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PERSONAL.

The Taranaki Jockey Club at its an. nual meeting last night passed a \ot« of sympathy with the relative* of th# late Mr. T. Elliot, of Waitara. Sir Ernest Rutherford is in America on a scientific mission. He will bo till the beginning of

The High Commissioner, London, has .cabled that Sergeant J. A . Taylor next-of-kin, Mm. E. Flay, Egmont V|j' lage), has been awarded the Distinguish. eel Conduct Medal. s •

Sergeant Fergus Galvin, fourth son of Mrs Patrick Galvin (late of Hawera), died of wounds in France on July 10, the deceased was 25 years of age at the time of his death. ■

Lieutenant T. Buxton, of New Ply. month, who acted as quartermaster otf one of the transports for somo time, has been promoted captain, the promotion being dated back two years.

One of the arrivals by the first ship reaching New Plymouth in 1841, Mr Revell, has come recently to Hnwer* (the.Star says). He celebrated his 90th birthday on Monday last, and is hal« and hearty still.

At the annual meeting of the Taranaki Jockey Club it was unanimously resolved to forward a vote.of svmpathv to Mr. C. M. Leppcr, in his illness. Complimentary references wer made to the work done by Mr. Lepper. in the club's interests for many years past. Private advice has been received in Wellington that Lieut. George M'L«an Wilford (son of Mr. T/M. Wilford, M.P ) has been promoted to a captaincy. Captain Wilford left New Zealand with the Mam Body of the Now Zealand Expaditionary Force. ■-.;.,,

A painful sensation was caused in Wellington on Saturday by the anaounc*ment of the death of Mr. Herbert B. Kirkaltlie, secretary and partner of tot firm of Kirkaldie, and Stains, at the age of 42. Pleurisy following an attack of influenza was the cause of death.

Advice has been received by privat» cablegram that Lieut. F. E. Greenish, N.Z.R.8., has obtained hie eaptainey. Captain Greenish was recently awarde'd the Military Cross, and prior to the war was a partner in the firm of Roe and Greenish, architects, of Hawera.

Mr. R. L. M. Kitto, formerly manager of tlte New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co.'s Hawera branch, and who for the past two years has been tha company's manager at Christchurch, is relinquishing the position at the end of the month to join the firm of Pyne an 4 Co.

Mr. W T . McDonald, who for many years has been manager of the Kau> pokonni Dairy Company, is leaving Ta. ranaki to take up land near Hamilton, and on Friday the residents of the cbV trict attended in large aumbers at Qtakeho and entertained him and his wifa at a.social and made them several presentations.

A letter received by a Dunedin resident from Captain Stenhouse shows that lie, Captain Worsley (ex-captain of tha Endurance); and Dr. Cope arrived in England the first week in April, and reported for service. Dr. Cope is with tha R.N.A.S., and Captains Stenhouse and Worsley are on special service. Of this, Captain Stenhouse says:—"This is great ivork, and we are both extremely fortune lite. We are on different .ships but 'hope to be together again soon. Most of, our party arc in fighting rig." Among the names of officers awarded the D.S.O. in the last list was that of Lieut-Colonel A. Winter Evans, A report of the deed which, probably earned for Col. Evans this distinction has reached Wellington. One morning four of the colonel's men were caught by the German fire in No Man's Land. One was killed and three were wounded. Before they could crawl back to tho trenches or be rescued the dawn camo and they were obliged to shelter in a shell hole. Colonel Evans saw their plight, and promptly loading himself with food and water bottles, stepped over the parapet and walked boldly in full daylight to the shell hole. Ha rendered first aid to the wounded men and' fed and tended them until night fel, and they could be brought in Before leaving for the front in command of the 3rd Battalion of the N.Z. Rifle Brigade, Colonel Evans (who was stationed at Rangiotu) was manager of the Consolidated Mines, Reefton. He served in the Boer War, where he was through the seige of Ladysmith and won the D.C.M.

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Taranaki Daily News, 31 July 1917, Page 4

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PERSONAL. Taranaki Daily News, 31 July 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL. Taranaki Daily News, 31 July 1917, Page 4

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