PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 10 April 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr E. R. Bayly. Omata, has been advised that his son. Sergt. A. R. Bayly, has been admitted to hospital with a. gunshot wound in the left shoulder News has been received by his parents in Hawera that Private J. Zinsli was wounded on the 23th insl. His brother George is also in hospital in, England. Mr G. V. Pearce, M.P., received a cablegram on Monday (says the Press) stating that his son, Trooper C. Pearce, had been wounded whilst fighting in Palestine. Matron L. Scobon, of Patea Hospital,. has resigned her position. Mr, ]3unn, solicitor, of Waverley, has been appointed chairman of the Hospital Board. Mr. E. Pepperell has received advice that his son, C...E Pepperell, was a.d- ' mitted to hospital in England on April 3, with severe gunshot wounds in arm and thigh. The Prime Minister has received a telegram from General Richardson stating that Major George Massoy, who was, reported as severely wounded a few days ago, is progressing satisfactorily. Miss Lyra V. E. Taylor, was on Thursday, at Wellington, admitted by the Chief Justice as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court. Miss Taylor is an old pupil of the Stratford District High SehooL Major P. H. Puck (Te Rangihiroa): D.5.0., has now been transferred from the Pioneer Battalion ct the front to the * N.Z. Medical Corps. 'Ha will still remain in the .field.

Word lias been received that Sergeaht Hugh Fraser, son of Mr ,M. Fraser, of New Plymouth, who 'has beerf in the thick of the fighting for the past year, has been transferred to Headquarters staff, London. Mr. W. R. S. Brewer, after some twenty-five years' residence at Makahu, has disposed of his property, and will shortly remove from Taranaki to Hawke's Bay, having purchased a place at Takapau. Amongst those mentioned in despatches for gallantry on theJVesterit Front appear the names of Col, Claude H. Weston, of New Plymouth, and Chaplain Houchen, formerly back-blocks missionary for Taranaki. The latest casualty list reports thedeath in action of Trooper Gilbert Flavall, son of Mr and Mrs. Flavall, of Kotokare. Trooper Flavall was serving with the mounteds in Palestine. '

The death has occurred in aqtion of Second-Lietuenant Neil Russell, L.Jj.B. Deceased, who was the youngest brother of Mr. W R Russell, of the Hawera , Star staff, was, previous to enlistipg in the 26th Reinforcements, a barrister and solicitor practising in Dannevirke. He leaves a widow and one child Mr. B. Muchmore, of the Gisborne staff of the New Zealand Insurance i Company, has been transferred to New Plymouth, and takes up the duties of chief clerk of the local office of the com- | pany in sucession to Mv. H L, Sole, who leaves to-day for camp. The death took place on Sunday at "Closeburn," Bonny -Glen,, of Mrs Simpson, wife of the Hon, R. K. Simpson, M.L.C The deceased was one ot jßangitikci's earliest settlers, and no one was more highly esteemed for the possession of those qualities which go to make the true gentlewoman. In any case deserving assistance, or any cause that was for the public good, Mrs Simpson was one of the foremost workers, and scores of people are indebted to deceased for practical lielp given when, most needed (says the Chronicle)

News was received yesterday by. Mr* J. J Dwyer, of the New Plymouth Magistrate's Court office staff, that his brother, Corporal T Dwyer, was dangerously ill, having been shot in the left arm and thorax. Corporal Dwyer enlisted at Christchurch and left with the 2nd Reinforcements. He joined up with the Main Body in Egypt and was all through the Gallipoli campaign, during which he was slightly wounded oh two occasions. Mr. and Mrs. J C Yorke, formerly of Hawera, old friends in this district will grieve to hear, lost their eldest son in the war on December 27 (says the Hawera Star) He was serving in Palestine, and after the taking of Jerusalem he distinguished himself and received the Military Cross on the field of battle for bravery and good work. Captain Yorke left a wife and son and daughter. Another of Mr .1 C. Yorke'-! sous is in the Grand Fleet in command of a destroyer named the Skate. :wA stil! another, who for I've- years was a Magistrate in India, v. i:ov.- an cn'lhvr in the Indian cavalry, 'i if \ 1 ontg»-,.i son ..is at the Na\.\l Gnile^e r nt : :D«i'tmduin. ■,!:.:,:-..; ;