PERSONAL ITEMS.

Captain J. W. Andrews, of Masterton, has been classed as medically unfit for further military service abroad.

Private Saunders, son of Mr G. Saunders, of Featherston, has died from wounds received in action in April last.

At a meeting of the Masterton branch of th e Drivers' Union last night, Mr J. Toomath was appointed secretary, vice Mr E. Flanagan, deceased.

Replying to an enquiry as to Mr 0. C. Cooper's condition at midday to-day, the Davis street hospital stated that his condition is very low.

Trooper John Morrison Ashworth, 44th Mounted Rifles, died yesterday at Featherston Military Hospital. The certified cause of death was cerebrospinal meningitis. The next-of-kin is Mr John Ashworth (father), Vinegar Hill, Huuterville.

The following members of the Catholic Ladies' Knitting Guild will act as hostesses at the . Soldiers' Entertainment on Wednesday evening:—Mesdames A. R. Bunny, J. C. Cooper, Nee, McNulty, Eastwood, Mitchell, O'Leary, Meikle, Clune, Spring, Digging and Miss Cavanagh.

Tho cortege at the funeral of the late Mr D. McLachlan was one of the largest ever seen in Masterton, testifying to the'very high esteem in which the deceased was held by all classes of the community. A large number of beautiful wreaths covered the coffin. The Rev. R. Inglis conducted tho burial service in an impressive manner.

The death occurred yesterday at the residence of Mr A. E. Rossiter, Villa street, of. Mr Richard Climo., The -deceased, who had resided two years in Masterton, was formerly engaged in the sawmilling industry' "in Pclorus Sound. He was <SS years of age, and leaves a widow to- mourn'her loss. The funeral will take place.on Monday afternoon, leaving the- residence of Mr Rossiter at 3.30 .©^lock^.

Mr John Mackay, whose death is announced frorir luvercargill, had reached his one hundredth year. He was born on April 18th, 1819, in Fifeshire. Ho came to Dunedin in 1874 by the ship Corona. For a number of years he served in the employ of the Roslyn Tramway Company. He moved to Invercargill about thirty years ago, and remained in Southland nearly all the rest of his life Most of his time was taken Up in constructing engineering plants, for rope works, and so on, for th e Southland farmers. He erected the machinery for a clothing factory, and when ninety-four years of age he put up a binder-twine plant at Winton.