PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 17 October 1916, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr A. Mackintosh, general manager in N".v Zealand for the Sun Fire 0 ce, has oHr.ine;': the consent of the London directorate, and leaves Auckland at an early c'ai? to do his "bit" in the great war. \ fine example this to commercial men. The staff of Messrs. Bellringer Bros, assembled at the residence of Mr. C. E. Belliingcr, Vogeltown, last week for the purpose of farcwdling Mr. C. Gibson, who lias Veen with the firm for the past f:ve years. /The guest was presented with a balliet hold-all and a patent chest and Sung protector. Mr. Gibson left yesterday, together with his brother, itr. W. Gibson, as a member of the ioca! contingent of the lllth Reinforcrmuitt.

'Mr. R. K. Siddells, who is now on the stall of the Xapier Boys' High School, ha-* enlisted, and goes into camp nt the end of t)jf year. Before going to Napier lie was on the staff of the Victoria Avenue School, Wanganui. Mr. rtddells represented YVauganui Bugby representatives in lfll'4 and 1915. Tie is now a member of the Hawke's Bay Rugby Union, and lm,s taken an ardent interest in foot'b.ill in Xapier. He spent much of his time in couching the boys of the school. iTlarcom't-Beatty, the fine actor who supported Nellie Stewart in ''Old Hoi'delberg," "Sweet Xell of Old Driiry," and other piece's, is numbered now amongst the wounded. He has been doing his bit since «arly in the war, when he gave his age as 3(1, though he is decidedly more than that. The last news ot him was that lie was lying in hospital, lite right arm shattered by a bullet. To a/ld to )" misfortune, his wife could not visit him, having fallen from a motoc-'bus and broken her ankle.

The 'Rov. W. L. Blam'irc.?, "who died at Christchnrcli, last) week, at the ago of sr years, was a prominent figure in colonial Methodism. He lo«£ occupied an honored position in tlie ;dmrch in Victoria, and was at one lime President of the Connexion. After his retirement from active ministerial work lie came to New Zealand, mil has latterly beeiv a resident of Ohristehurch. Although lie had readied such nil advanced age, hu death was roillv the outcome of complications resulting from a had fall recently sustained by him. He is survived by a daughter and three sons, the latter of whom are all in the Methodist ministry, namely, ChaplainCaptain If. L. Blamiresi, with the 17.\peditionarv Forces; Rev. E. 'P. Blaruires, of Auckland; nnr the Rev. E. 0. J!luniires, of Hawera.