PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 27 June 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Sergeant Gprald D. Dawson, ui Rahotu, of the 22nd Mounted Rifles, cabled that he had arrived esfely in Egypt.

Brigadier-General Seely, M.P., who was formerly British Secretary for War, hat been accidentally wounded in France.

Mrs T. 11.- Booth lias received cable advice thut her husband was wounded on June Bth.

Corporal C. J. Hamblyn, of Bell Block, who was wounded on June 10, wbr a master at the New Plymouth High School.

Mr. 0. A. Marchant, of Cardiff, has re. ceived word that his son, Corporal P. F. Marchant, has been severely wounded. Mr. A. Gray, director of technical education for Tarnnaki, is at present in Wellington, attending a conference of directors of technical colleges.

F. J. Crombie, the well-known cricketer, son of the ex-Commissioner of Taxes, has succumbed to wounds.—Press Association.

Lieutenant J. F. Hurathouse, who was practising as a dentist at New Plymouth, and enlisted in the infantry, subsequently obtaining a commission, iwas wounded on Juno 8.

Mrs. J. H. Leeman, Devon Street, New Plymouth, has recoived advice that her husband, 'who went away with the 10th Reinforcements, is very severely wounded in the left leg, and is in hospital in France.' The name of Lieut.-Colonel W. H. Fletcher, of New Plymouth, appeared in Monday's casualty list. He was wounded on June 14. His command was the Wellington Battalion of the newly formed brigade. A Berne cablegram reports that exKing Constantino has purchased a magnificent 'chateau called tly; Chartreuse, near Thuncastle, It formerly belonged to Baron von Zedlitz, a German iffieer. The resignation of Miss Browne as matron of the New Plymouth hospital was accepted at yesterday's meeting of the Taranaki Hospital Board, as from October 31, and sic was granted leave of absence on full pay from July 10 till that date. ,

Mr. E. J. Wrighton, managing director of the New Zealand Picture Supplies, Ltd., accompanied by Mrs and Miss Wrighton and Mr Wrighton, junr., and Mrs Haywood, who are on a motor tour of the west coast, are in New Plymouth.

Mr. V. 0. West, who has been a member of the staff of the Empire Picture Theatre for the past five years, was presented with «, case of pipes and a tobacco pouch hy the employees at Everybody's and the Empire Theatres on Saturday evening. Mr. West left for Wellington on Monday to join the 31st Heinforcements for the front.

At the meeting tff the Taranaki Education Board yesterday resignations were accepted from teachers as follows: W. A. Bullians, head teacher at Waihi, who takes up his appointment as first assistant the the Central School, New Plymouth; Mr. Manning, head teacher at Raliotu; Miss J. Wallach, sole teacher, Musker's; Mr. Mcintosh, solo teacher, Ahititi and Tongaporutu; Miss Hight, probationer, Manaia. At Inglewood on Monday Miss Mikkelson, who has been engaged on the New Plymouth Technical College staff, was presented by the scholars witli a silver pin tray. Mr. D. Evans, master of the Inglewood school, made the presentation and referred to Miss Mikkleson'B work as instructress in the cooking and dressmaking classes. Mr. F. Stanford responded on behalf of the recipient, who is leaving shortly to take up a position under the Wanganui Education Board-

Privato advice has been received in Wellington of the death from wounds of Private Paul Freyberg, a member of the wellfknown fighting family, and brother of Brigadier-General B. $. Freyberg, V.C. Private Paul was 33 years of age, and is the second of the family to lay down his life, the eldest (Oscar, who was well-known in New Plymouth) falling on Gallipoli. Paul was educated at Wellington College, and afterwards joined a Wellington city solicitor's staff, whence he enlisted with thc'Tnelfth Reinforcements. He saw service in the Boer war.—Press Association.

Mr. J. A. Bridgeman, of Westown, formerly of liiglewopd, received advice on Saturday that his son, Private Norman Bridgeman, who left mith the 18th Reinforcements, hrtd been wounded. On Monday he received the sad intelligence that another son, Lance-Corporal A. C. Bridgeman, who left with the 3rd Rifle Brigade, had 'been killed in action. Deceased, who was well known and highly esteemed by all who knew him. was 20 years of age. His brother, who was wounded, is aged 21. Mr. Bridgeman will have the symjpathy of all in his loss.

In a recent casualty list appear the names of the following Taranaki men:— Wounded: Private A. Kindberg (Mrs. H. Ithtdberg, New Plymouth, mother), Private N. Bridgeman (Mr. T. A. Bridgeman, New Plvinouth, father), Private A. H. Mellar (Mr G. A. Mellar, Waitarn, M.her). Seriously 111: Sergeant W. B. Caaev (New Plymouth), Sergeant R. Corkill (Hawera), Private J. H. Lennan (New Plymouth), Lance-Corporal Soilness (Taranaki). Not severe cases: Private R. Lennox (Hawera), C. F. McGregor (C. McGregor, Rahotu, father); Sergeant V. Horrocks (E. N. Horrocks, Eltham, father). " • '

I Mr P. <S. Howell, of Howell Bros., »nd son of Mrs C. Howel), Chatsworth House, ,New Plymouth, will proceed to ca'mp to-day. Hr, Hoitfell, who is a Second Division man, enlisted in Wellington recently, He has had three brothers at the' front, one of whom has paid the supreme sacrifice. Of the other two, one has been wounded, and has been appointed to the permanent staff in England, and the,other,:hfts returned* to New Zealand. Provided the latter passes the Medical Board, ho will go back to the firing line with the new recruit.

Mr David Charteris, Fitzroy, received word on Saturday that one of his grandsons had been seriously wounded at Messines. This makes the seventh case of a casualty among the near relatives of Mr Charteris. Three members of the family have been killed, a son and a grandson, at Gallipoli, and a nephew in France, while four have been wounded, two nephews in France, a son-in-law at Gallipoli, and the grandson already mentioned. In addition to these Mr Charteris has a son in training in England, three nephews fighting in France, and a grandson holding a position as masseur at the institution in Rotorua for the treatment of wounded soldiers.