PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 5 July 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL.

• Dr. Milne Thomson, formerly surgeon to the Wairoa Hospital when it was first started, and recently with the K.A.M.C. in France, is reported missing.

Mr. L. P. de Berry, M.A., rector of the Hokitika High School, has been appointed headmaster of the High School at Marton.

News has been received of the death of Dr. Daniel Johnston, one of the best known Feilding men, who retired to Sussex, England, some five or six years ago.

The death is announced of Mr. John M'Gregor, of Fairlie, in his 80th year. He was an early settler of the Mackenzie Country, and member of the first Mount Cook Road Board and its-succes-sor (the Mackenzie County Council), of which he was a member for many years. —Press Assoc.

The death is reported, at the ago of ninety, of a very old and highly respected resident of Christchurch, in the perBon of Mrs. J. G. Euddenklau. Her | late husband, Mr. John George Euddenklau, came to New Zealand in 1868, and was Mayor of Christchurch is 1882 and 1883. He died in December, 1891. . Sergeant I/Arcy Penwarden, fef fife hotu, who left with the 10th Eeinforwments and returnee! to Now Zealand about 10 months ago, since when he has been 'under treatment in a Wellington Hospital, arrived in New Plymouth by the mail train last night. He returns to Wellington in three weeks' time to undergo further hospital treatment.

Another old colonist recently pasted away in the person of Mrs. Elizabeth Hales, who, with her husband and four children, arrived in New Zealand on January 29, 1860, by the ship African. Mm. Haleß resided at the Thames for several years, during the mining boom. She leaves a family of five eons and four daughters, twenty-seven grandcMldm, and eighteen great-grandchildren. She lived to the advanced age of eighty-five I years.

The Samoa Times reports that Cap« tain H. C. Cotton, Provost Marshal and Commissioner of Police at Samoa, having been appointed to other duties, has relinquished those positions. He has been succeeded in them by Captain J. M. Gillespie, who was in command of the mounted infantry unit. Captain Gillespie, who saw service during the South African War, was a member of the New Zealand Times commercial staff before rejoining the army about two and a half years ago. Mr. Thomas Philson, eldest son of the late Dr. Philson, died at Auckland on Monday morning. He was formerly connected with the Bank of New Zealand, and was manager of several branches of the bank. He retired from business some years ago. Mr. Philson leaves one : daughter and three sons, the latter being all on active service. One son was killed at Gaflipoli. The late Mr. Philson was 70 years of age-at the time of his death.

Mr. William Baxter, a (well-known Auckland musician, died suddenly on i Saturday, from heart failure. Mr. Baxter, who was 61 years of age, went to Auckland as a boy with his parents, in 1863, and had lived in that city ever since. At different periods he was organist at St. James's Presbyterif» Church and the Newton Congregational Church, and choirmaster of the Sacred Heart and St. Benedict's Churches. Mr. Baxter leaves a widow, three sons, wd one daughter. Military-Constable John F.Bateyvwbo has just returned to New Plymouth front Samoa, was, prior to his departure Athome, tendered a farewell by his «oJßrades of the Sampan Garrison, 2q,,a reference to the event, the Samoan Times of June 16 says:—Constable Bstey joined the garrison nearly three years ago. During the evening he Was presented with a smoker's outfit, as a mark of m esteem in which he was held by his comrades. Provost-Sergeant P- J. Grippes made the presentation, and spoke in eulogistic terms of Constable Batey's many sterling quaHtieft Other speakers also voiced their appreo iation of the deputing guest. Constable Bjttey, in replying, said that, although he was going-io New Zealand, he hoped to keep to touch with his old friends of the MSftaty Police.

The fourth son of Mr. J. R. Stewart has joined the Koyal Flyinfc Corns, and is leaving for the front In the course of a week or two (says the Witness). He graduated in the Firing School at Christchurch and successfully passed for his pilot's certificate a week ago. He is a Manaia boy, ft former student of Wanganui College, and has only just passed.his twentieth year, and is a fliu» specimen of a young New Zealander, being 6ft 2in in height. Eis brother, Lieut, Stewart, who returned to the iEk>minion, after being badly wundei in France and has been instructor at Trentham since his arrival, is leaving for the front in a few days, preferring 1 to go out with the men he had trained instead of remaining some months longer in New Zealand as he might have done. L. H. Stewart, the aviator, had the honor of (being the hundredth pupil to pass out of the Christchurch aviation school. He was not only the one hundredth pupil outwards but the hundredth pupil to enter the school.

To hold the rank of lieutenant-colonel at 23 years of age, and to have the Distinguished tary Cross, a» evidence that his promotion was well won, should he sufficient to gratify the ambition* of any man-<>f our country (says the Sydney Sun)., This is the record of Douglas G. Marks, one of. the born soldier* ol Australia who did their bft,ln the direction of making history ii/tha red days of the landing at QaHipoli and in the eviacution, and are doing it now in France and Flanders- He left New South Wales as a with the original 13th" Battalion, and was wounded twice, once dangerously. One of the fighting .officers* of the A.1.F., he has beecn me;itibned in, despatches by Sir Douglas Haig and General Birdwood more than onee. In. addition to his. British decorations, he has the Order of the White Eagle of Serbia.