PERSONAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 55, 10 February 1916, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Private Rupert Xicholls, writing from the Thorndon Hospital, Davis Street, Wellington, to a friend in Stratford this week,, says he is getting on well. His leg, which was badly shattered at the . thigh, was l about healed up, and the doctor hoped to get Xicholls out of bed in a fortnight's time. "I was allowed to sit up on Saturday," writes the patient, "that was the first time for over nine months, and I can tell you it was not long before I wanted to lie down again." "Hoop's" many friends will be pleased to learn of the progress made. An old and well-known resident of New Plymouth in the person of Mr Charles Tunbridge, passed away at an early hour this morning. Mr Tunbridge was for a number of years inan- | ageAmd bookkeeper for Messrs Abbott and Coy., New Plymouth, but of late years he has devoted most of his attention to matters appertaining to the Foresters Lodge. The deceased gentleman took a great interest in the society and for a considerable number of years has been district secretary. Last week he was elected treasurer of the Subsidiary High Court of Foresters for New Zealand. One of Mr. Tunbridge's sons, Mr W. Tunbridge, is a resident of Stratford, and a member of the Stratford Evening Posts mechanical staff. The funeral will take [ place on Saturday. ' Two Japanese citizens, Mr S. Kaw'a„ishi of Kobe, and Mr T. Hibiya,, ot 1 Tokio. are at present visiting Clmst',church (says the Lyttolton Times). Their fathers are prominent in the wool manufacturing industry in Japan l_or Nippon as our visitors put it—'and the young men are here to arrange for supplies of the raw material. Thenvisit was originally intended solely for Australia, but good accounts of New Zealand, which they received while m 'Sydney, induced them to extend the tou , They landed at Auckland and ■ then went to Rotorua, where, as most people do on a first visit, they found hi thermal wonders greatly i» exces 0 f expectations. Coming down the Lin trunk line to Wellington Mr Kawanishi and Mr Hibiya decided to see the South Island. They were to cave Christchurch by motor to visit Momit Cook, the Lakes districted Dnnedin. They expect to leave Bluff fo , Melbourne about February W The visitors say that in Japan the war is heAbsorbing topic, and the mak.ng of munitions has become a great and growin gindustry.