PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 August 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Corporhl H. C. Baker and Sergeant A. L. Humphries are spending a few, days" leave in Jfew Plymouth. Saturday's casualty list contained tie name of E. A. Mace (Mrs. M. J. Mace, New Plymouth, mother) among those of the men who have died from wounds.

In all probability the Suprebie Court sessions, whieh open in New 'Plymouth oh Monday next, will be presided over by Mr. Justice Chapman. Mrs. Kennedy, of Oriental'Buy,"Wellington, is on a short visit to New My-, mouth and ia staying at the White alart Hotel. ' ,

Mr. and Mrs. W. (Perry, of Vo'geltown, have received cable, news to the effect that their son Fred has been wounded and gassed, but that he is progressing satisfactorily towards recovery. Privatjd J. G. Martin, of. the Thirtieth Reinforcements, arrived by the mail train 011 Saturday. niyht to spend' his final leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J, W. H. Martin, Pnkearuhe. Mr. George Marsh, of Egmont Village, has received word that his son, Private Gordon H. Marsh, who was admitted to. hospital suffering from shell shock, has now been transferred to a convalescent, depot. The Rev. A. H. Barnett, one of the Anglican back-blocks missioners, has, we regret to learn, become an inmate of th# hospital, owing to appendicitis trouble. It is to bo hoped that his recovery will be speedy and complete.

The districts of the stipendiary magistrates ni Taranaki have been temporarily re-arranged. Mr. A. Croofce will Jiave charge of Stratford and Eithaiu in addition to his present district, while Mr. W. R. Haselden will take Wanganui as well as Hawera,

Mr. Horace Wakefield, of Howick, Auckland, is on a short visit here. In the seventies Mr Wakefield was a wellknown settle)' on the Frank ley Road, and afterwards joined the Marine Department, retiring 011 superannuation a few years ago.

Mr. F 4 . M. Jones, who goes into camp with the 34th. Reinforcements, was on Saturday evening presented by the firms of "Webster's Block" with a luminous wristlet watch; also, by Mr. G. A. Laird, of the International Harvester Co., with a silver-mounted pipe and case, on behalf of that firm.

The name of C. .7. H. Davidson, recently reported as among those who had been awarded the Military Cross refem (says the New Zealand Times) to the young amateur bouer who, under, the pseudonym of J. Hunter, won the welterweight championship of Wellington in 1914,'

Mr. and Mrs.»Taylor, of Waitara, have 1 ecehcd a letter from Mr. T, Buchanan, president of the Taranaki Rugbv Union and chairman of the committee 01 the Clifton Football Club, in which at the request of both those bodies, ho conveys the sincere sympathy of both bodies to Mr and Mrs. Taylor 111 tlicir sad bereavement—the death of their son Reg. Taylor, the well-known representative footballer, who. was killed at the front.

Lieut. R. D. Doughty (brother of Mr. F. Doughty, New Plymouth), who has succumbed to wounds received in the recent heavy fighting on the western front, left Sydney with the Main Australian Expeditionary Force, apd had been on active service for close upon three years. He was wounded some time ago", and was subsequently decorated with the Military Cross for bravery. He was at one time in the employ of the New Zealand Clothing Factory. The death is announced of Mrs. Sophia Lewer, an old and respected settler of Karori, in her 95th year. Born at Merton, Surrey, she arrived at Wellington with her husband and family in the ship Oliver Lang in 1858, and'had lived in Ivarori ever since. Mrs. Lewer has left a family of three sons and four daughters, among the latter being Mrs. L Hill, of New Plymouth. The coffin in which Mrs. Lewer's body reposes is partly made of timber from the vessel in which she came to New Zealand. The annual report of the Hawera Football Club, in making reference to the great war, stated that ten members of the club had made the supreme sacrifice —Messrs R. Murphy, L. Winks, S. Catchpolo, A. Bernard,, Horace Whittington, A. Will,-, C. Langdon, A. Lethaby, F, Rogers, J. Midgley. Others who aro serving, or have rc-turr.cd, are Messrs C. Street W. Grant, L. Bishop, L. Wills, E. West, T Williams, J. Grant, J. Carruthers,' J. Sheahan, Hugh Whittington,. A. West, C Baker, A. Coleman, S. Hiclcey, b! Robertson, S. Coles, S, Burrows A Spratt, K. Clout, D. Grant,' P. Murphy, W. Cowper, B. Anderson, 10. Johnston, C. Walsh, I-I, Nicholas, W Bcnsley, and C. Rye. The report expressed the hope that before another annual meeting an honorable peace will have been secured; and the boys mentioned have been welcomed home.

The Wanganui Chronicle records the death of Mr. Albert Barns, who passed awav at his residence, Putiki, last evening, in Ins gotlt year. The deceased gentleman was onb of the oldest and most highly respited settlers on the coast, coming to New Zealand in 1857. Very shortly afterwards he came to Wanganui, and after various ventures he. eventually entered into partnership with Mr. Thoa. Higgle, and 'conducted an auctioneering business. Mr. Barns was appointed a Government vajuer, in which capacity ho was engaged until the time of his death. Though lie did not take an active part in local politics, lie was keenly interested in all that affected the welfare of the town and the Dominion. Deceased leaves a widow and a family of ten—six sons and four daughters —to mourn their loss The sons arc -Messrs. Frederick' Ernest, Charles, Bert, Arthur, and Sydney Barns, and the daughters are MesdaJnes Geo. Death (W&itotara), V R Allen (TVanganui), Gus. Maedonald'and Robert McLean (Wanganui). There are also 41 grand-children and four treatgrandchildren. D

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