PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 1 November 1918, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Mr. B. Hale, of Sydney, was in New" Plymouth yesterday. Corporal W. Ryan, late of the staff of the New Plymouth branch of the Bank of Australasia, is spending a, fsw days' leave in New Plymouth. Mr. T. S, Ronaldson, Deputy Public Trustee, of Wellington, and Mrs. Ronaldson, are on a holiday visit to NfW. Plymouth. Mrs. Elizabeth Sutherland died at Epsom, on Tuesday, aged 104 years. She had resided for 71 years in New Zealand. Mr. J. S. Fox, of Okato, has received advice of the death of his father, Mr. Jus. Fox, merchant, of Arbroath, Scotland, at the age of 84 years. Messrs. J. D. Sole and F. J. Hill, win* have been on a trip to Te Aroha, Rotorua and Auckland, leave by the xna3 train this morning for Napier, Waiiarapa and Wellington. Still another Paf!ea boy to be hoa* ' ored is Corporal Mauriee O'Grady, wad has had the (Distinguished Conduct? ' Modal conferred on him.—Press. Mrs F. Woller, Kina TooaA, Qaonni, has received word that her husbagdj I Private F. J. Woller, was transferred to the convalescent hospital, HofEH church, on October 18th. " - At last night's annual meeting of "QiS Kawaroa Park Beautifying Society, a' motion of condolence with the relatives of the late Mr. H. J. Okcy, HJP., was - carried in the customary manner. Mr. H. P. Best, of Eltham, has received advice that his sop, Trooper J.C. Best, has been received into the' 27th General Hospital at Cairo, Buffering from malaria. Trooper Best is with' the Wellington Mounteds, and has been away over three years on active sew vice. Mrs D. M. Thomson, of Devon StMeA New Plymouth, has received word &at her husband, Sergt. D. M. Thomson, . was admitted to hospital in France on October Bt.li, suffering from gunshot wound in left knee. This is the, flhted' ' time ho has been wounded* having been on active service for over three years. Before leaving he was farming *$ Ararata', near Hawera. News has been received in Wellifig-i ton that Lieutenaut Stuart Seddon, B-.FA., is back in London on leave from the Italian front, and is taking ' : nrivantage of the opportunity to settle '.' the affairs of his brother, the late Cap-< ■ .. tain R. J. S. Seddor Lieutenant Sed- .': don has been forty-four months in the; •■'"' line. ' '' One of. the much-diminished band of survivors of the charge of the light ' . Brigade at the battle of Balaclava,Teer- ' geant Bichard Bradshaw, died at KeriUeri, Bay of Islands, recently. Sergeant , " Bradshaw, who was in his 88th year, * , joined the army as a youth, and served ■' in the 17th Lancers during the Crimean l «; War. He al o served for a time in. the ''..' Rcyal Navy, serving under Lord Charles '■ Beresford. He had resided at Kerikeri ■ : '. for 10 years, and his popularity waa at- - tested by the large number of settlers ' attending the funeral. * i The deatli in action, on October oth, •■'"• is reported of Sergeant-Major E. E. Crawshaw, the well-known Canterbury representative footballer and cricketer. He was 29 years of age and the son of Mr. T, B. Crawshaw, of the firm-of Aukebrookc, Ltd. For six years he attended tho Christchurch Boys' High School, during which period" he was prominently associated with all sides of school life. Ho left New Zealand wifh ■'. the 30th Reinforcement, and while In '■: England participated actively in field sports, acting as captain of the Sling team against Codford. Ho leaves 'a widow (a daughter of tho late Colonel F. W, Francis, VD.), and a young chflo> The many friends of Lieut. Stanley; L. Wright will bo glad to hear that he has just been awarded tho D.C-M. Lieut. ' Wright, who was for a time on the ' clerical staff -of the Railway Department, stationed at Hawera, afterwards ■■■ took up land near Raetihi, and about -'. three years ago volunteered for service " ' (says the Star.) He went away with ■ ■ the 7th Reinforcements, and has since ■,' served in the Brigade Transport under General Allenby in Egypt and Palestine.' '.'' The difficulties of this duty, which neees* ;'»•- sitatcd tho use of a number of cameli -.■'* and mules, have been greatly increased ' during the army's late rapid advance so ■ far from its base, and Lieut. Wright's experience of packing in the back blocks no doubt stood him in good ~..' stead. The soldier under notice gained' his commission in the field, and has late* '" ly been decorated as above, ,' ~;

It is seldom that an aged couple, af« ,■■ ter passing lons years of mairied life "' , together, finish their earthly career within a few moments of each other, bui ,■ ; this occurred cm at Maau» ", wera (says the A-kland 'Star), when,' .1 Mr. and Mrs. Rol*t Scott both '' within ten minute's of each other, and njf '"- each case death was due to cardial failure, supervening upon an attack ol ' influenza. The couple very oldj residents of Manurew.j. Mr. Scott wa* born i/i Leicestershire, England, 8$ ' years ago, and hndVen in New Zealand!; for C 6 years. His w.fc. who was' 7* '•■ years of nj-e, was born in Svflnav, and! ' came to New Zealand 07 vears a?o. Thej| "''■ are survived by six sons and two dauaaV "., ters. . ~ " i