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Taranaki Daily News, 4 July 1917, Page 4

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Mr. John Hopkins arrived in New Plymouth last' night to arrange for the appearance of The Dandies locally next week. Mr. Grey, of New Plymouth, bgs received word that his son John was slightly wounded on June 10. Mr. J. G. Arthur has received notice from the Minister of Defence that his son, Private w: Arthur (17th Reinforcements) has been missing since June 9. In the revised roll of Justices of the Peace for the Dominion appear the names of Mr John Avery (New Plymouth) and Mr. T. Cummings (Awakino). Sergt. H. B. Grave, son of H. T. H. GTavc, manager of the Standard Insurance Co., has Ibeen alwarded the Military Medal. Sergt. Grave left with the llt'h Reinforcements but joined the 9t ; h. A recent casualty list contained the name of Sergt. ,H. J. Clements, who was reported slightly wounded. Sergeant Clements was for some time assistant at the Eltham School. Mr. J. Taylor, Fitzroy, has received advice that his third son, Private Andrew Taylor, who left with the First Brigade of Lord Liverpool's Own, died of wounds on June 26. This is the first intimation Mr. Taylor received that his son was wounded. A Bombay cable announces the death of Dadabhai Naoroji, the first Indian member of Parliament. He was the son of a Parsi priest, and was born in 1825. He served in many administrative offices, including the Legislative Council, Bombay. He also published a number of papers on Indian social, political and economic "subjects. A visitor to New Plymouth yesterday was Mr. O. Hooper, formerly assistant to Mr. T. Hood, chemist. Mr. Hooper enlisted some eighteen months ago, and at the Sonvme engagement was severely wounded in the spine. While at Brockenhurst Hospital Mr. Hooper found himself under the charge of Dr. Geo. Home, for whom he has nothing but words of praise. Since returning to New Zealand he has been under massage treatment at Rotorua, and after his varied experiences is in the best of spirits. Rifleman Tom V. George, after serving over 13 months ago on the Western front, is now in' the ,20th General Hospital, Dannes Camier, With gunshot wounds in the left arm and leg, received on June 7. Rifleman George joined the New Zealand forces in October, 1915, leaving Auckland the following February with the 4th Battalion New Zealand Rifle Brigade. He was educated at the District School, Helensville, leaving there with his parents for New Plymouth. He entered the firm of the late D. Berry and Co.. ironmongers, where he remained for 15 years. Prior to enlisting he was with the firm of Messrs Wingate and Co., Queen St., Auckland. Cabled advice has been received in Auckland of the death, on June 23, in London, of Mr. -W. T. Holmes, at one time general manage: of the Bank of New Zealand, and latterly a member of the London board of the bank. Mr. Holmes, who was aibout 72 years of age, received his early training in ono of the Indian banks. In 1890 he was engaged by the Bank of New Zealand as chief executive officer in the colony, and took up his residence in Auckland, then the executive headquarters of the bank in New Zealand. When the headquarters were transferred from London to Wellington in 180-4, Mr. Holmes went to London and accepted a seat on the London board, which he retained until the time of his death. Sißter Jeanne Sinclair has forwarded the following letter, which has been addressed to her from the Chronicles Office, to Mrs. Salway:—"The last letter received from Trooper Gordon Salway was ( dated February IS, in which he asked for parcels of provisions, clothing and tobacco, but immediately upon receipt of Trooper Sahvay's address in Turkey (he was then at Anon Kara Hissar) orders were given for a weekly food parcel and fortnightly tobacco parcel, and a good supply of warm clothing was dispatched shortlv afterwards. It is regretted that up to" the present time no acknowledg- . ments have been received in respect of '. the many parcels which have been dis- . patched. Regular money remittances have also been forwarded to him each i fortnight, but only two acknowledgments have come to hand yet. One of his comrades, Sergt. G. Al'Aneny, who i is also interned at Tsmidt, wrote , date of February 18. "Salway and ir [ self are in good health," so that t 1 would appear to be no reason for feeling f specially anxious about him."