PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 9 May 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr. ,Newton King was yesterday reelected chairman of the New Plymouth Harbor Board for the ensuing year. In the latest progress report published the following Taranaki names appear:— Not severe cases: Lance-Corporal L. J. Beilringer and H. Cropley (New Plymouth), J. B. Clemow (Stratford), and J. Win Kie (Midhirst). 'Chief Judge Jackson (Palmer and Judge Rawson, of the Native Land Court, arrived in New Plymouth last night, to preside over a sitting of the Appellate Court which opens here today. They were accompanied by Mr. G. G. Paul, clerk and interpreter. At a meeting of the Hawera Law Society, held on Monday, the president (Mr. P. O'Dea) took, the opportunity of bidding good-bye to Mr. F. C. Spratt, who is shortly to enter the CI camp. Mr. O'Dea spoke of the good feeling existing between Mr. Spratt and the other members of the profession. They would have another opportunity, he said, of meeting Mr. Spratt if he stood the training and entered the A camp, when the members would show in a more tangible form their appreciation of his worth.—Star.

Private advice has been received at Christchurch that Sergeant Eric Harper, who was a member of the famous All Black football team has been killed in action in Palestine. He was a married man, about 37 years of age, and went away with the Mounted reinforcements about a year ago. He is the son of Mr. George Harper, a well-known Christchurch solicitor, who lost another son, Lieut. Gordon Harper, in the flighting in Egypt early last year. Another son, Captain Robin Harper, M.C., returned to New Zealand a couple of weeks ago badly wounded.—Press Association.

Mrs. G. R. Heaney, New Plymouth, has been advised by the Minister of Defence that her husband, Driver R. T. Heaney, of the N.Z. Field Artillery, was killed in action in France on April 18. With the of a fortnight's sickness last October, Driver Heaney, who left with the 4th Reinforcements, had been in the firing line continuously till the day of his death. When he enlisted, over three years ago, he was in the employment of the Wellington Corporation as a tramway conductor. Mrs. Heaney'g two brothers and sister (Nurse Louise Brandon) are still "doing their bit" on the other side of the world. Lieutenant William Harrison, of the Royal Flying Corps, and son of Mr W. Harrison, of "Summerlea," Rakaia, was reported some time ago a prisoner of war in Germany. Word has now been received from him that he is at Frankfort. He states that while engaged on reconnaissance work he was attacked by three German planes and his machine was riddled with bullets. His instruments and essential parts of his machine were shot to pieces, and he was driven down in the German lines and made a prisoner. Lieutenant Harrison saw service at Gallipoli and in Egypt, and was invalided home, but returned to take up aviation work.

Major Clive Willoughby Garsia, M.C., who lias been awarded the D.5.0., is a son of the late Captain C. Garsia, who was at one time a member of the Canterbury College Board of Governors, and president of the Canterbury Art Society. Major Garsia is an old boy of the Christchurch Boys' High School, and has had a distinguished military career. He entered the Army as his profession, obtaining his commission in New Zealand, and being posted to the Hampshire Regiment. On the outbreak of war he was appointed transport officer, and later went into action with his regiment in France. Subsequently Jie was appointed staff captain to a brigade of the Fourth Division, and was later promoted to brigade-major in the Ninth Division. Major Garsia has been a member of two British missions to the Servian Army, and served with the British at Salonika. Nine months later he was appointed principal of Mina Military College, Egypt, and on the approach of the hot season he was sent as general staff officer of the 59th Division. Since then he has been awarded the Military Cross, and more recently the Distinguished Service Order. Major Garsia and his four brothers all attended the Christchurch Boys' High School, and three of them entered the Army, one is a lieutenant in the Navy, and the other is farming in Tasmania.