PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 4 November 1916, Page 4

PERSONAL.

I Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Tall, of Dnnedin, [have eight sons who have been or are soldiers, one winning the Victoria Cross. Mr. G. C. B. Jordan has been appointed permanent head of the Native Department, with the title of undersecretary. Mr. Harold Beaiichamp, chairman of the Bank of New Zealand, is expected back from Canada and the United States in about a fortnight. Private J. Seivwright, of Opunake, who was wounded in France last month, has been removed from the dangerously ill list. His sister linn received word that he has had to have a leg amputated. On Wednesday evening Major Cardalt, whilst motor-cycling from Featherston, collided with another cyclist, and was. seriously injured. He is now lying in the Greytown Hospital. Mr. R. J. Linn, of Norraanhy, who has been judging the Jersey sections at the Palmcrston North Show, leavss on Monday for Christchurch, where he will act in a similar capacity at the Canterbury Show. Adjutant W. Winton, of the Salvation Army in Auckland, has been selected for chaplaincy work in Egypt. He will be leaving Auckland within the next few days. Adjutant Winton has been the Young People's secretary for the Auckland division. The death of Mr. Donald \latheson occurred at the Napier Hospital this week. The deceased arrived in Hawke's Bay in 1870, and tooK up his residence in Hastings, where he nad lived practically ever since. He died at the age* of 74, and left one son and three daughters. Mrs. T. Fielder Taylor, of Nelson, has received cable advice that her husband Chaplain-Captain Taylor is returning to Kew Zealand. Chaplain-Captain Taylor, who has done much valuable work for soldiers in many ways and who is very popular, served throughout the Oallipoli campaign, in which he was seriously wounded. Recovering, 4 he returned to the front, but was later at* tacked by rheumatism and pleurisy and has been' for some time in hospital in England. The Patea Press states that on Saturday Mr. W. H. Southcombe received word that his son, Corporal Harold Southeembe, had been killed in action on tint Somme front. The Me Corporal Southeomlie saw service in Egypt, and took part in the victorious attack on the Senussi on Christmas Day. Shortly afterwards he was transferred with the '*e»t of his company to Flanders, where he took part in the "big pu-h," escaping without a scratch until the time.he fell. Corporal Southcombe was of exceptionally line physique, and was one of the most of the many fine young New Healnmlcrs wiio have left the Dominion at the call of the Motherland. The deepest sympathy will be felt for the relatives.

The death occtired at Wairoa, Hawke's Bay, on Tuesday, of Dr. Gordon, a son" of Mrs Peter Gordon, of Masterton. For sohil- years the deceased was fanning in the Walrarapa, and inter commenced to study for the. medical profession. In pursuance of these studies he left about seven years ago for Scotland, and was successful in graduating as a medical practitioner. About twelve months since he returned to Masterton and acted as loeuin tenens for Dr. Cowie during the lattcr's' absence in England. Dr. Gordon commenced practice in Wairoa a lew months ago, and .was in his usual good health until he suffered a sndd,en stroke on Mondav last. Recently the deceased was married to Miss M. H. Paj'ton. of Masterton.