PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 19 July 1915, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Captain Claude Weston, who is on leave from the reinforcement camps, and Mrs. Weston arrived in New Plymouth on Saturday night. Privates Hurrell, Williams, and Lavejy, of Hawera, are upending a few days with their people prior to leaving \vitli the next reinforcements. We understand that Captain Arthur Allen, who is well known as a patriotic reciter, has disposed of his property at Ngaere, and lias taken up his permanent residence in New Plymouth.

'.Mr. 11. W. Bundle, a "well-known Dunedin solicitor, is leaving for the front. .Mr. Bundle is also a tennis player, and has ft different times represented Otago in interprovmoial contests. Mr. Michael Power, of the Bank of New Zealand, Dunedin, formerly of New Plymouth, died suddenly on Saturday. He was a nephew of Dean Power, of Hawera, and a very popular young fellow. He was only 25 years of age. A great crowd of citizens and the band assembled at the Patea station on Saturday to welcome Private Claude Fitzwater on his return from the Dardanelles. The band afterwards played outside his residence.

tjlajor Fleming Ross, officer commanding the sth (Wellington) Regiment, hits had hi« &ervu<"s accepted for command of the Bth 'Reinforcements. Major Ross goes into camp at iPalmerston North early this -week.

Dr. Arthur Friediander, soil at" Mr. Hugo Fried-lander, has, according to cable advice received at Ashburton, been instructed to proceed to the Dardanelles for service. He ia attached to the. 4th Cheshire Kegiimen-t. Mr. A. Crooke, S.M., is at present spending a fortnight's leave at Rotorva. Mr. W. Kerr, S.M. at Wanganui, will be in New Plymouth on the 2i)th and 30th to take any court busines which cannot be dealt with by J.P.'s. Private Rupert Nicholis, of Inglewood, who was among the wounded who returned by the Willoclira, has, it is stated, been placed in the Davis Street Private Hospital, Wellington, where lie will probably remain for a couple of months. His leg has not yet been placed in splints. Mr. and Mrs. W. X. Ewing are »n Auckland visiting their son Willard, wl.o met with a very serious accident in Fraser's foundry, where he was learning engineering. His leg was badly crushed, and a telegram from Mr. Ewin'g conveys the information that it is feared the* leg will have to be amputated. A contemporary states that the Defence .Minister lias recently heard favorable mention of a Taranaki oflieer, Lieutenant-Colonel \V. (i. Malone, of whom Brigadier-General Walker reported;—"On the day tlmt 1 proceeded to the assistance of Lieutenant-Colonel Braund, on the left flank, I sent the Wellington Regiment forward to support Lieutenant-Colonel Braund, Who was then commanding various detachments of Australians. Lieu-tenant-Colonel Malone pushed forward vigorously, supporting the Australians at a critical moment, reorganised the firing line, and by his initiative made good the position. He worked strenuously at his trenches, organised his defences, saw to the feeding of- his regiment, and generally showed himself to be a man of resource ns well as a good leader,"

Nearly twelve weeks after lie was wounded Major .Frederick Stnckev lias reported missing. According to letters written by oflicers of other eom-pa-nies, Major Stui'key was wounded during the :lirst twenty-four 'hours of the operations in Turkey, and men of his own company have stated that he \ta- eitlier killed or ilied of H ounds. One of tin' first casualty 'lists, issued on :.Ma.y 4, reported that he had been seriously wounded, and the final conclusion of diligent eui|uiries was that a week ago private advice was m-eivwl from Colonel A, 'IS. Charters, ollicer commanding the New Zealand base in Egypt. that n„ trace of the Hauraki Comnaiw's commamßng ollicer could be found. On '1 uesday it 'was ollii-iallv announced that lie 'was missing. Major Stnckev was ■born in Christchuivh on A)nil Is"!). I le served as an ofTi.-er of the senior cadets for ten and a-half vein's, and in the Coast Infantry Defence' 'Detachment, Auckland, for a. year and a-lialf. Majo" Ktuc.kev was senior assistant on t'lie stall' of the Kiim's College when the New Zealanil expeditionary force was mobilised.