitated by illness.
Sir J. Edmondson, who arrived from England about a fortnight ago, has decided to take up his residence in Stratford and follow up his profession of musical tuitor. Mr Edmondson holds v.ery high qualifications as an organist, having held the position in St. Alary’s Church, Preston, England, and he was until recently organist of the Church of the Sacred Heart, Accrington, the latter having a regular congregation of over three thousand. The many friends of the Kev~ Father P, Dove, of Foxton, will be glad to hear that he is making a good recovery from the very severe wound he received in Gallipoli early in August. Father Dore. who was attached to the Auckland Mounted Rifles, was continuously busy during the fighting of Aug. 6 and S, when there were, un-
fortunately, very many wounded requiring ministration. It was while engaged in the front trenches of Chnmik Bair that he was shot through the body, the spine being seriously injured. He was brought to England about two months ago, when it was 1 believed that he could not possibly rcover. Bat since then he has undergone an operation, with unexpected success, and the paralysis of the lower portion of the body has almost disappeared.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 28, 8 January 1916, Page 4
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417PERSONAL. Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 28, 8 January 1916, Page 4
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