PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 April 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr. W. Stubbs, who for some years hold a responsible position in the Railway Department at New Plymouth, dieii at Wellington on Friday last. Captain Waller, harbormaster at New Plymouth, is at present confined to his bed suffering with a bad leg. He expects to be about agaip in a day or two. . *

In the latest hospital report the following Taranaki men are reported as severe cases: Corporal E. Armstrong, Rifleman C. W Fair and Private T. J. R. Crann, all of New Plymouth.

Information has been received that Major V. .T.-Heather, younger brother of Mr. D. 11. Heather (chairman of the Auckland Harbor Board), has been promoted on the field to be lieutenant colonel. He is now attached, with that rank to the headquarters staff. Lieut. Colonel Heather lias been on active service ever since the outbreak of wai./ 'He took part in the battle of Ypres. He has already been wounded four times, has been awarded the D.5.0., the 1914 medal, and mentioned in dispatches no less than three times. Lieut.-Colonel Heather is in the British Army.

A remarkable coincidence in regard to the recovery of a photograph has been 'brought under the notice of the Nelson Colonist. Three Nelson lads proceeded to the front, and after fighting for some time went together on leave to England, where they were photographed. On returning to France one was killed, another wounded, while the third is still "doing his bit." In hospital the wounded lad got iitto conversation with a wounded Tommy, who was in the next jbed. in the course of which the English soldier mentioned that he had a photo which he had taken from a Boehe that he had shot. On his showing the picture to the wounded Nelsonian it turned out to he a copy of the photograph of the group taken while on leave, which the German had apparently taken from the Nelson boy who was killed. The London correspondent of The Post states that Mr. W. Acton-Adams has a long letter in the Morning Post contrasting British and German methods of colonisation, giving numerous instances of the former's treatment of the Maori, and of the Maori appreciation of British methods. Mr. Adams says: "We always treated the Maori as our equals in every way. They have fully reciprocated this fueling, and eagerly volunteered, and in fact insisted on'joining the Empire troops in this war, and many of them 'have fallen, both in France and flallipoli. Let the world say which nation has treated its natives and captives best, and which should be entrusted with the government of them."

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