PERSONAL

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXVI, Issue 8508, 22 July 1916, Page 4

PERSONAL

A London cable message reports that Private Peter iL'Bride, a son, ot ■ fear Richard M'Bride, Prime Minister ot British Columbia, has been, killed in action in France

A letter received ■in Christchurch states that Mi; AY. AY. Smith, a New Zealand -entomologist, at present curator of'Pukckura Vark, New Plymouth, and for sonle years in charge of.-the public gardens at Ashburton, is in the New Plymouth hospital suffering, trom. a throat trouble. He is now convalescent.

A Nelson message states tliat word. has boon received that Lieutenant Atliol Jhidson, son of the late Dr Hud-. son and Mrs Hudson, of Tapawera. has. been killed in action. Lieutenant Hudson was an 'old boy" of Nelson College and Waitaki High School; and. was selcted as the 1915 Rhodes Scholar from Victoria , College. ,

' On. Thursday -evening last the resir, idents of the. Lagmhor district met at 1 the residence of Mr T. H. -Woolley,. ]■ La-ginhor, For the purpose "of saying farewell and making .a presentation to Private C A. Wool by, who is homcat. i present on final leave. The evening I took, the form of-a social, interspersed j with games, ■musical items, and recita- j tions, and was thoroughly enjoyed by all. Mr V. W. Wright, in an appropriate speech, complimented Mr- / Woollc.y oh his decision' to serve his country, wished him God-speed, and- r hoped he- would have a good time sight- i seeing as well as fighting, and that hr..| would soon see the Germans on the- ] run for Berlin, and have- a safe return i home. On behalf of the residents of i •the- Lagmhor district, ho asked Mr , Woolley to accept a handsome p,a^ of : field-glasses and a sleeping-bag as a : small token of'their appreciation of his j patriotism. JMr Wool ley returned j thanks in a few well-chosen words, ami j said the useful presents would be greatly cherished by him. The compa»T nang "For" he's a jolly good fellow." After a. few moro. musical items, -si. very enjoyable, evening was brought t» a close by the singing of "Auld Lang Syno. 1' and with cheers for the «1«----parting soldier.'