PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 3 August 1915, Page 8

PERSONAL.

Ail Adelaide cable announces tluMleau of Sir John Downer, ail cx-Preniier ut South Australia, and one of the pioneers of Federation.

Messrs Morton (chairman) and \V. .D. Powdreli (director), of (lie Xatioini Dairy Association, left yesterday lor Wellington for the purpose of interviewing the Overseas Shipping Committee re (lie rise in cheese freights recently imposed.

Mr. MeTntosh, who has been in eliavqe of the public school at Mata, lias left to take charge of the schools at Tongaportutu and Abiti. Mr. Aubrey Aston, who has been relieving under the \\ angaliui Board, will succeeded Mr. Mcintosh at Mata.

The death occurred suddenly yesterday of Mr. Samuel JO. Crocker, of Xew J'lymouth. Kor many years the late . r. Crocker hus cairioil on business ;u tin* corner of J)evon and Kliot Streets, an.l he was a well-known figure in this neiguboriiood, though he never took any prominent part in the allairs ot -\e\\ Hvmoiilh. Mr. Crocker, who was o. ye'nrs of age, has enjoyed fairly !<ooJ iinultii latelv. and the shock ot Ins deal.; was intensified by its suddenness.

A cab!" mesas'* I,a - lic ' ou J**??.*} bv till' Prime .Minister from tin- lligu Ci>»irois!«ioncr statin- that lieutenantCommander Bernard T'reyberp. Hood Battalion, iml Koyal Naval .l*n-| •■T ilr- wlm was reported as rejoining ln» j Sait'on J"ii" 8 ported wounded 011 .Inly )!'X J his i» tlic fourth time LieutenanU oiniiiander Fvcybeii:' lias been wounded—three turn's a; t!iO iWdanelle- and onto in Antwerp. News lias also been received in \\ cliinglon regarding tin.' manner in which laeutenant'Oscar Frc.vWrg, G.llingwood Lattaiion 2nd Royal Naval Brigade, and a brother of .Lieutonant-Couiniamlci' l!orliavd rvcybcvg, met his depth oil ( h«< it was at the attack oi the mil Aehi llaha. 7-Eft Vigk on end of the Peninsula. 'the Vaval Uriaado wore occupying a tvcnch on the sioopes of AcliiHaba and shortly after noon r,OO or them were ordered to !i\' bayonets and charge a Turkish tvcnch 2C'i yard i ahead. It. was durin.S' thi* char'.- that Lieutenant Frcyiicn.' i»-t liji death. 1. n-illx-'in? lii'e met the alia Isi■ r: aid ihe Nav.il P.rm'ade hot lu.'vile. l.ut arutiiltcd themselves mo-d wiJlKiiti'y. tahin;; ih«> much. Ihoui'h with the io-s of manv men and 2 > out oi :■ I) olli.'crs, 11 of Wl'.on! were killed and the remainder wounded or iui-miis'. Lieutf-nant J'reybcrs: was eiioapcd in ui'iie-swccoim; in tli« X«rUi Sm lor about, four lsiiinlll-. and then joined an t'Npediiioaary force ior tile Dardanelles, which only landed a. lew days before at tiallipoli. ' Deceased was a prominent iae'it-inian in AYi llinjrtnn. and at one time lu-o a. prominent swimmer, belli;.: on-' oi the original members of the Swifts Swimming Hub.