PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 14 October 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL.

lii the latestiiospital report the names) or P. Joblin (M.M.) and E. R. M. Roy (Hawera) appear in the not severe cases.

A Gore press message states that Mr, J. D. Cairns, editor of the Ensign for the past 10 years, died.' 1 unexpectedly on Sunday morning from pleurisy, supervening on influenza. Mr. R. James, of Egmc-nt Village, has received advice that Ms son, Private H. A. James, who left with the 34th Reinforcements, has been adnrtted to hospital, suffering from a gunshot wound in the right thigh. Mr. W. Outfield, Fitzroy, uas received a cable stating that his son, Company Sergeant-Major G. E, Cutfield, was admitted to a hospital in England on October 5, suffering from ?unshot wounds in the right shoulder anil right side and fractured shoulder-Made. 1

The following Taranaki names appear in a list .of returning men due to arrive shortly: Captain R J. Carter (Eltham), Lieutenant 6. J Hawkins (New Plymouth), P. J. Curtis, F, P. Doylo (Okaiawa), J. V. Grant (Hawera), S. E. T. Parker, A. Railton (Patea), and STawse (Hawera). At the annual meeting o£ the New Plymouth Tennis Club "on Saturday night appropriate reference was made by Dr. Leatham to the lamented death of Lieutenant S. Paul, in France, he havin" been nn enthusiastic member of the club. Dr. Leatham also expressed pleasure at the Teturn of another member of tho club, in the person of LieutenantColonel AVeston, and it was decided to 3end him a letter expressive of that pleasure. Mrs. A- Morris, Gill Street, has received. the sad news of the death from wounds of her son, Private E. R. Morris, who left with the 32nd Reinforcements. Before joining the Forces, Private Morris waa m the employ of J. H. Cock" and Co., New Plymouth. It is only a few weeks since Mrs- Morris had the news of her son, Jaclc, being wounded, and she still has one son remaining at the front.

Mr. P. W. Okey, o! Vogeltown, received cable advice yesterday that his son, Second-Lieuentant P.oy Okey, was killed in action on September 30. The late Lieutenant Okey went as a private witli tlie Main Body, and was right through tho Gallipoli fighting. He afterwards proceeded to France and was in all the heavy fighting with the New Zealanders. lie won his commission in the field, and only returned to the front a few months ago. He was a fine typo of young fellow, and hi? loss will be depiored by all who knew him. Private P. C. Lawrence, eon of Mr. W. Lawrence, of Tariki, returns to New Zealand tliia month- Private Lawrence, who left with the 14th Reinforcements, has been twice wounded. Mrs.- J. Purdie, of Waitara, lias just received word that her son, Private Donald Purdie, lias been killed in action in France. Private Purdie, who resided at Mahoenui, was aged 22, and left with the 22nd Reinforcements. Mrs; Purdie will have the sincere sympathy of all in her double 'bereavement, for it was only on Friday that another son, private J. Purdie, was buried at Waitara, having died ot sickness in camp. The death is reported from Wellington of Mr. H. G- Pricj, la.te Commissioner of Crown Lands and Chief Surveyor at BHsnieim.—?ross Assof