PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 28 August 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL.

The death is reported of Colonel HefflJ Burton Pierce Lanigan, builder ot thi Calliope ©oek, Auckland.

Mrs. S. Oliver, of Sentry Hill, has » waved word that her eldest «j» -jfto" has been wounded in the right fate* «a 4 admitted to hospital on August utk. Mrs. S. Oliver, of Sentry Hill, hat received word that her eldest son, Jim, has been wounded in the right knee, aw t<rho»pi&i on August "H, *'Ws. M. A. Mcl&y, fendarves Street/ New Plymouth, has received advice that her third,son, Corporal H. fl. ("Lai") MeKoy, who left with the 7th Keiaforce. ments, has been wounded.

The nanus of M* ioUewW Vnamid *«n appeared imyesterday's port:~Severe cases: G. F. ford), J. O. Sumner (New HyZuth? Mrs. W. N. Stephenson, of Tarild has Minister that her husband, Private Stephenson, is returning to New Zealand mvahded, and will reafh **ffi3

Mr. M. Eraser, of New Plymouth has received a cablegram froiT *?'«£ Sergeant Hugh Fraser (19th Retofora ments) stating that he has aSSrSZ discharged from hospital Md iTtfS

Unplain-Oaptaiß J. E. Sullivan, at <«,„ time an assistant master at the CenSl School New Plymouth, to ate™ ™.f ft M *r Sandford by l£& mail, states that he is at present*, Wing Camp, and is in good health.

Mr. S. Lockhart, of Hawera, ha* lust received word that his brother, Sergeant Andrew Lockhart, has been killed m action. This i s the third brother he has lost .within a year, two" losing their lives fighting for their country. Many friends in North Taranaki will •be sorry to learn «. the death of LanceCorporal C. Ustai.o, who was killed to trance on July 31st. Prior to enlist•ment with the 18th?, deceased was a -member of the Onaero dairy factory

In the latest hat of New Zealanders jto receive military decoration, aw, eMS the name of Lance-Sergeant S. C. Foot jwhohas W on the D.C.M. This 8 oldi 9 ; i» well known in huharu, sajg the FJaweia jjtar, having received .h« edueaMrs T. Foot, resides at New Plymouth, and his father, ihe hue T. foot, resided in liltham for many years.

Writes a New Plymouth officer in trance: '1 met Mis, J'oih.nl, kue of Jie»-lij-inoutli, in Foikenom. tj.e other day. »lie had a nut-sing li<„ B ,> m .New ml mouth, and ,oid i, u to om,e o^r hfl J e ■uk, hwp, Olii , { : ~U (! ( , ou i d mio fc lor ? omo time was cooking. What a wa-te of a Wo inunl She is no«m charge oi three .ujua-ls of w'ok* w lias a very busy time."

Mr. and Mrs. Alien, of Frankleig!, lane. ,f,ave jint >'e,,,m,l word from their sou Eric, who loft Xew Zea,lah,: With the 3rd Batiaiiod ai tho N'.Z.S.B., sa\inj he gained bis comuu*jiun a"a lieutenant, after >\hic-!i he spent hL fart null's leave in N-V<,U;ma and veturuea t<> 'Sling Camp,, an,} i s expecting i u letvo for France any Jay. Auckland reports the- death of Mr. Alireu Kidd, ox-.U.P. Ho ms bum at Houns'.uw Heath, Knjjknd, m 1851. tt »i3 arrived in AiklbuW at the age of IS years. Alter sen m« on a farm Hud or, the Thames gold.'icM.j, he returned to Auckland, where (or imiuy month* he conducted tlio Oeiur.K'n-ial Hotel.' He served on various local bodies, and was Mayor of Auekiand for two yearn, Ho was elected M.U.il. for Auckbiud City in 1002, and for Auckland Central to 1905. Later lie w>u.defeated for th« latter constituency by Air. A. E. tflover by a large majority.

Mr. Ernest livermore, deputy-regis-trar and permit oflicer, and registrar of electors far Auckland West, died on Thursday last. Mr. Livermore who was 65 years of ago, was born in England, and later went to India, where he became a tea planter. He was a major in the Indian Militia. Some/ thirty odd years ago he came to Taranaki, acquiring land near Midhirst in partnership with Mr, Lattey. Selling out there, he lived in Wellington for several 'year* before going to Auckland, where he held office for eight years. Mr; Livernuwe leaves a widow, who is a daughter of the late Mr. James Hirst, a son who is at the war and has been twice wounded, and a daughter-, who is on the nursing staff of the Auckland Hospital