PERSONAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 50, 26 September 1916, Page 5

PERSONAL.

L. TV. Meuli, son of Mr Jacob Meuli, of Manaia, is reported killed in action.

A cablegram from Sydney states that the estate of the' late Captain Williams, whose death occurred in July last, wa 3 valued at £29,297.

Captain Guthrie, of Feilding, is another; X©w Zealand medical practitioner' who has been killed at the front;..;

Sapper James Reid, of Stratford, who was previously reported wounded in action, is now reported to have been wounded accidentally.

The n,ame of Lance-Corporal Arthur C. Langiands (New Zealand Rifle Brigade), of Rama Road, Auroa, is amongst those who appeared in Sunday' s list of wounded.

,For the first assistantship of the TVanganui i Technical College, Mr James Metson, assistant at the Thames High School, was selected for the position.

In yesterday's- casualty list, among the names of 'those, reported wounded is that of Captain Hardman Allwood Good (Medical Corps), of North Auckland. Dr. Good formerly practised in Manaia.

Mr Arch Warner, local representative .of Messrs Booth, Macdonald and Co., is leaving Stratford shortly, having been accepted as engineer for Home Service in the Army Service Corps.

A pleasant function took place in connection with the opening season of the Beaconsfield Road Tennis Club, A. Richmond provided tea, and following > tennis match the members took part in a friendly game of euchre.

Mr J. Batey, representing the Simplex. Milking Machine Co. has been accepted for the Motor Patrol Service. Captain -Armstrong, K.i>., who came to New Zealand for re-cruits-for, service with the motor launch fleet, accepted Mr Batey, who was the only one from this district. A Wellington message announces the death yesterday, after a long iIIt ness, of Mr A: Stuart Monteath, barrister and solicitor, and president pt_ ihe Moderate League. He was at one time manager of the Rational Bank in Reefton ; ;and afterwards was member of Parliament for Inangahua and Wellington. -The late Mr Monteath was 66 years of age. , , Yesterday's casualty list contained " the name of Private Charles Stuart Kelly who is well-known in the Stratford district, having left the literary staff pf the, Stratford Evening Post when he enlisted, and first saw service on Gallipoh\ ; Private KeUyleft New Zealand with &e' Third Reinforcements in 1915, was invalided home, and left again with the Tenths last January. No particulars are at present to hand concerning the nature ot the. wounds, except the rather doleful fact that he is included in the "seriously wounded." „'.., Mr* ! W; J. Russell passed' away aV his residence; South Road, 'New Plymouth, on'Sunday, Hewais borriat Otahuhu in 1854 and was the second son of Sergeant "Russell, who was killed in the- fight at Te-Ngutu-o-te-, Manu'in 1867. His widow survives him, together with the following ' children: Mrs W. Bickers (Marton), Mrs W. Mclndoe (Palmerston North), Mrs F. Tozer (New Plymouth), Mrs \M. Loveridge (Midhirst), Misses " Keitha and Doris (New Plymouth), Messrs C. V. R., W. L., Herbert H. and Claude T. (New Plymouth), and Thomas, who left with the Main Body/., There are also eight grandchildren.

The death occurred suddenly yesterday afternoon of Mrs R. H. Phillips, of FTnnerty Road, Ngaere. The decease-d lady, who was 50 years of age, had been in her usual health lately,, but was taken ill early in the day. ' Dr., Cooper (Eltham) and Dr. Steven were sent for but withstanding every medical attention she passed away a 3.30 the same afternoon The deceased was highly 1 respected and well-known for her charitable disposition. For years she had been associated with the Methodist Chruch, Ngaere, in which' district she and. her family had lived for 1 many years. Her husband, two sons and one daughter (Mrs Wall) are left to mourn thenloss. The funeral takes place tomorrow (Wednesday).

In yesterday's casualty list, among 3 the wounded, appeared the name 01 « Lieutenant L. M. Liardet, formerly of Stratford. "Leonard," as he was known in Stratford, was educated at the Stratford District High School, passing through the primary department'to the secondary school, when he matriculated and passed the solicitors general examination before- ho §j left for Wellington, where he'entered a law office, continuing his studies : at the Tjniversity. During his school days, he took the keenest interest m ,the work ,of the junior cadets, of which :he ultimately became its lieutenant. Indeed, it can safely be said, he was one of those largely responsible for the envious reputably ."gained by the I Stratford school, and 1> y ne of the pet boys of.the then commander, Colonel Loveday. In the opinion of the headmaster of the school, he was one of sbi natural leaders whp have gone through it. By his polite and polished manner, he gained a hfrge circle of .friends in'the district. It i? worthy ■' .' of mention, that, a very interesting article on life in the trenches from his , pen appeared in our columns a few * weeks ago, '