PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 April 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Corporal A. R. Black, son of Mr, W. Black, of Awakino, has been killed in action. I Mr. E. W. Lowe, formerly manager for New Zealand of the A.MJP. Society, has been appointed a director of the New Zealand board. Mrs. Kempsell, Wadtara, has been advised; that her nephew, Cyril Leal&nd, has been wounded and'-admitted to hospital in France. News has been received that Private Geo. Malam has been wounded. Private Matam was a prominent member of the New Plymouth Fire Brigade. Advice has been received that Brivate N. W. Absolum, who, at the time of his enlistment was on the staff of the New Plymouth office of the Bank of New Zealand, has been killed in action. Mr. W. Temple, chief Government architect, who has been ot a vJWt to New Plymouth on departmental business, left for the south fcy yesterday morning's mail train. The Stratford Post states that private news has been received of the death 'in action of Captain Lance Buchler, who joined oue of the early reinforcements from the Stratford school 'where he was one of the most popular teachers. He had been fighting in Flanders and France since 1915.

A London cable reports the death of Mr. Samuel Young, Nationalist member for Cnvan, and the oldest member of the House of Commons. He was born in 1822 and has represented Cavan since 1802, having devoted the greater part of his life to business (as the head of a large Arm Of distillers) and to the advoeacy of self-Government for Ireland. The death occurred recently at hiß residence, Carterton, of Mr. George Water, son, at the advanced age of 80 years. The deceased gentleman was a very old resident of tjie district. Hq was born in Perth, Scotland, and came to New Zea]%nd with his parents when a, very small child. He was hale and hearty right up to the day of his death. M. Litvinoff, the Bolshevik Ambassador in London, has close family connections in England. In 1915 he married Miss Ivy Low, a niece of Sir Sidney Low, the well-known author and journalist, whoso name figured in tha New Year honors list. Madame LitvinofT is a daughter of the late Mr. Walter Low, a well-known Fleet street the '9o's. Slie is the author of two nevels, "Growing Pains" and "The Questioning Beast," both of which attracted attention at the time of publication. M. and Madame Litvinoft have resided at Hampstead since their marriage, and they have one son. 11, Litvinoff has not been officially recognised.