PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 October 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Cable advice has been received thw3 Lieutenant E. G Jago is at present to hospital at Cairo, suffering from malarfal fever.

Word has "been received by Mr. G. Rogers that his brother, Rifleman Tom Rogers, of Tarurutangi, has been ad* mitted to hospital with shell wounds in leg, hand, and foot. Mr. S. Bundle received word yesterday that his son, Trooper L J. Bundle, had been admitted to the 27th General Hospital, Palestine, on Otcober 14, suffering from a slight attack of malaria. * A Press Association telegram from Oamaru announces the death of Mr. William Waddell, an exlMayor of the town. The late Mr. Waddell was prominent in bowling circles. Mr. E. W. Christmas, the well-known landscape artist , is dead. He spent some years in New Zealand, and afterwards went to England.

Mr. S. G. Smith, M.P., leaves by the mail train for Wellington this morning in order to be present at the opening of Parliament to-morrow.

At the , meeting of the executive of the Taranaki School Committees' Association last night, Mr. 6. G. Smith (pre* sident) was congratulated on being elected the member for the district.

Mr. W. Murrray, Uruti, has received word that his son, Private W. T. ("Bill") Murray, who was wounded and admitted to hospital in England on October 6, Is progressing, well.

Plain-Clothes Constaible Fitzgibbon, of the New Plymouth station, who recently underwent an operation in the local hospital, is about again and making good progress towards a complete recovery. Mr R. Stevens, one of Inglewood's very early settlers, met with a rafjher nasty accident as he was going home on Saturday evening, when he collided with a buggy and was rather badly knocked about. He was brought into the New Plymouth Hospital, where he is doing as well as can be expected. Mrs. James Shaw, Wharehuia, has received advice that her brother, Private James Sheriff, was wounded on October 1, in France.' Private Sheriff left New Zealand with the 30th Reinforcements.

Advice was received in Fawera yesterday that Private E. ("Dick") Fryer has been wounded and admitted to hospital. Private Fryer, who went away with the 35th "Reinforcements; was. previous to enlisting, with Mescrs McGruer, Bone and Co.

An old Opunake identity (Mr. Martin Deegan) died at Masterton on Saturday. Deceased recently went to Wellington to be specially treated by experts. He resided in the Opunake district for many years, first following the occupation of his trade (baker), and later of a farmer. He was 08 years of age, and leaves a widow and three sons. Word was received in Stratford on Saturday by Mr. Donald Smith, of Juliet Street, that his son, Private Donald Mackay Smith, of Puniwhakau, well known to many people in the Stratford district, had died of wounds- The late Private Smith was a very promising young man, and was well spoken of by all who knew him. He was fanning {MX) acres in partnership with Mr. Morgan Symes, who went to the front early in tlie war, was wounded, and returned to New Zealand, and on Mr. Syme3' return, Smith at once enlisted.—Post. The New Zealand Herald records the death on Sunday morning of Dr. W. C. W. McDowell, in his 58th year. About a year ago he suffered from an attack of pleurisy, which left heart trouble behind it, and about ten days ago he had an attack of influenza which further reduced his strength. He died suddenly in his sleep about 7 o'clock on Sunday morning. For some years he was on the literary staff of the New Zealand Herald, bui in 1890 he went to Edinburgh to study medicine. Returning to Auckland, he commenced practice about 1597. 110 took a keen interest in educational matters, and was a member of the senate of the University of New Zealand and other educational 'bodies. Dr. McDowell leaves a widow (a daughter of the late Mr. J. C. George, of New Plymouth), and one son, Mr. Chisholm McDowell. One stepson, Major Keith Murray (M.0.), is on activ" service as a member of the Flyinsi Corps on the Western front. His second stepson. Cornnrii r Mnvrav. is at nresent in Auckland on final leave from camp.