PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 November 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL.

A veteran of the 43rd Regiment, Mr. James Raynham, died at the Auckland Hospital last week, aged 82 years. He took part in tho Gate Pa engagement. Mr. C. Carter has received cable advice to the effect that his «on Gorijon is in hospital in France suffering from a severe shrapnel wound in the. head. Mr. R. p. Hudson, M.P.. for Motueka, i" on a short visit to New 'Plymouth, accompanied by Mrs Hudson. Their daughter is a nurse at the local hospital.

Official intimation was received yesterday by Mrs L. O'Donnell, of New Plymouth, that her husband, Private L. S O'Donnell, of tho 20th Reinforcements! was admitted to the hospital at taunock base, owing to an attack'of bronchial catarrh.

Word has been received by Mr Hutchins, of Uruti, that his son, A. J (Snowy) Hutchins has been admitted to Walton-on-Thames hospital, suffering from pneumonia. He has had considerable experience of fighting on the West front, though still a mere' boy. He was only a little over 15 years when he enlisted.

One of the oldest wWte residents of Samoa, Mr. Peter Rasraussen, died at Apia recently. He was shipwrecked in die group in 1868, and had some remarkable adventures with the natives, who were very warlike at that time. One of his experiences was that of .being tattooed all over, which'ceremony gave him chieftain's rank among the islanders. In 1875 lie was appointed an overfew at Mulifanna plantation, and from ISSO till 1890 he was full manager. Mrs. .1. C. Gavin, of Karori, has received advice that her fourth son, Captain X. J. H. Gavin, M.C., 8.A.M.C., MO attached to the 14th Irish Rifles, has" died at the front as tho result of an accident. Captain Gavin was educated at, the Terrace School and. at the Wanganui Collegiate School. Subsequently he was for one year a student of Otago University, completing his medical ourso at Edinburgh. Prior to joining the Army, Captain Gavin was for 6ome years engaged in work in mental hospitals in England. In August, 1915, he joined the R.A.M.C., and in the following year won the Military Cross, in additibn to which, in October last, he was awarded.a bar. The late Captain Gavin was brother of the Kov. G. 11. Gavin, who,is serving as a chaplain in the New Zealand Forces." The death has occurred in Dunediri, at the age of 91, of Mr. J, R. Hooper, who had had an adventurous career'. The late Mr. Hooper, was born in London in 1826, and lived during five reigns. Ho received his first business training in the office of his father, who was at that time senior partner in the firm of Messrs. Willis, Gann, and Co., which ran Hie first ships out to New Zealand, and which was really the nucleus, of the pre. sent Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company. In 1848 he went to Mexico with his elder brother, and after being connected with mining operations there for about a year he returned to Engiand. He arrived at Lyttelton by the ship Duke of Portland in 1851. After being in Japan for some time, he returned to New Zealand in 1874, the voyage;occupying nine months, and he remained in Dunedin until his death. Mr. H. P. Stacey, who was for some lime with the Union Company at Port Chalmers, was soine months ago appointed general manager of the Kation:i! Shipbuilding Company of Cringe, Texas, U.S.A. On leaving Port Chalmers M. Stacey proceeded. to England to fjflin a wider knowledge of hig profession, and later was attached to the construction department of the Australian Navy. On the outbreak of war he was acting transport officer at Brisbane. Tn 1915 he was again in England, engaged on confidential work for the British Admiralty, but was lator released to Messrs Swan and Hunter as assistant manager at their Tyne shipyards. The severe northern winter did not agree with Mrs. Stncey, and they wore on the way back to Australia when/Mr. Stacey was offered the position with the American firm. Mrs. Stacey, who is a Dunedinite, is now, on her wav to visit hor relatives'here.

Mr. V. T. Boys, who haß been appointed by Britain's Food Controller the director of meat supplies for the Domrtion, was manager of the Queen Beach (Southland) freezing works from 1890 to 1898. Mr. Boys started as a cadet with Nelson Bros., and the Tomo&na. (Hawke's Bay) freezing works. When that firm purchased Ocean Beach he was transferred to the managerial position there. In inns Mr. Boys was appointed Duoedin manager for Messrs J. G. Ward and Co., a position he occupied for about two .vcai's. Xext he managed Niven and Oo.'s Xapior engineering works for some 18 months, and then joined tho OhristehurchMeat Company as secretary. This post ho held until some nine years ago, when he succeeded Mr. Gilbert Anderson as th C.M.C.'s London representative, which position lie has held ever since. Mr. Boys is a brother-in-law of the Minister for Finance. '

The late Harry; Trott was one of Australia's great all-round cricketers —a safe bat, an effective bowler, and a smart field at point. He vißited England in the late P. S. M'Donnell's Australian team of 1888, and was also a member of tho 1890, 1893, and 189U comfiliations, captaining the last eleven. His hightest score in England waa 180 against Cambridge University Past and Present in 1800, while in batting he averaged as follows: 1888 and 1880, 19 runs per innings; 1893, 25 runs per innings; 1890, 20 per innings. As captain of tho 1890 team he scored three innings of over hundred—-143 in the Lord's "Test," 141 v. Derbyshire, ana 10.'! v M.C.C. at Lord's. In 1888 he captured 48 wickets at a cost of 23 apiece j in 1890, 23 j in 1893, 00 at a cost of 19 apiece; and in 1890, 44 at 21 apiece. He appeared against Mr. A. 0. Jones's eleven in Australia, when in two In. nings he scored 30 and 4. His batting was good all round, and he was botli cautious and punishing as the exigencies of the caso required. In bowling he was slow to medium pace, commanding plenty of twist and a decided break. His finest bowling feat in England was font for IS on a had wicket at Wemblej Park. In 1895 he made 152 for his State (Victoria) against South Australia, and 100 against Stoddart's 1897-8 eleven.