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Taranaki Daily News, 24 August 1915, Page 4

PERSONAL.

\ The casualty list published this mor»« ing contains the name of Private F. Hugeiißon, ol FiUroy, who has been wounded. Mr. Oswald E. Hugo, well known throughout New Zealand years ago »a a.lecturer on phrenology, died at Nelson thij week. • Mrs. I. K. Malone, widow of Colonel Malone, who was killed lately at the Dardanelles, is now residing fit 86 Kidmore Road, Caversham, Reading, Berks. Mi*. Malone left Stratford for England about six months ago. A cabbjgrtim was received In Masterton on Sunday announcing the death, in England of Mr. George Beetham, exM.'P. for Mastertou, and brother of Messrs W. H. and If. H. ■Beetham. Doceased was 76 years of age. Mr*. Luxford, wife of Chaplain-Major Lujtford, who was recently wounded In the fighting at Qallipoli, received the following, cable yesterday:—"Life, saved; leg amputated; out of danger,"-* Press Association, s Private advice has been received that Trooper v Dawson Webster, of New (Plymouth, who left with the Fifth Reinj'forcements, has been wounded in action at the Dardanelles. He is Jn hospital at Malta, and the cable adds that he is improving. Mr. G. H. McQahey (of New Plymouth) received a t*legr»m from. ,tue Minister of Defence yesterday informing him' that his son, Private Henry G. M> , Gahey, of the machine-gun section, is dangerously ill as the result of gunshot wounds in the neok and chest received an August 15, Private advice received at Auckland yesterday states, that 'Trooper C. (Mackenzie, of the Wellington Miunted Rifles, and youngest sou of tlje New Zealand High Commissioner, has been severely wounded at the Dardanelles. He has lost the sight of both eyes, and the injury, is permanent. Trooper Macj konzile ia only 20 years of age. He went I to the front with the Main Expeditionary Force.—Press Association. Among the changes reported in the, Post and Telegraph Department staff are the following:—Mr, T. B. Salmon, postmaster, Hawera, U promoted to the position of Inspector of Post Offices, Caristchurch; Mr. H. E. Moore, senior clerk, Mastertou, is appointed postmas- ' ter, Wairoa, Mr. A. E. McGregor, chief clferk, Nelson, is appointed senior clerk, Mastcrton; air. W. T. Coad, ctiief clerk, Blenheim, is appointed qhief clerk, Tel,egraph Office, Wellington. Corporal John Riddell (died of wounds received while serving with ithe machinegun section of the Auckland Mounted Rifles) was the second son of Mr. Jam»a Riddell, ( Cjordonton, Waikato. Corporal Riddell Was % years of age. He wis born at Kohi, and educated at Waverle'yv, He went to Waikato with his people when they removed there ten years ago, and since that time had faen engaged in farming with his father. Ha was serving in the Territorials as signalling sergeant In the Auckland Mounted Rifles When the war broke out, Mr. W. B. Maxwell, who djoj at 'fa . !, Aroha on Tuesday last," was bora in England in 1803, and joiued the Royal Navy in his youth. During the Ciuneaa War, he served on H.M.S, Majestia, between ISSI and 1855, in the China .War on H.M.S., Shannon in 1850, and in tha Indian Mutiny, in Peel's Naval Brigade, in',1857. and 1858. Soon after he caaie , to New Zealand, and took part in %)\t Maori War. Ho served under Captain Stapp and Major Atkinson in 1800, at Patca, and under Colonel T. McDonald, Major Brasscy, Colonel Whitmore, and Major von Tempsky, between 1865 and 1806, At "the outbreak of the present i .War, the old soldier volunteerol, although bordering on eighty yeflra,, and received a courteous reply that he wa» accepted aiid would be called upon When required. Deceased hai three medals for the Crimea, one for the Maori War, and no less than three others from the Royal Humane Society. Major A, J, Clark, killed at the Dardanelles, was a member of the sixth reinforcements, and filled the position of. lieutenant in one of the Wellington battalions. Evidently he was rushed to the front, as the vessels which conveyed the fifths to Egypt are now returning. ' Major Clark had lieen a resident of Elthara for about 14 years, and was always an ' enthusiastic volunteer and joined the old Rltham Rifles as private (says the Argus). He speedily won his corporal's stripes, aergeant and colorsergeant promotion followed, and then lie was elected lieutenant. From this position he qualified for captaincy, and then further study saw hlni gazetted a major of the Taranaki Battalion. He • was very keen on getting away, and eventually had that honor; but the glory of the firing line was not long his, as , the old: Rifles' captain must have speedily fallen by shrapnel or bullet.

Tlie receipt of the news that Major J. Elmslie, of Waverley, had fallen at the Dardanelles caused widespread regret along the coast, where he was so well known; (Bays the Wanganui ChronUle). He served in the South African war with the second New Zealand contingent, and was the wearer of a medal with five clasps. lie held the rank of captain at the time he offered his services with the" expeditionary force, and when Major Chisholm was taken ill Captain Elmslia was sent for. He was a fine specimen of a soldier, and his ability was speedily recognised by the Defence authorities promotion to the rank of major followin". He was a great chum of Lieut. D. ft. McDonald, also of Waverley, who gave his life quite recently. Major Elmslia was an aid representative on the foothall field, and was one of the leading lights of the Waverley Club. In losing so quieklv Lieut. McDonald and Major Mnislie, Waverley has lost two of its most highly esteemed citizen saldicr*. The deceased was a son of Mr. iFeter Elmslle, and was married.