PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 17 September 1915, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Dr. A. Harvey, of Wavcrley, In leaving New Zealand to jojn the British Army Medical Corps at the front. At the Roman Catholic Church, Kaponga, on Monday, Mr. Dorflinger Bcda, of Mangatoki, was married to Miss Ida Meyer, daughter of Mrs. J. Arnet, of Matapu. The temporary appointments of Corporals T. E. Y. Seddon and W. D, Stewart, M.P.s, to the rank of sergeant have been approved by the Camp Commandant (Lieutenant-Colonel H. R. Potter). Mr. W. Kerr, S.M., of Wanganui, is leaving on a two months' vacation. Mr. Kerr will probably proceed to America in the hope that the sea voyage will effectively restore his health.

Mr. Horace Stebbing, who has occupied the positions of chief scoutmaster, chief inspector, district commander, and provincial commissioner of boy scouts in Auckland, has been appointed organising secretary of the movement in Auckland. Mr, G. H. McClure, of the Southland Lands and Survey Office, has received notice of his promotion to the position of Commissioner of Crown Lands and Chief Surveyor in Wellington. He will bo succeeded by Mr. H, Haszard,; of Westland.-

Mr. and Mrs. J. A. MeKenna, of Patea, have received a letter from their son Frank, who is at present in the fighting: lino in tho Dardanelles, stating that he is "all* well." The letter, which was written in July last, stated that Private Reid, of Patea, had been mentioned in despatches for conspicuous bravery, '

Mr. John Holmes, a member of the Hftwera branch of H.M. Veterans' Association (South African) was presented on Wednesday by his comrades with a travelling rug, on the evo of his departure for Trentham, ho having been accepted for service at the front. The presentation was inade 07 .Veteran A. Blaok. ... '..iit'iV' w'..'

Private George Monk, reported missing (and thought to have been killed in action) was, says the Star, an old Hawera sohool boy. He was the second son of Mr. George Monk, who lived in Hawera for many years, tut Is now farming at Ranana, up the Wanganui River. George And Bernard Monk went to the war together, but Bernard (Mr. Monk's fourth son) was killed several weeks, ago. Both the young Monks were helping their father on the farm when they went to the war.

The death occurred on Sunday of an old settler of Tinui, Wairarapa, in the person of Mr. James Langdon. The deceased, who haß resided for many years in the district, was highly respected by all who knew him. He was sixty-seven years of age, and had been ailing for some time. He leaves a family of three sons and four daughters. , • In recognition of his courage, resolution, and skill in restoring the machinery of the steamer Southport when it had been disabled by Germans (thus enabling her to escape), Mr. Harold J. W, Cos, chief engineer of the vessel, was at Cardiff Board of Trade office recently presented with a handsome piece of plate from the Government. At Kusaie, Caroline Islands, in August last, the Southport was stopped by the German corvette Geier, whioh took some of her coal and left her apparently disabled. By ingenious devices the engines were restored to activity sufficiently to enable the steamer to reach Brisbane. Private J. Barnard, who was wounded at the Dardanelles, returned to Eltham on Tuesday, and was met at the railway station by the.Mayor (Mr. B. Dive) and a number of, the townspeople. Private Barnard's woundb are of a serious nature. He was badly wounded in the left shoulder-blade and collarbone, the result being that life has lost the use of his left arm, which is quite paralysed. He states that there is a hope of his recovering the use of it again, but it is only a very remote hope.

Word was received in Normanby on Monday of the death from wounds received at Anzac on August 7, of Corporal John Alexander (Jack) Shaw, who for many years was in the employment of Messrs Gibson Bros., of the Mountain Road, an 3 was known throughout the district for the keen interest he took •in cricket and football. He was a youth of splendid physique, and, .as his inti mate friends remember, knew no fear. Leaving No/manby for his home in Victoria just befote the war, he enlisted in the Bth Light Horse and went to the front with the 2nd Australian Imperial Force. He was promoted to lance-cor-poral in camp, and received his corporal's stripes in Egypt. The deceased soldier had seen considerable fighting, and deceived the fatal wounds at Anzac about August 7. Ho was the third son of Mrs. E. Shaw, of "Ladysmith," Terang, Victoria, for whom much sympathy is expressed by his old comrades around Normanby.—Star.