PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 4 September 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mrs E. Shirley, of (bonni, has received a cable tn fh" ojVpt that her son Norman, is dan-eiwisly ill at Wal-ton-on-Thames Hospital. Mrs. I!. Giddy. !>..■;! UK*, has received advice that her son. /tiil.-wan It. W. Chicly, wlis adm-rt.'-.l <n lio.-pl:al'm England on August .!.'> wit" a gunshot wound in the left lhh.'h, slight. Mrs. Seddnn has received such an enor. mous number of mewnges of sympathy on the death of her <-.o;i that "she lias found it impossible, t:> acknowledge them all.—Press A?-oc. Miptain V-.'. wjio vaa recently reported wouwlfd, is .'tin nnlv son of Mr. and Mrs. Soworby, of Toko.' Captain Sowerby won high honors at Otago University during his medical course, and four months i:;>'i.vi* to Ihe opening of hostilities ,-,r,,.-.v,:c.l 10 Kualand to take nd\antu7c • f his colonial honors, but left the liaspita' for the fruit. ' The following T.'.vau.iki names appear in the latest h.-wp-til report publi-lied:-r Dangerously ill ■ 0. '"ub.:vWi;: iHawc-ra) C. 11. X. Shirley "laomiil. ; Seriously ill: 11. H. Botteiur (Stivitfurd!. Severe case: K. Sharp: (Kapmii), Nat severe cases: Lieut, i). H.tv.-den, A Campbell, F. W,. Erown. and J. K. Harrison (New Plymouth). J. R. Hird, MM. (Stratford), R. W. Giddy (Pel! l!!o.;kl. K T. Mills (Korito), S. C. :?o.;ki»v (LUluiuO, and T. W. Smart (Wu:!.a<-a>. Mr. M. O'Bomiell. who resiles with iiis son at Toiigap,iv;itu!' and is un old "i"th hero, is in a v;ry low state ci health. He holds the IJritish Mcu.il with three clasps, Balaclava. Sevastopol, and Inkerman, and the Turkish and New Zealand medals. lie has a*, tin front four grandsons—H:>roM, Leonard, James (severely wounded), and Mi.-hacl, who left with the 30th Roiiii'.uremenis. The old gentleman is 93 ye,us of age The Mayores.-j (Mr'. C. H.. Burgees) will be absent from Noiv Plymouth for a few days next week in order to attend an investiture whh:h the GovernorGeneral, by order of the King, will hold at Government House, Wellington, at 8.30 pirn, next, Tuesdav. Mrs. Burgess is to be presented \vi';h the insignia of membership of the Fifth Class in the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. A Hawera telegram says that the death occurred yesterday morning of Mr. A. S. Tonks, a well-known resident. Mr Tonks had been in poor health for several months. With Mr. li. H. Nolan he developed the auctioneering business which, a few years ago, was sold to Gillies and .NuWer. Ho was a successful sheep breeder and exhibitor at A. and P. shows, and was also well-known in racing, cricket, polo, golf and bowling circles. Mr. Tonks is survived by his' widow and two sons. The funeral is to take place at Auckland. Second-Lieutenant 11. 0. Alios, who is reported as wounded (not severe case) in the latest casualty list published, is a son of Mr. W. Alloo, of the rneebanical staff of the Daily News. Lieutenant Alloo is a Dunedin boy, and went away with the Main Epeditiomu-y Force. Prior to enlisting he '.vas engaged in one of. the leading Dunedin law offices. He left! as a private, and wori was received only quite recently that he hai Leen succassful in passing his examination for his commission in EugVinl Another son of Mr. Alloo lias been- ' wounded and is returning to New Zealand r-n a hospital ship which is expe-ned to arrive shortly.