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Taranaki Daily News, 22 June 1915, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Cabled information has 'been received in .Stratford to the effect that Trooper Terry Maloiie is progressing favorably.

A telegram from Wellington states that the I'rime .Minister will go to Palnierston North to-dav to attend the official opening of the Winter Show there. Mr. I", >V, K. Fagan is on a short, visit to Xew Plymouth, lie has volunteered for the front, and goes into camp next month as u non-commissioned officer. . v

Private advice has been received by his people from Private IT. B. Morsliead, of Xew Plymouth, lately reported killed, stating that he is jn Plymouth, England, and is doing well. Sergeant Harry Barnard, of Eltliam, R. member of the Auckland battalion, luis been wounded at the Dardanelles, Mr. 11. .T. Barnard received confirmation of this by cablegram yesterday.—' Argus.

Amongst the list of casualties received oil Saturday appeared the name, of Private Thomas Irwin, of the Army Service Corps. This, says the Argus, is probably the Eltham and Taranaki League footballer, who left with the firat expeditionary force. The death occurred on Friday of Mr. John Maysmor, an old settler of Wellington province. He was 75 years of age, and arrived in the ship Melita in 1869. He was connected with the early settlement of Feildiiig by the Manchester Block Corporation. Since 1885 he had lived in Wellington. Mr. Tau Henare, member for the Northern Maori District, has (says a contemporary) very quietly settled the question of whieh party he intends ta support during the next session of Parliament. He has marked his scat on the Government benches beside. .Mr. W. H. Field, "Reform member for Otaki.

Mr. Hugh Petcli, -of the Moa Dairy Company's stall', was yesterday presented by his fellow employees with a silver tea set on the eve of his marriage. The presentation wily made by the manager, Mr. lloss, who conveyed the heartiest good wishes of the staff for the recipient's future happiness.

Privjito K. 1)., R. Morrison, whoso name appears in the list of "killed in action," was formerly a, (resident ol Normanby, where his relations still reside. lie was borh at Cu.it, and left fiis district for Napier about three months before the commencement of tlio war. It was at Napier that lie enlisted, lie was twenty-six years of ag«.

Mr. A. Spence, who has been contributing comments on t'he war news to the Dunedin Star, and wits formeril.y| assistant sub-editor of The Dominion, died' in Dunedin, after a brief illness, on Saturday niglft, from pleurisy and other complications. The late Mr. Spence was a keen student of military strategy and military campaigns, andhis lucid writings on military subjects were not only interesting to the public, but much respected in military circles.

Tlie mortal remains of the late James Way were laid to re6t at Te Henul' Omutery yesterday afternoon, and wers accorded' ft military funeral by tli» Veterans' Association, meinbers'of which acted as pall-bearers. An impressive service was conducted at the chapel by; tlie Rev. S; ;fi. Osborne, and at the graveside Brother C. Tunbridge, district secretary of A.0.F., read the Foresters* burial service. Veteran Bugler Walker sounded "The Last Post" as the coffitt was .lowered in the grave. Included ill the (loral tributes was a beautiful glass bowl of artificial flowers from the New Plymouth Volunteer Fire Brigade, of which the deceased was a member ill the earlier days.

Tlio late Sergeant F. W. E. Overton, of the main expeditionary force, whq was killed in action in the Dardanelle* on June Ist, was born at Lakeside, Canterbury. lie was the younger son ot Mr. and Mrs. Fred Overton, of Taihape, late of Wanganui, Deceased was educated at the High School, Wanganui, and prior to his departure for the front was engaged in sheep-farming in the Taihape "district. At the Takapau camp last year he had the hon.or to act as flag-hearer to General Sir Tan Hamilton, lie was a 'bright, strong, stcadyi young man, of 22 years, full of life and vigor, The deceased was greatly respected by a wide circle of friends m the Taihap* district.

General Sir George Younghusband, who recently routed a force of Turk* in tlic neighborhood of the Suez Canal, is that famous fighter who is known as "Younghusband of the Guides." Ho knows more about frontier fighting than anv other man living. For many years he w'as commandant of theQueen's Own Corps, or the Guides, U they were called, and he toad to keep the turbulent Afghan tribes in order. Sir George began his fighting career when he was IS, serving in the Afghan war. He fought in the Sudan in 188R was back on the North-west Frontier 01 India in the following year, and fought in the Burma war of 18$(t-7. He wa( with the Chitral Relief Force in 1895, and he served throughout the South African war, his honor for that campaign being a severe wound, mentioS in despatches, promotion, two medalßt, and five clasps, and the C.B. Since then he has had a little more frontier fighting with the Molmiand expedition He has written a good deal, and lift "Story of the Guides'' is a fascinating book. ft

The following is a copy of a letter wliiish has been sent by the executive ■of the Otago branch of the Navy League l , to .Mr. W. Downie Stewart, * "Dear Sir, —We, your fellow member* of the executive of the Otago branch qjt the Navy League, desire most heartily, to express to you our appreciation and our esteem ot your action of enlisting to serve the Kmpire in its hour of nee? and trial. Whilst others, according tp their circumstances, iave perhaps made equal sacrifices to serve their country we feel sure that 110 one in your position, and with your brilliant prospects, has renounced so muoli so congenial aud so dear to him, as you have in ordef . to help the Kmpire and our cause. iW'hcß we think of the exalted and honorable positions you hold as a leading barrister, as a member of Parliament, and in tlli> Navy League, university and other ednDt cational circles, we are. moved to the deepest admiration for, your sacrifice, which is all the greater since you are, willing to serve in no glorious or heroic position, hut in the simple capacity 0f a private. We feel confident that by y«ur magnificent example others will be inspired to oome forward now and to make the great renunciation, for Britain's just eause. The Navy League applauds and honors you for the deep sense of moral and civic responsibilities and obligations that you have maaitested, and, 011 'behalf of its members, trusts that yon will lx> spared to COBIO through the campaign with honor 1 to the Kmnire and distinct ion to yourself,"