PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 12 April 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mrs Colvile, widow of the late Rev. A. H. Colvile, leaves for England this month. She will be accompanied by her mother (Mrs H. Peat). Mr. F. Souster, who for the past twelve months has been assisting in the ministerial work of the New Plymouth Methodist Circuit, leaves on Tuesday next to take up his new appointment at Otaliulm.

Private Percy Butler and Private Walter Kendall were each presented with a gold coin token by the members of the New Plymouth Spiritual Church, on the eve of their departure for camp; There are four members of the Kendal! family now on active service.

Lieut. C. 11. Gadd, who holds the degree of B.Sc., and who before the war was a lecturer in an English university, has had a good record of war service. He joined up at the first outbreak, ifnd has never had a day's sickness during the whole time. He is now a lieutenant of a machine-gun company.

Mrs. Ci. D. Hamerton received word on Monday that her son, Pte. Eustace Hamerton was at present in hospital dangerously ill from wounds in the right shoulder, back and lower jaw. The wounds were received in the big German offensive on the" Ist inst.

The Bishop of Wellington has accepted with much regret the resignation of the Rev. F. Cavew Thomas from the cure of the Wanganui Parochial District, of which lie has been vicar for live years, the resignation to date from the 30th June.

The Bluff paper claims that the honor of providing the youngest soldier must belong to Bluff, as Mr. W. Campbell, of the local Harbor Board's staff, has received a letter from his son, Sapper.W. C. Campbell, that, after an unsuccessful attempt to join the Navy, lie had joined a branch of the Army. Sapper Camp.bell, who is 15 years of age, would he readily accepted from his build to he of maturer years.

News was received yesterday of the death in action in France, on March 20, of Private Basil 11. B. Thomson, youngest son of Mr. J. Bell Thomson, of Te Ilenui, and of the late John Bell Thomson. He enlisted in Auckland with the 26th Reinforcements. Prior to enlisting he was practising his profession ot\ dentistry at Te Kuiti. Ifis death adds another to the list of New Plymouth High School boys who have made the supreme sacrifice.

Private news was received on Wednesday that Lieut. L. Malone, eldest son of the late Lieut.-Colonel W. G. Malone, had died from Wounds. Lieutenant Malone left with the main body, and had seen a good deal of service. He earned a commission in France, and was awarded the Military Cross. Ho was wounded on March 27 and died on April 6. Prior to the outbreak of war he was engaged in farming at Okato. He took a keen interest in sports, and was captain of the Okato Football Club.

The death is announced from England of Mrs. Grayson, wife of Mr. Victor Grayson, known on the stage as Miss Ruth Norreys. The deceased lady, who was attached to the Alan Wilkie Company during its recent tour in New Zealand, played the part of the nurse in "Juliet," and was a capable actress and reciter. Her husband, Mr. Victor Grayson, joined the forces while-in New Zealand. The Rev. T. Steeley, of Petone, received a cablegram last week stating that Lieutenant J5. T- Steeley, Ist Monmouthshire Kifles, had been transferred from Germany to Scheveningen, Holland. He was wounded and taken prisoner on May S, 11)15, in the second Battle of Ypres, when the British line was broken. All the officers in the regiment to which ho . belonged were killed except three, who were wounded and taken prisoner. Only one hundred and twenty men out of seven hundred and fifty reassembled the nig'ht after the battle. An old resident of New Zealand, Mr. Henry Pickering,' died early on lionday morning at Auckland- He was 73 years of age, and had been in New Zealand ever since lie had come here from London when eighteen years of age. I'or a long period Mr. Pickering was manager of the Auckland branch of the "Sim" Insurance Company, having been transferred there from Christchnrch, About three years ago Mr. Pickering retired. He has been in failing health for some time past, but became seriously ill on Saturday, and died on Monday. Deceased is survived by his widow, one son, and four daughters. The son, Mr. Francis Pickering, is manager of the branch of the Bank of New South Wale 9 at Suva.

Mr. John William Twentyman, who 'lied last, week in Christchureh, after a short illness, was the eldest son of the late Mi'. John Holm Twentyman, a wellknown business man in Christchureh forty or fifty years ago. Mr. J. W. Twentyman was born in England, and came out with his parents in ISOfl. He was educated at Christ's College, and subsequently entered tbe office of Twentyman and Cousia- later 011 he becawe secretary of the Ashlmrton Building Society, and then entered the employment of Mr. George Jaipeson. then conducting a grain merchant's business in Ashburton Building Society, and then entered the employment of Messrs'. W. V. Wisram and Co. and Messrs A TT Tunthull and Co. He has left p on ! c;k> son T '« took an aeti' *.vp' !' the Anglican 1 tsi.reli i'" l ' "".i----eeereUrv of the British and >"orei'.rn TiiUlo Society, and of the Prison Gate Missi'