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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 14, 11 December 1916, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Air C. J. Belcher was elected chairman of the Eltham County Council on Saturday. A London cablegram states that Edinburgh University has offered to confer a degree on Mr Massey. A Sydney cablegram states that Air Meagher lias been re-elected Lord Afayor of Sydney . Complimentary reference was made to the good work done by the Eltham County Clerk (Air W. J. Tristram) at the Council meeting on Saturday, and it was unanimously resolved to increase his salary by £SO. Private W: T. Webb, of the 16th Reinforcements, brother of Airs F. Newland, Warwick Road, Stratford, has been admitted to the 29th General Hospital (Dames Camiers, France) with “scabies.” Owing to an injury to his knee which has unfortunately partly disabled Sergeant-Alajor Mahoney, the Territorial parades to have been held at Te Wera and Whangamomona are cancelled until after Christmas. Due notice will be given of the fresh dates. The Rev. Air Lopdell, of Orepuki, who is. a brother of Air AV. J. Lopdell, engineer to the Stratford County Council, has received word from the Defence Department asking him to accept a chaplaincy in the Twentyfirst Reinforcements, leaving next year. He intends (says the Western Star) to resign his charge at the end of this month and proceed to camp.

Stratford people especially will be | gratified to 'learn that two Stratford men have secured Military Medals. !.ten tenant Bob Wood’s name appears in the list of the recipients awarded medals by His Majesty the King, j v, bile included in the awards by Sir j Douglas Haig is the name of Lance--1 Corporal J. W. Voyle. Both the above-named are well and popularly known here. Lieutenant Woods, who was employed by Messrs Webster, Dobson and Co., rose from the ranks, having been promoted for good work at Gallipoli, has seen the campaign through from the historic jump-off at the Dardanelles. Lance-Corporal Voyle was for some years with Messrs Bellringer Bros., Stratford, and has many well wishers in the town. The death is announced of Mr Thomas Cheevers, of Durham Road, who had for a considerable time been ! suffering from bronchial trouble. The deceased was well known in the Moa district having owned the corner section of the'Dudley and Mountain roads before taking up his residence on Durham Road about 22 years ago. Mr Cheevers was a native of Louth, Ireland, and was born in the month of May, 1838, and thus has reached the ripe old age of 78 years. Notwithstanding his advanced years he made an appearance with his daily milk supply at the Durham creamery up to within a couple of months of His death. The decased arrived in New Zealand during 1860, being a passenger in the clipper Benares, which did the trip from the Homeland to this colony in 93 days. He resided in the Manutahi district six and a-half years and a similar period in Wanganui before coming to the Moa district, where he has resided ever since and, of course, had to suffer the usual hardships of the pioneers. He leaves a widow, one son (Mr V. Cheevers, of Ngaere district) and four daughters to mourn their loss.