PERSONAL.

. — ' —-«»- :—___ .M J-. Redgrave las been advised that his son, Gunner C. Redgrave, is in iiospital-sufiering from a gunshot wound in tho thigh.

Corporal Percy Winter, Army Pay Department, died at the Featherston Military Hospital on Thursday, the cause of deatJi Feing influenza 'The deceased was 36 years of age and was married his .next-of-kin Being his wife, wrn- S* /• Wl"ter > 32 Hopper street Wellington. Mrs Winter is a sister of Mrs X Hewlett, of Waimea street

News has been received by his friends that Lieutenant G. R. Jamieson, who is well known in Nelson, has 'been promoted to captain. Before leaving for the war he was one of the instructors at the local Defence Office. Captain Jamieson recently paid a hurried but most interesting visit to the home of his ancestors m the Shetland Islands

, ; Advice has been received of the death in Palestine on the Ist inst., from malaria and pneumonia, of Trooper E B Lurrow, only son of Mrs Burrow Orinoco. The deceased, who was 26 'veers of. aSe> voluntarily enlisted, and * left with Mounted Rifles reinforcements a year ago He was greatly esteemed by ail who knev him.

The death is announced by a Press Association message received on Saturday of Mr H. W. Bishop, ex-Magis-trate at Christchurch". The deceased was born at Tichborne, Hants, England • U }o*l> a£ d arrived in New Zealand in 1809. He entered the Native Department, aud afterwards the Justice Department. For some, time he was secretary and interpreter to Jud^e Mailing, author of "Old New Zealand?" who was also stationed at Hokianga in the early days.