PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 September 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL.

We regret to state that at 2.30 this morning tho Hospital superintendent (Dr. Walker) reported that Mr. H. J. Okey„ M.P., wa9 slowly sinking.

A London cable states that the Kai serin is recovering;

A t the Second Military Service Board's sitting at Wellington on Tuesday, an appeal 'by the Salvation Army on behalf otEnsign A. W- Sawyer (Eltham) was adjourned indefinitely. ' Adyica was received in Hawera yesterday that Lance-Corporal Colclough, of Hawera, was wounded on August /30. This is the second time that he has been wounded this year.—'Star. Sergeant-Major P. E. Stainton, who is at present in Auckland on final leave, leaves Onehunga by Monday's boat for New Plymouth. •Auckland is shortly to be visited by General Pau, head of the French Mission to Australia, advice to that effect having been received by M. Leon Hip* peau, Consul for France (states th* Star);,:

The appointment of Mr. James Robert Kirk as one of the two merkbers to represent the education boards of the North Island on the General Council of Education has been gazetted.—Press Assoc

Mr.' W- Coleman, of the New Plymouth Post Office, has been appointed representative of the' local branch of the Postal Officials' Association at the forthcoming "conference to be held ,in Auckland (>n the 29th inst.

Mr.'J. W. H. Martin, of Pukearuhe, has received official intimation that his Bon, Corporal J, Cf: Martin, of the 34fch Reinforcements, was wounded on August

Mrs. Francis (Fitzroy) ha*. reeeieved advice that her son, Private Lincoln Francis,, hag been removed from the dangerously ill list 7).

A liondon'message states that the doctors 'held, a consultation on Sir George Reid, and issued a "bulletin that he is suffering from seveere cellulitis of the face. His condition is- grave.— Press Assoc.

In the latest casualty list there occurs, among the wounded .admitted to hospital, the name of Lieutenant G. HLiardet, who is the younger son of Mr. H. N. Liardet, of Wellington, whose elder son, Lieutenant L. M. Liardet. died of Wiounds received in the Sr ; battle over two years ago. *

In Wednesday's casualty list the name of L-Corp. W. Booker, Lowgarth, appeared as shaving died of wounds. This is as his mother has received advice that he was admitted to a hospital in England on August. 31st, .suffering from, a plight gunshot wound in the lefji.eye. ' ... ; ■ Mr'': J. Ridland, Westown, New Hymdtith, has received advice that his son, iSifleman W. Ridland, has been admitted to a hospital in France suffering from a wound in the right foot. i Mr R. G; "3arr, of Eltham, has received word thajfc his son, Rifleman J. W. Barr, was' killed in action. Rifleman Barr left New Zealand about fourteen months ago' with the 26th Reinforcements, and in the last letter received from him stated that he was then at Hebuterne.—Argus. ' The death is reported by cable of the Right Honorable Sir George Houston Reid, D.C.L,, K.C. He was formerly member for East Sydney, N.S.W., and Prime Minister of the Commonwealth.. He was born at Renfrewshire, Scotland,, in February, 1845, being the son of a Presbyterian Minister, and arrived in Australia, in 1862 with his parents.' He was elected to {tarli&mant in 1880, andrapidly came to the front. Subsequently he was appointed Federal High Commis? stoner in toK&on, mod at the close of Ms. term of office entered.pailiamentaTy^lif^