PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 October 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr. and Mrs. Geo. A. King, of JStrandon, k-ve by the mail train for Wellington to-day. A Sydney telegram reports the death of Maggie Knight, the well-known actress. A London cable states that Lieut. M. B. Beattie, of the Berkshire*, lately resident at iPalmmtoit, has died on active service. Mr. F. Osborne, Manaia, received the news on Wednesday of the death in action of his brother Qharles, who was fighting on the Western front. Word has been received by Mr. anrt Mrs. ,T. L. 'Perry, Vivian street, that their youngest son, Private A. L. Perry, was wounded on October 4. Private E. Do .Tardine. who was formerly in the employ of Messrs Henry Brown and Co, was wounded on October 4, Mr. Beverley, who for the past few years has been in charge of the plantbreeding section at the Moumahaki State experimental farm, has been appointed assistant agriculturist at Wcraroa.

Mrs, F. Tanner, of Fitzrov, has received word that her son. Private F A (Bob) Tanner, of the B Company, 17th Reinforcements, has been wounded and remaining with unit. This is the second time Private Tanner has been wounded. Mr. J. J. Gyde, of Tataraimaka, has received word that his son. Corp. S Gyde who enlisted with the 6th Reinforcements, was wounded in France on October 4. Corporal Gyde, who had been all through the fighting, had up till then escaped scatheless.

Mr. R. J. Bakewell, of Waitui, has received word that his son, Private R. D. Bakewell, has been wounded in France Private Bakewell enlisted before he was nineteen years of age, and left for Egr.pt with the Bth Reinforcements. He was later invalided home, and soon after went to Australia, enlisting again from there.

Mrs. Harry Egarr, of Dudley Road, has received private advice that her brother, Private A. R. Askew, is ill and was admitted to Walton-on-Thames Hospital on October 1. Private Askew., who has been a year in the trenches, has had several narrow escapes, being on pne occasion one of only two survivors of his company.

Ted Blaney, of Hawera, went Home about a couple of years ago to learn aviation. From the beginning he did remarkaoly well with aeroplane work: he soon got his ticket at the Military Flymg hchool, and then went over to France Ho was there made a flight-lieutenant! ana latest advices indicate that he has been promoted to the rank of captain commanding a raiding squadron.-Star!

Corporal Walter Bullock's name an. pears in the list of killed in action. He left Hawera in the early dayr. of the war, and had seen a good deal of serTxr w l"" 1 been Previously wounded. W. Bullock, Frank Cicely, and Robert Ure left Hnwera together., and were all three wounded at the battle of the feommo, as was also Andrew Colman. Ure and Colman returned to Hawira a short time ago, permanently disabled as fighters, while Sicely.. Who" lost part of a foot, is still in England with his people.

Miss Bosina Buckman, the well-known iMew Zealand dramatic soprano, is making a great name for herself i n the Old Country. Accordin.tr to recent press notices she is one of the best representatives of "Madame Birtterftv" yet seen on the English stage, and she has created a great impression in "Tristan and Isolde " The "Queen' 'records that as Isolde, in a performance by the Beeehan Company in London, Miss Buckman "improved upon her previous interpretations of the part, and, as'recorded at the time, thoae were distinguished by grace, insight, and refinement. On the occasion under notice Miss Buckman sang with marked beauty of tone; her acting was sincere and convincing, yet free from exaggeration." Tho Illustrated Sporting and Drama tic News credits Miss Buckman with "an extraordinary command of varied emotional expressions and a rare distinction of style throughout her performance."

The statement to the effect that Captian L. S, Jennings lost his life through a treacherous prisoner is, according to an Auckland officer who was present during the advance, not in accordance with fact. It appears from this officer's story that Captain Jennings was shot bv a "sniper from a shell-hole while he was consolidating a portion of a captured switch trench. This sniper is believed to have been overlooked during the advance, but he was ultimately discovered in the afternoon, after having shot another New Zealand officer, and was promptly bayoneted by two London soldiers, who had witnessed the later incident.

The following Taranaki names appeared in a recent casualty list: Killed in action, Privates Harry Parkin (T. L Parkin, Inglewood, fating, Lance-Cor-poral Sydney 'Edward Carlcy (C S Carley, Stratford, father), Private Paul Dodunski (Mrs. K. Dodunski, Stratford mother), Private G. Duffill (Mrs. J LMfill, Inglewood, mother). Private' Walter Karl Goodwin (Mr. C. Goodwin, Midhirst, father), Corporal Carl Walter Hansen (Mr. J. Hansen, Urenui. father), Private Alfred Gordon Heal (A. P. Heal, Miro, father), Private Albert Ernest Johnson Military Medal (Mrs. A. Aldridge, strat- • ford, aunt), Private John Eaymond Jordan (Mrs. A. Jordan, New Plymouth, mot Iter), Private Thomas Bertram Kelly (Mrs. C. T. Kelly, New Plymouth, mother), 'Private John Klenncr (Mrs. V Butler, Tariki, mother), Private John Morrow (Mrs. S. A. Morrow, Bahotu, mother), Lance-Sergeant Thomas Albert Parr (J. Parr, Awakino. father). Private Norman Alfred Pollard (W. J. Pollard, Eltham, father), Lance-Corporal Neil Souness (Mrs. R. T. Soilness, Kaponga, mother), Lance-Corporal Leslie James Wills (J. D. Wills, Hawera, father), Sergeant James Courteney Falconer (W. M Falconer, New Plymouth, brother)-' pounded, Private Wm. John MeCrackon (Miss D. McCracken, Stratford, sister). In the hospital progress report J. C. Sumner is reported as seriously ill.

Lieutenant Douglas Freeman, of the Australian Imperial Forces, formerly of iN'cw Plymouth, who was killed in action in France on September 20, was in the service of the Western Australian Government when war was declared, and immediately volunteered for active service. He had previously seen service in the Boer War. On Lieutenant Freeman leaving for the front his wife came over I with her two little children to stay with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J P .Brandon, of Lyall Bay, Wellington, and died a few months after her arrival.