PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 27 November 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL.

AiSlelbourna cable announces the death of Charlie Mcf i>od, the cricketer. Mr. M. Paltridge, well known in the Waitara district, waa reported last night to be critically ill.

Mrs W, F. Massey and Miss Maasey are making good recoveries after their recent attacks of influenza. The death occurred in Hawera on Sat* urday of Mrs Vowless, wife of Mr W. J 4 Vowiess, of Hawera railway staff. Word lias bee* received that Private R. M. Jackson, son of Mr W. W. Jack" son, of Hawera, was wounded on Novetn* ber 5. Private Jackson went away : with the 28tih Reinforcements.

Mr. Henry Street, Tarusutangi, haa received advice that his youngest son, D'Arey, who left with the 21st Reinforcements, was killed in action in France on November 4.

Dr. A. Harvey, who has 'been released by the Defence authorities, arrived in Waverley on Thursday, and forthwith commenced to help in the fig'ht against the epidemic.

Mr. H. Hamilton, of Fitzroy, has received a "cable stating that jiis eon, Private H. W. B. Hamilton, who left with the 33rd Reinforcements, waa wounded in the thigh and admitted to hospital ia France (November 7). The Press reports the death of another of Waverley's pioneer settlers, in the person of Mr. Duncan McDonald. The deceased, who was born at Rispin, Argyleshire, came to New Zealand fifty years ago.

Mr. E. G. Johnston, assistant secretary to the Taxanaki Education Board, who went into camp with the '46 th Reinforcements in September last, returned to New Plymouth yesterday afternoon, haw in? been discharged from further sew vice.

Mr. W. T. Wood, ex-MJP., has decided to contest the seat rendered vacant J>y the death of Mr. ©. Buick, M P It wi]l probably be remembered that Mr. Wood was defeated by Mr. Buick in 190S by, fi majority of 80 votes. week-end deaths from influenza at Christehurch include Mr. A. B. Durant, a Wellington hotel-keeper, aid owner of Slnapis, who won. the New Zealand Cup five years ago; also Mr. ,T._W. Price, junior, and Ids wife. Ms. Price wag formerly a horse-trainer, hat for several years had been licensee of the hotel at Soiorata. News has been received that Corporal J. McLean died at sea from influenza; last week, on the way to New Zealand on furlough. He had a carrying business in Hawera for some years. He eai listed for service over two years ago, and was sent on service tc Samoa. His widow, Mrs. E. McLean, is proprietress of Somerset Bouse, Hawera. Private Henry Harris, wfoo joined tiia New Zealand Expeditionary Force from Christehurch, has been awarded tibe Military Medal, Private Harris is ft brother-iiilaw of Mr L. Bunn, of Eliham, and his wife, who is staying with Mi Bunn, received a letter from iflie Minis*

ter of Defence on Saturday informing her that her husband was decorated for gallantry on the field of action. . A wide circle of friends will harva seen with great regret the announcement of the death of Mrs W, J. McNiven, who had been a resident of Ha* wern since girlhood. She had had much' to bear lately, the death of a eon at vir-

tually the close of the war, end this would not help her to fight against illness wllien attacked by influenza. With Mr McNiven and family there will ibq much sympathy. Miss Alma Kahlstrom passed away, at Wellington, where she had been on »' visit for the past six weeks (reports thei Eltham correspondent of tfte Star). Miss Kahlstrom, who was of a quiet and unassuming disposition, was the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kahlstrom, of Eltham, who harve had a second bereavement in tlhe course of a few months, having lost a eon recently at the front.

Much regret, says The Hawera Star, will be felt at the news of the death front influenza of Mr. C. St. Paul, of Waaga* nui, and formerly of Stratford. Only a few weeks ago Mr. St. Paul took charge of the wool business at the Farmers' Co-op. He was the son of Mr. EL S. St. .Paul, formerly a branch manager of tha Bank of Australasia. Mr. St. Paul leaves a wife and two small children, and for them the sinwrest sympathy will be felt an their great sorrow. A recently published list of military; honors includes the follcjwing: Military Cross, Lieut. H. B. P&ttrick (New Plymouth). D.C.M., Lance-CoTporal C. T. Hill (Wlenuakum). Bar to Military Medal, Private R. Moreland (Whtfnuakura), Private P. L. Randall (North Taranaki). Military Medal, Private H. Harris (Eltfham), Lance-Corporal V. Swan (Hawera), Private E. R. Rae (Hawera), Corporal C. T. Stevens (Midhirst).

The death occurred on Saturday morning from influenza of Mr. Arthur Charles Wheatley, accountant to Thompson Bros., of Blair Street, Wellington,, Mr. Wheatley was a member of the accountant staff t>t the Dominion for some six years, and left to take -up the position of acting-town clerk at NewPlymoutli. Some two years ago he returned to Wellington and took up an appointment with "Messrs Thompson Brts. He leaves a widow (a daughter'of Mr, Webster, ex-town dork of .Petone Bor* ouch) and two little cbflft&n."'' Mr. Edward J. Barry, Mayor of OhSfcune, succumbed to the prevailing complaint last week. He was a man pf great energy, and with a great belief in the future of the town and district witih) which he had linked his fortunes, "He waa probably the yomgest Mayor in Hew Zealand—only 29, years of ago—aCLd took a reiy active payt iti the cam.paig.i that \7&s started for the development and popularising of tho Tongariro National .Park He also -took a great Interest in tiie work of the New Zealand Catholis Federation, and at one time was delegate to the Dominion Conference held at Wellington. The late Mr Joseph MacMahon was one of the most popular men in theatrical ciw.les. With his brothers, tha date Messrs James and Charles MacMahon, he wm prominent,in early theatrical and moving picture ventures in Australia and New Zealand. He was associated with the first musical comedy brought to Australia, "Morowo Bound," and later wan connected with the Fortescue Company. With his brothers he was instrumental in launching tSia first continuous picture enterprise in Auckland, the Queen's Theatre, and in building one of the later houses, the Princess Theatre. In Wellington tta brothers founded the New Theatre in Manners-street. The late Mr MacMahon was born in Bendigfo about fifty years ago, and marired a Wellington lady, Misa Lodder.