PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 August 1916, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr. W, C-larw, of Elthap, has word staling that his son, George, va*. wounded on the oth inst. in Egypt. Mr. and Mrs. 11, A. Foyater left Has wera yesterday on a trip to England. V Mr. L. C. R. Averill, a son of Dr. A> W_ Averill, Anglican Bishop of Auckland, naS enlisted. Mr. Averill is a and is nineteen years of age. A cable from, Parig states that Brindejang Manlinais, who gave a series of remarkable flights over European capi" lals during 1013, fell whilst flying afc Verdun, and was killed, ; ,ln a letter from London, on June 28, to Mr. W. T. Jennings, M.P., Sir Thomas Mackenzie states that his son, who' losb his sight at Gallipoli owing to gun con« mission, is enjoying the best of health; and makes light of his misfortune. . At Te Roti last friday, Private A. E< Wasley was tendered a farewell by tha residents. Mr. W. A. Cleaver was ehalr« man, and in a neat and appropriate speech presented the guest of the evening with a purse of sovereigns, A very, pleasant time was spent by all present The m'dents of Mangatoki attended in large- numbers to farewell Private E< Coition, who is sailing with the Seven-* teenth Reinforcements. The preßentai tion included ,a double cheßt protector,' camp combination knife and a diintjfl' light text book. Corporal W. J, Johnson, who was killed in France a few days ago, was weH known in political circles in Australia. He represented Robertson in the Federal House of Representatives from 1810 ta 191 'f, and was Mayor of Auburn when ha enlisted nine months ago. Private Hansford, of Eltham, who lefty on Monday for camp, went through tha, Gallipoli campaign and. received some-* thing like seventeen wounds of a differ ant nature. After recovering sufficiently! as to be able to leave tile hospital, ho was invalided back to New Zealand. Pri« cate Hansford, however, has again felli the call of duty and has gone forward to do his little bit once more, The following members 6f the New Zealand Expeditionary Force are tha April nominees for commissions in the Imperial forces: 10/722 Sergt. Alfred, George Jennings, 8/160 Sergt. Stanley Berryman, 13/426 Corporal Walter Henry Park, 7/108 S.M. Frank Leanold Rees, 7/77 Regt. S.M. Daniel Gordeu Laurenson. The last lettei received in New Plymouth from Sergeant Jehninga was from France, where he was on June 21st last.

"Fifty-one" writes to the Hawerai Star: "I notice that Emanuel De Castro, jim. died at New Plymouth, on Sunday, at the age of 02 years. If I mistake not, his father and mother were living at Qmata at the bommfenceinent bf the Maori war, and had not left their homestead when five settlers were shot down at Waireka Hill (also twp boya tomahawked on a farm near by). At that time the Mioris respected ft minister of the gospel and also foreigners. On this account the houses of the Rev. H, H. j Brown and De Castro were tapu, and the lives of the inmates were spared; hut they had to be rescued by the mili« tary as the tapu was defined by a lino round the houses." Mr. and Mrs, H. Black and Miss Vera Black were tendered a farewell social by the congregation of YVhiteley Church on Monday evening. . The gathering, which had been arranged by the Ladies' Guild, was well attended. The Rev. A. B. Chappell presided and an interesting programme was given. During the evcn-i ing, Mrs. Cannelf,, on behalf of the Ladies' Guild, presented Mrs. Black with a silver teapot and Miss Vera Black with six volumes of Shakespeare. Mr, J. Gibson, on behalf of the congregation, expressed their regret that Mr, and Mrs. Black were leaving New Plymouth. He referred to the sterling work the family had done on behalf of the church and Sunday School, and said they would be greatly missed. Mr, Black suitably; responded. A well-known figure in .New Zealand , military circles, Colonel L. W. Lovcday, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday morning, at the age of 71 years. Colonel Loveday, who was born at Darjeeling, India, and educated in England, came out to New Zealand as a youth of eighteen. He had been interested in the volunteer movement prior to leaving pome, and soon after his arrival in the colony be was appointed instructor to the 3rd Waikato Militia. When that force was disbanded in ISfli lie went to the Thames goldfield, where he was appointed clerk to the Warden's Court, and subsequently; clerk to Mr. James Macky, Civil Commissioner. Colonel Loveday retired from the service some, years ago, but has always retained a keen interest, in military; matters. Always his special effort was directed towards the early military training of the youth of the Dominion, and he spared no pains to ensure the success o£ fhe Junior Cadet adieme while sie held ' office. He is survived by a widow and two married daughters, who are living iu South Africa. Mrs. E. \Y. Chaytor received a cable from her husband, General Chaytor, this week, stating that his men had dona splendid in the recent fighting in Egypt, and that, lie himself was well. General Chaytor is in command of the mounted men, including the New Zealand Mounted Rifles and the Australian Light Horse. These were the forces that were engaged, with the British Yeomanry, in the crashing defeat inflicted oil tho Turks at Romani. It was considered that this particular season was chosen by the enemy for an attack on account of the intense heat, and their belief that the white soldiers would be unable to 11; l.t miller these conditions. General Chajtor, in recent letters, mentions that 123 degrees of heat were recorded in the desert, hut notwithstanding this, the men were standing up to their work with splendid pluck and endurance. From the reports of the fighting, it seems as if tho Turks seriously miscalculated the fighting qualities of the colonials and Yeomanry,