PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 12 June 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL.

A London cable report* lb at Captain Hatlinr.it has resigned from the Food Ministry;

Lance-Corporal Francis Doyle, qf Okaiawa, 'Who was previously reported missing, is now reported to be a prisoner of war in Germany.

Constable Norton, who has for some time been stationed at New Plymouth, leaves this morning on transfer to HaWera.

Mr. hi. M. Jones, who has been previously .rejected, was yesterday passed by the Medical Board at Hawera as fit for active service.

Mr. W. N. Ewing has received cable advice that bis son, Lieut. Straphie Swing, has been wounded, but is doing well.

Lieutenant W. <H. Beadle left by the mail train yesterday morning to take up home service duty on the staff of the Director of Works and Construction at Trentham camp.

At a send-off to a draft of tunnellerfl at Greymouth last night, a motion of sincere regret was passed with the widow and relatives of the late BrigadierGeneral Brown, who was -well known and highly respected on the coast, especially among the mining community. Before commencing his address at Eltham on Saturday, Mr. Buckeridge gracefully referred to the distinction gained by Mr. C. A. Wilkinson's son at the front. He said most of those present would remember him since he was a boy at school, and all would join with him in extending congratulations to Mr. Wilkinson.

In the list of Birthday honors recently published, appears the name of Sergeant-Major Allan McQueen, who received the Military Medal. SergeantMajor McQueen was a member of the Main Body, having enlisted at Maungatapere, Whangarei'and was formerly of Stratford, being a grandson of the late Mrs. Bonner. His second brother is a member of the 25th Reinforcements, and another brother recently enlisted.—Post.

Mr. John McKenzie, who died at Wanganni last week, at the age of 89 years, was one of Cobb and Co.'s coach drivers, who used to do the run between Wanganui and New Plymouth in Jio seventies, When the difficulties were great. The Wanganui and 'New; Plymouth coaches reached Hawera atynight, going on their respective journeys ne: morning.

A Wellington telegram states that news has been received that BrigadierGeneral Charles Brown, D.5.0., of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, has been killed in action. He left with the main body as a, captain on Sir Alexander Godley's staff, and 'was promoted to Brigadier in February last and awarded the D.S.O. for his 'work at Gallipoli, where he was seriously wounded. Brigadier Frown was well known on the West Coast. He was 47 years of age and had two sons in the army. Mr. Allen Haigh, one of the pioneers of the West Coast of the South Island,, died last, week at Cobden. A native of Elland, County of Yorkshire, he left England with the troops to take part in the suppression of the Indian Mutiny, and was one of the defenders of Lucknow, under Sir Colin Campbell, in 185758, and held the double clasp and medal of the 94th Regiment.' Leaving India for New Zealand 'with the imperial troops he saw further service in the Maori wars, and was at Gate Pa and Tauranga Pa engagements, for which he gained the Maori war medal.