PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 2 January 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Lieut,-Colonel Claude Weston, of New Plymouth, lias been awarded the D.S.O. A cable for London states tlmt theHen. C. C. Wade, AgeivWJeneral for >jew' South Wales, has been knighted. 'Hie deiltluis announced.of Mr. Heury Scott, owner "of the 'Rees Valley Station at the head. of Luke \\ akatipu. Mrs. Terrill, of Tikorangi, received word on Saturday that her son, Bifleman William Terrill had been killed in action. Advice has been received that Private

(!. C. L. Wilson, a well-known Cancerbur}' and New ZeaJund representative

i-i. keter, has been killed in action. News has been received that SecondLieut. A. Smith, of New Plymouth, formerly of the Xugileweod district, lias been wounded, i'svut. Smith was a wellknown cricketer and footballer, having represented Taiamtki-fa butlr branches of sport.

At the Bunk of Now South Wales on Saturday afternoon, presentations weaie made by the 'una! ss/.l to Mr. ami Mrs. >'N. K. Macitt&rmid, 011 the eve ef £ke>. retirement of Mr. MacDiarmid from the service of the bank. Mr. MacDiamid joined the bank at its head ollice in Sydney 40 years ago. and lias been litan*«er of the New Plymouth branch for ■aver 28 years. J#ieute*ant a very popular .settler at Kawhia (son <rf Mr. W. 18. Morris, secretary ot tlie. Post and Telegraph Department), was entertained a few evenings ago '''.v residents in that district, and presented with a ease of pipes. The chairman spwbe ef feie«tenani Morris's many public services, and made special reference to the good work which he Jird done wliiie president of tlie Chamber of Commerce. Another of Waverley's old settlers. Mi. Samuel Invm, passed away somewhat suddenly at the Patea Hospital. »on Friday night, da Wednesday last >'he was engaged in stacking hay on one of his sections in the Waverley township, and had bke misfortune to fall from the. stack. Mr. Irwin was take* homo, and on Thursday night he was removed to the Patea Hospital, where he died at abottt 6 o'clock on JSriday evening. hi the latest casualty list the following Taranaki names appear: Killed in action: E. D. Alexander (D. Alexander, TSkomngi, father), W. F. Terrill (C. H. Terrill, Waitara, wife), ivfissing: F, W, '•©eakin (.F. \V. Beak», Kaupokonui, wife). Wounded: (it. ®. Arney (-H. C. Aruey, faglcwood, brother), A. fl. Chard ifli. Giiard, Inglewood, mother), C. H. Neilson (L. 6. Neilson, Mauaia, father), iK F. Friston (F. Friston, Hawera, father). The foltov ig names appear in ;the latest hospital report: Severe case, iSecMid-Lieui. A. Sttitli. N«t severe cases: W. li 6unninglmm, 15. J. Fritson (Hawera), P. C. lvefetlewett, W. \V. thews .(Ornate.), M. Potroa, C. Reeves (Eltham), B. Welles (New Plymouth). 'flie laic Lieutenant J. A. McQueen., ■M.<3, was bum at Knapdale iia years «go, and was one #f tbt Otago University students to offer tieir servist -A'tei the war broke out. At the university lit was one of tie gromiaest players o," ilu foxtail team. V was in tie <au4ing al Gailipoli, 4>ut i* due course went tt France, where !>» was grsnbed his com mksioe, aad not many moc.iis ago re? eeived his &eeontl star. He hai never s great deal to say of iWa own work, one -even made little of his Military Cross He was the last of*4l»ree college oii urn: Aviio much of the earlier fighting oi the war together. These youn? iner Hvere Filling, By burn and McQueen. The) >were onseparable. They lived, lought fiu.l laid down tiw-ir lives together. Srgesuit M. If. X. Gorringt (kittet fci action) left with tfef. 2kth Reinforce nients, JSefoi<e he heard the enM of wa; foe was engaged in sheep larßiing at ka<«, and he liad extensive holdings oi ,tlie Main Timnk Line. He was w«W know) thi , eughou£ tilt- district as s nuui oi §ea erous impulses ®«d kindly nature, win never withheld his assistance from aw; worthy cause, whether /t was financia aid or personal effort thai was wanted Anotiher brother "k still with fcfre Ne-v Zealanders w France. Mrs. Gowinge who was a daughter ui the late Ml -Doiutkl Fraser, ®»e or the woneer wt tleivs of t*e Ranfttikei, te#lc »p wa work after her husband's departure, wn< has been devotedly eßgKjted ia it eve since Tliere are twe children. An unique instance of bridging the cen tury with three ministries in the Melho dif-t. Churci: has been brought to ill notice of the Auckland Star, (hi Dc 'cembcr 23, IM7, the Rev. Walter Lawr WesleyAJi chaplain and .nissioiuwv, fai ed for jßistfalia frbßi England. In Ri4

ilws son, the Rev. Hcm-v 'fl. La wry, was ordained in Auckland, and devoted himself to lmssioiMßH" work won; the Maor-k.aud settlers. TMf V . Albert C. Lawrjr, ordsjined js is now ex(JSesideufc of the M-etTiodisi Church, and Wfti be *elfti>i';iftsg at St. Alftts, €Wrwtchureh, this Sunday tke ona ■riredth anniwasary of his giand-fatb-s departure flhm the Homekml. Other grandsons of the Rev. Walter wsy are Mr. W. F. Uwrv. of Mel:P« u 2«4fr- J- I*wrr, of Auckland; and