PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 27 December 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL.

A London cable states that Barry, tfe» swilling champion, was wounded by * shell on the wast front, about a ftoalk ago.

In the latest hospital report the MMM -of the following Toranaki mm BftPMR Severe cases; H. H. Qteatarorth (ft* tbam), G. E. Sargent and E. J. QutartNn (Hawera). Not severe eases: T. H. doll* up, M. J. Hodge, Lanee-Cterporal D. R. Newell (New Plymputh)v The Rev. Robertson Orr, for 9MW» years minister at Milton Presbyterift* Church, Otago, has been invited to take up tlio ministry of St. Andrew** Preabyterian Church, Wellington Serrate. W» "call" was a unauimoua ob«.

Mrs. E. J. Hughes, of the Grand Caatral, has received cable advice fiat hr son, Private J. Q. Hughe*, of tie Ambulance Corps, who has been wourtrtj twice and gassed, has been' admitted to the New Zealand General Hospital, Brockenhurst, sufluing from. tniM fever.

The death is announced is Sydney q| Captain W. Geo. Bentlsy, Brigadt Bandmaster to the New South Wue* Fortes, and formerly admitted to be one of tW finest judges of bandrinusic in AiMtraHt He was tendered a military funeral, WiH a firing party of fifty, and the umhl bands of Sydney played at the gra*e side.

Flight-Lieutenant H. B. Solowoa, ne*s of whose death was recently received by cable, «aa well known in Wellington. After serving in France he'was recalled t» England for the purpose Of instructing cadets In night flying. While stationed in an eastern county th» kte Li«utenal>i Solomon observed an enemy airship approaching, and set out in his war 'plane to give battle. He was seen to ascend to a height estimated at 50,000 fe«t in order to get above the invaders. Short> ly afterwards machine-gunfire was heard,/ jnnd Lieutenant Solomon's 'plane «M (noticed to fall tb earth, 4 rush was 'made to tjie assistance of the aeronaut, who was found to be trapped {to his machine dead. Shortly aftciftv&rdf [ the machine burst into \V