PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 May 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr, D. Barry, of Fitzroy, has receivffl a cable stating that his son, Rifleman Jack Barry, who was severely wounded, is doing exceedingly well.

Mrs. Sisley received word yesterday that her son Colin had arrived safely at Auckland, and been sent to the Whanga* rei Hospital for treatment.

Mr. and Mrs. Albert Newall were passengers from the north by the Barawa yesterday. Mr. Newall goes into camp shortly.'

Mr. T. Harle Giles (Conciliation Com-i missioner) and Miss Giles arrived from Auckland by yesterday's steamer, and are staying at Chatsworth House.

After a long and painful illness, Mrs. R. B. Honeyfield passed away yesterday. The deceased lady was the daughter of the late Mr. Robert Loveridge, of New Plymouth, a descendant of one of the earliest settlers. Her mother (Mrs. Choiwill) is still alive. It is about forty years since Mrs. Honeyfield was married, her husband having died in December last. She leaves a married son and daughter and two single daughters to mourn their loss.

A London message reports the death of Lord Courtney, of Penwith, aged 86. After a distinguished career at Cambridge University, Mr. Leonard (Courtney became professor of political economy at University College, London, and, enter-i ing Parliament, hejd various imdfir-secre-taryships, and was chairman of commit-* tees and deputy speaker. He was a Liberal Unionist, but was opposed to the) Transvaal War. Being a strong freetrader, he drifted back to the Liberal camp, He was raised to the peerage in 1906, but leaves no heir.

The report that Major F. B. Knyvett, formerly of Auckland, died recently has happily proved to be unfounded. The cablegram from New York published, about three weeks ago referred to tha death, not of Major Knyvett, but of Captain R. H. Knyvett, an Australian officer, who was wounded at the front in No-, vember, 1916, and who, on his return to Queensland, delivered a number of stir-i ring recruiting addresses. He was granted a commission in the Royal Flying Corps as captain, and engaged by the American Government to deliver war lectures throughout the United States. Ho was married in the United States to Miss Lilian Maude, niece of Mr. Cyril Maude, the actor, and the late General Maude.

Lieutenant-Colonel R. C. Allen,, D.S.O. of Morrinsville, who was in charge of the recently returned draft of invalided soldiers, left New Zealand as a major in charge of the Ninth Reinforcements. On arriving in Egypt he was given the command of the 6th Haurakis, Ist Auckland Battalion, and after reaching France became second in command of tho battalion. Upon Lieutenant-Colonel Plugge, C.M.G., being appointed director of physical training, he took command of the battalion, which lw led in the Messines attack, being wounded late on the first day, when inspecting tho positions. He lay in the open for six hours before being found by the stretch-er-bearers. For liis excellent organisation in this attack he was awarded the D.S.O. He has now been classed us again fit for service. A brother, LieutColonel Stephen Allen, has been in command of the 2nd Auckland Battalion since early in 1017, and was recently awarded a bar to his D.S.O. A gecond brother, Lieutenant G. C. Allen, was killed in the October fighting.