PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 21 November 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Councillor J. W. Hayden i» it preierrl on a short visit to Wellington. A London cablegram reports the death! from wounds received.in Palestine ol tlio Hon. Neil Primrose; •' M.P. , Mr. Max Bollinger, lately of New Plymouth, died at Khandftllnh, W«Mmm - ton. on Wednesday last ■ .Word has been received tlsJßbeut, Harold Beamish, of the Royal NaTal Ply. ing Squadron, and nephew of the Miesea Humphries, has been awarded the D.S.O, Captain Kelleway, th« well-known Australian cricketer, has been aWarded the Military Cross.—Cable. ~

Gunner C. Horvey.'a New Zealandcr, has been awarded the Military :Medal< The War Office reports that Sir Stan* ley Maude died in Mesopotamia after a brief illness.

A Melbourne cable r.eports the death of Mr. u olm Mackenzie Henry, general manager of the Totaperanco General In< surance Company. He/was a New Zea* lander. '.. v

The many friends of Mr. JaclT'Cronv bie, who for a number 'qt years was connected with the local telegraph dei spatch, will regret to hoar of his,death, which took place *t Hamilton on, Mow day evening afters lpng (UntyM;

A London cable-reports tie death of Mr. Peter Denny, shipbuilder; also of Major Evelyn Rothschild, wliile: serving with his regiment in Palestine'.' Major Rothschild was a cousin of the Hon Neil Primrose, ALP., ■ Parliamentary tinder. Secretary for Foreign Affairs. i

Mr. H. Spratt, who recently vaeated the position of chairman of the Hawer* Dairy Company, wa9 pr&ented with an illuminated address by shareholder* on Saturday, eulogistic references being made to the work he had done in building up the company during the- post 23 years.

The following Taranaki men appear In a list of casualties of mefi serving with the Australian forces: Killed in action, Private John Miilkeedis.nranlev (Mist M. Branley, New Plymouth, Vljter); wounded, Tpmp.-Sergeftnt A. Avery* (T. Avery, New Plymouth,'.father); Private P. Little (F. W. Llttle/Sltharo).'* '

Sergeant Alfred Henry Avery, ithird son of jAIv. Thoa. A very, reported wounded in the casualty list, j01ne4..%'-Aus-tralian Imperial Forces, in Captain Ti« vey's Bth Brigade, in August, IMS. When wounded he had recently Returned from two works' leave .in England. He is.now iu hospital at Birmingham. Ekft-gMnt Avery had the distinction of being among the first who entered Bapaume aftfr its capture.

The death occurred at Darinevirke, yew tcrday. suddenly, of-Mr«,Thoß.-Parting* ton, an old resident of New Plymouth, whose husband predeceased her about 3 months ago. Mrs. Partington: left about a week ago to visit one of, her daughters at Dannevirke, and yesterday afternoon telegraphed, intimating hei>. intention ot returning homo next d,ay. ■ She is Survived by three daiightprs—Mesdajnea Drinkwater (DahneyirkeJ, Steffansem and Rowlands (New 'Plymouth). Tributes were paid to % late Mr. J, R. Triggs at a sitting of ilne Conciliation Council at Dimcdin on Saturday. Mr, Hally said that Mr. Triggs had no need to accept a position under, the Govierninput. Init it was a hobby, with.4iim. it si'iglit he news to some people that so far as his salary as Commissioner waaj concerned he had not used oris penny of it, lint had devoted the Hvliole of it to charity. The country had Jost the services of a man of honor and sense, who could ill bo spared at this time.

General Sir Edmund Allenby, who has done so well'in"the Palestine drive lately, is one of the numerous cavalry leaders who have distinguished themselves in the war. 110 led the 1 cavalry division in France in the critical weeks of 1914, and fonght a most gallant rearguard action from Mons. On one occasion,,- before the British Expeditionary Force had been in France a month, he was nearly captured with the greater part of his division. The retreat'from Mons waa still in progress, writes a friend of .the General's, when the oivtbbsts came iu to (leneral Allenby's staff with the nfliws that an encircling movement waj being attempted hv German cavalry. At orioo the possibilities were seen by Sir IM* mnnd. and ho himself led the gallop to escape this threat, riding'by the »ide of a French guide who sought safety for his Allins. Throughout ono nevqr-to-bo-fo'-goltcn night the gallant men oi the Cavalry Division, urged .on theft Used horses. At one time thero sc'emfcil itfery' prospect that the force would be Surronnded, for the enemy were hard on their heels. The Uhlans were, however, exhausted after their chase, and they halted just when a final spurt "might have given them the great prize foi which thev were striving—the flower ol the British army."