PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 12 November 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL.

The name, of Priyate A. J. 'aWW (next-of-kin, Mr. C. W> Taylor, ftther, Tnglewood) appears in the eerknuly ill iist.

Mr. S. G. Smith, M.P., since Mb inters from Wellington on Saturday night, has been laid up witk an attack of influenza. < Mrs. Hubert Hagger has received ward that her husband, Corporal H. B. Bagger, who was recovering from, wound* at Eerne Bay Hospital, died of influenza on October 3L

Another link with the past, states the OharonKjle, was severed on Friday morning by the death of Mr Michael Duigan, of Wanganui, who passed away after a short illness at the ripe old age of 88, 48 years of which he had spent as a resident of tlhat town. The deceased, who was a native of Ireland, was well known and highly respected. He served in the Crimea and also to the Indian Mutiny. He leaves a family of one daughter and five eons. At the close «f Mass' on Sunday, Father Kelly pa'id a tribute to the late Mr. J. J. Dwyer, who had, he said, been one of those Bilent but effective workers, who commend themselves to the affection of their fellows. Particularly had the deceased been interested in that general charity the Catholic Field Service Fund, and New Plymouth's high standart pwed much to him. As had been in the wider fields of our civic life, Mr. Dwyer had earned high esteem and respect.

Sir Robert Duncan Sinclair-Lockbart, Bart., died suddenly at Auckland last week. Sir Eobert, who was 58 years of age, was a son of the late Mr. George Duncan Lockhart, and on the death of his uncle in 1904 he succeeded to the' baronetcy. His estate is at Castle Hill, Lanark, Scotland. He also held the baronetcy of Sinclair of Stevenson. .In IS°3 he married a daughter of Captain Edward Power. There is one daughter and five sons, of whom Mr. Graeme D. P. Lockhart, who recently returned from active service, is heir to the title. He is survived by Lady Lockhart and their family.

The death is reported of Captain Leslie Christie, eon of Mr. H. F, Christie, of Wanganui. Captain Christie was in England when the war broke out, and served with the medical section of the British Army in the first months of the fighting. His health was injured, and eventually ho came out to New Zealand. Ho again joined up, and went away on a hospital ship, returning about a month ago- He was advised to gr to the Bins Mountains for rest and change, but refused to leave his work. A week or two ago he went to Featherston, where he contracted influenza and pjeumonia, which, unfortunately, proved fatal.