PERSONAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 4, 29 November 1916, Page 3

PERSONAL.

A Press Association cablegram from Sydney this morning states that Edward Trickett, the scalier, was accidentally killed by a fall of earth while sinking a well at Uralia. Messrs W. J. Vine, (Toko), and Speight (To Wera) left by this morning’s train for Now Plymouth for medical examination and attestation as recruits. Mr W. J. Reeve, the Clerk of the Stratford Court who has been grantmi ten days’ leave, and will visit VI bayigarei (Auckland), is to be relieved by Mr J. J. Dwyer, of New Plymouth, wjio will act as Clerk of the Court pro tern. The Hon. J. Gl. W. Aitken, lias been chosen as Moderator-Desig-nate by the Presbyterian General Assembly. Three other nominations were received from Presbyteries— Professor Hewitspn, the Rev. Dr. Elliott, and the Rev. J. A. Asher, but these gentlemen withdrew in favour of Mr Aitkcu.

Mr A. J. Morton, Chief Inspector in the Taranaki Educational District, is confined to his home owing to illness. Mr H. Dempsey, headmaster at the Central School, is’ acting as inspector until the end of the year, and Mr R. J. MeElroy is acting as headmaster at the Central School. The Vestry of Holy Trinity Church Stratford has sent a cablegram congratulating Chaplain Captain Houcheu of the Ist Battalion 3rd, Rifle Brigade who was for some time engaged on jHome- MLssioicmork jn.tth« Stratford and In«hpvpod„(|istripts, and who has been awarded the Military Cros.4 for distinguished bravery;

Dr. Gilfay, of Dunedin, has been advised by the War Office that his son, 2nd Lieut. C. M. Gilray, was admitted to the General Hospital at Etrea-t on November 15, suffering from gunshot wounds on the head and left side; Lieut. Gilray is the wellknown Rhodes scholar and the New Zealand and Scottish international footballer.

Second-Lieutenant Mo)ville Herbert Kay, of the Durliams, a New Zealand fanner (killed in action), was the younger son of the Rev. Walter Herbert Kay.i Born at Hawera, he went with Iris parents to England at an early age, and was educated at a ' school for the “sons of the clcrg>” at in.3 Surrey. Retimung to New Zealand, aged 17, he engaged ,iu fanning in Banks Peninsula am: -•vices, alien- wari-;Krofe.-,',pu,te but was rejec’tdij, as; he did not- reach the lieight standard. Hij proceeded to England a’tid joined the Officers’ Training Corps, received Irs commis- ! sion, and was appointed to the' Bonham Lights Infantry. He had been about a year in France. Lieut. Kay • wasv2o,',y(?ars old.