PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 29 January 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL.

The United Press' correspondent reports that Maxim Gorky, t.ho novelist, has been wounded by a stray rifle shot. Lieutenant-Colonel V. T. Bellringer, of New Plymouth, left for Auckland on Saturday, to take part iu the court-martial of Colonel Turner, in connection with the escape of the German prisonors from Motuihi Island.

Captain Ted Blayney (Hawera) has (reports the Star) been temporarily relieved of night flying, and placed second in command of one of the big military aerodromes in France. He has been recommended for the rank of major.

Dr. G. E. Morrison, political adviser to the President of China, arrived at Wellington on Sunday, and waa yesterday accorded a civic reception by the Mayor. Sir Joseph Ward also extended a welcome to Dr. Morrison, on behalf of the Government.—Press Association.

Sub-Inspector Broberg, formerly chief detective at Wellington, who .has for some time past been stationed at Auckland, left the northern city yesterday for Wellington, frhere he will take up a new appointment as staff officer to the Police Commissioner.

The marriage of Miss G. D. Shaw (youngest daughter of Mrs. Couiteriay, of New Plymouth) to Mr. W. PrestonThomas (of Hastings) took place at St Mary's Church on Sunday morning. The Vcn. Archdeacon Evans was the officiating clergyman, assisted by the Rev. F. G. Harvie.

Private word was received in New Plymouth yesterday that Mr. Thomas Taylor, manager of the Waverley branch of the Bank of Australasia, had been appointed general manager of the Fanners' Co-op. Organisation Society of New Zealand, Hawera. Mr. Taylor) who has been in charge of the Waverley branch of the bank for the last twelve months, was previously accountant at Palmerston N.

The death occurred at the Aucland Hospital on Sunday of Lieutenant William E. Johnston, of Piopio, near Tn Kuiti. Lieutenant Johnston, who was a member of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, and left for the front in April, 1910, was invalided home, suffering from shell shock, and was discharged on January 31, 1917. He was a married man, and was 38 years of agg.

Mr. A. W. Webster, who takes over the position of manager of the Bank of New South Wales at New Plymouth, this week, was the recipient of further presentations at Hawera'on Thursday, fsorn the Ilawera Club, of which he was the first secretary and treasurer, and from the Waimate Plains Trotting Club, of which he was president. In making the presentations, regret was expressed that Hawera was losing a man who had done such good service for so many local institutions.

' Socond-Liantcnant P. F.. Fninkau, Rifle Brigade, killed in action while attached to the Cameronians, was the second son of the late "Frank Danby," the novelist. In 19il he married Miss Frances B. Miller, of Te Tuke, New Zealand. Early in life Lieutenant Fran!;au gave up his scholastic career in-order to devote himself to farming and exploration. lie hud travelled considerably, and finally had settled in Rhodesia, enlisting at the outbreak of the war in the Rhodesion Contingent. He obtained his commission in April, 1915. •

Sergeant H. H. Goss, of New Plymouth, who has been chosen as one of the eight New Zealand cadets to be sent to - the Duntroon Military College, for training -tliis year, is a son of Mr. A. P. GW, of Fitzroy. He is a pupil of New Plymouth Boys' High' School, and is 17 years of age; An elder brother, also a pupil of the New Plymouth Boys' High School, who gained* a similar distinction some four years ago, graduated in two atld u half years, and returned to New Zealand. After boing on duty in camp for some time, he went to the front in charge of the '27 tit Reinforcements, 1 and is now serving in France.

Captain H. D. Williams, who has {teen awarded tho Military Cross, is a 60ft of Mr. W. William?, of Mereraew, HMfera. Ho left, with tno third reinforcements and served in the Gallipoli campaign, in which he was wounded. ' He was in a hospital inEngland for aeferal months, and, on his discharge, being unable to ride op walk properly with ease, ho joined a flying corps, fie has .been four times mentioned in despSVlies—once from Gallipoli and three times from Prance—and a short time ago lie was awarded tho Military Cross, and promoted from lieutenant" to for bravory, /

A quiet wedding was celebrated at St. Peter's Cfcurdi, Pahnerston Niortji on Friday, the contracting parties wing Lieut. S. E Gilshnan, youngest soil of Mr?. A. Gilshnan, of Kakaramda, and Miss Violet A. Drory, fourth daughter oj>Mr.'and Mrs. Drury, of Terrace Street Miss J! Drurv, sister of tho brids,' «u the bridesmaid, and Private H, Prrtton, of the N.Z.M.C., act<d as grooipazL Lieut. Gilshnan, wTio is tho-holder « the Military Medal, left, Bfc*r Zcalandwith tho Main Body and saw considerable service on Gallipoli and ia Pnutev. i fie left New Zealand as « private and efcrned Ihie commission on the ftcH, retorting to Now Zealawt on duty by the last tfana[port. He is to report at T-MWJmm next week. The. young couple* who are extremely popular in this district, Wort the recipients of some valuable and oq-fnl presents. '' . ' .

The namo of Brigadier-Gfincnil Adrian Carton de AViartf, Yf\, I>Sf.O , »yiun appears in the roll of honor a» wounded-* for the eighth time during the war (says tli© London • Daily 'Mail of November 21). General Carton do Wiart, who is u son oi the late iMaitre Carton de Wart; one of the leading lay wers in figypt., and a nephew of tho Belgian MiflHter of Justice, is, now only tfhirty-feur. Iln joined the British .Army during the-South African war, in which he was wounded three times while serving with Brabant's and the Imperial L/ightHorse. He gained the D.S.O. for W» services in Somaliland, • during which he lost the sight of an eye, and in tho early fighttag around Ypres he lost his left hand. He was awarded the Victoria Gross in September last year, when lieutenant-col-onel, for his bravery, coolness and' determination in prolonged operations, during which, after three other battalion commanders had "become casdaJf ;ej, he controlled their commands. Me was Wounded again soon after, ftnd once mora in April of this year.