PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 November 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL.

The Wellington Post's London coire*apondent mentions that Second-Lieut. E. <;. Sellar, R.F.A., has been promoted to lieutenancy. Mr. A. Milne for several ycarß a resident of New Plymouth, dioikiiftt his house in Wanganui yesterday. Mr. .1. 11. Rice, formerly schoolmaster Bell Block, and-now of New Plymouth, has received word of the death ;'in action of his only son. The Rev. J. B. Gosnell has been nominated to represent the southern end of tin: county of Egmont on the Hospital and Charitable Aid Board.

Mr. T. A. Winks, who for some year* has been identified with the publle life of the Hawera district, has enlisted for active service, andyifyassed by the Medical Board will go into camp with the first draft of the Second Division in March next. ; Mrs. J. A. Bridgeman has received cable advice that her son, 'Private W. Langley, who was wounded on October 4, was admitted to hospital in France on October 7, suffering from severe gunshot wounds in the back and chest. The death of Mr. J, B. Bennie, of Ivaponga, took place on Saturday, Mr. Bennie had been a resident.of the.township for many years, and his kindly nature and unselfish spirit made him a general favorite. He was secretary of the dairy companies, and was identified with most of the activities of the district. In a recent list of appointments and promotions of officers on active service it is stated that Captain F. K. Turn'bull, M.C.. Wellington Regiment, is promoted to be major; that Captain E. C. Davey, N.Z. Staff Corps, ,{s seconded for duty as second in command 5.2. Convalescent Hospital; that Lieutenant ,N. Arthur, Base Records, is seconded *for duty with the flying Corps.

Mrs. Alex'. Mason has received word that her eldest sou, Gunner E. F. Mason, died of wounds on October 23. After leav. ing school he joined the firm of Messrs Webster Bros., but later left that firm to join the Public Trust Office:, where he gained promotion, and held the position of cashier in the Hawera office. He joinfid the lflth Artillery Reinforcements as soon as he became of military age, but was subsequently attached to the 21st {lcinforcemcnts. He saw a godd deal of icavy fighting on the West front, and came safely through Messines and La Bassee.

Mr. George Ttice, a Thames pioneer-, died on Wednesday. The late Mr. Price and his brother Alfred started business as ironfounders at Onehunga over half a century ago, but three years later removed to Thames, where it has Biflee developed into a very big concern. Deceased retired from active 1 connection with the business about 12 months ago, but was still a director of A, and G. Price. Ltd. For the past few months Mr. Price has been in failing iiealtlr. Deceased.was in bis seventy-fourth year, and survived by his widow, eight sons and two daughters. Three of the sons arc at the front.

A press message from Timaru states that captain Jnrftes Tait, who has been harbormaster at Timaru since 1900. and previously from 1807, was master of the Harbor Board's dredges, died on Sunday afternoon, following a paralytic stroke on Wednesday night. He was 00 yeans of aae, a native of the Shetlands, and followed the sea all his life. He was,a master in the Union Company's employbefore taking the harbor appointment at Timaru. He was a kindly man, well liked by all. Deceased leaves a widow, four sons and two daughters, the eldest don being on the Timaru Board's High School staff, two being at the front (ons recently wounded), another in camp, and a fourth boy at home. One daughter ia married and resides in Southland.

By the death on Saturday morning of Mr. J. A. Roberts, at the age of 04, New Plymouth lost a well-known and muchrespected citizen. He came to New Plymouth thirty years ago and established himself in a small fruit and grocery business where Mr. uaddle's tailor's ahop now is. The Tea-Pot store he called it, and the name was retained after he removed to Eliot street, "Tca-Pot'S" becoming quite an established institution. Mr. Robert* himself was a man quite out of the ordinary; ho had seen a good deal of the world and was of an observant nature and fond of reading, so that ha was excellent company. Some two or three, years ago he met with an accident, breaking a leg, and as for many years he hud been in anything but robust health, recovery was slow; in fact, it may be said he never recovered, and latterly his

K'reiifjtli had steadily declined, and his friends realised that his end could not bo long deferred. Oxford University mourns the loss of another of its famous athletes, -Captain !$. G. Chavasse, a son of the Bishop of Liverpool. He has died frqm wounds in France. A doctor attached to tho R.A.M.C. he had shown wonderful heroism in tending wounded men in the v open under fire, At Hooge in the summer of 1915 he won the limitary Cross, 'and in October, MHO, he was awarded ■ the V.C. On this latter day he dressed 'the wounds of men in view of the enemy, 'and at. night searched for fallen com'rades in front of the enemy's trenches tor four hours. Next day 'he was wounded whilst carrying an urgent case (over 500 yards under fierce shell Are. lAltogether he saved the lives of /some 'twenty men. His brother, Aidan Chavasse. was reported wounded and missing in July last, Captain Chavasse, it is stated, made five separate attempts to Jrcacli him and bring him within the linos.