PERSONAL

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXIX, Issue 9492, 4 January 1919, Page 4

PERSONAL

'' Mr M.. G. Rich, who- until recently ,was a member of the No. 2. Military. • Service Appeal Board, is- seriously, Ul in a Christchurch private hospital.

Mr Thomas Black, Alford Forest Road, has been, advised that his son,Sergeant P., Black, is returning to, New Zealand, and. will arrive towards the «nd of next week. Mrs S.. J,. Beaven, Beach Road, has " v received advice that her husband, ' ">„< Lance-Corporal. S. J l. "Beayen, is re- '''• turning toi New. Zealand, and i£ due to f arrive ■ about the end of. next,, ,week. : Mrs B. Slfe,"of -IJB Tancred Street,. , Ashburton, has received advice ihat her \ husband, Mr Mdrick (Dick) Ede,, is re- -, '4, , turning to New Zealand, and is due to .■' arrive on or about January"!?. X 1 ,\;> Mr J. J:- MaU»rd has been appointed ■■' general manager of the National In- .; surance Company, in succession to Mr '-. Henry, Williams,"' who voluntarily !.' retired.. „,,.■• ■Vj x \' "j Following the voluntary retirements. of Admiral the Marquis of Milford Haven and Admiral 1 Sir, George -Patdy, ■ Admiral Sir David Beatty and AdmjAAf" ; Sir Reginald Tupper have been pr*/-' ." moted' to the full rank of Admiral. Rear-Admiral Arthur Leveson in<J Rear-Admiral Sydney Fremantlc have ' been made K.C.B/s .

News has been received of the death m hospital in Prance of Captain the Rev. Noel Elliot Hawdon, M.A., Chaplain to the Forces.^ He came to; New- r . Zealand in'l9l2 and acted N as master at Wanganm College for a. short period. As soon, as .Archdeacon Jacob was. settled in Tunaru he joined the clerical staff there, and later went to St. Michael's, Chnstchnrch. He had been on active service for serer*! Tears, and has relatives residing at* Peel 'Forest. ' ■ \. vy", „ '' Erie Poboe^ a pupfl of tfc» Ashbur|ton Boys' H»gb School, wSo was assisting with the" harvest tm '- Mr ILetham's farm, Lanriston, had the .misfortune to meet with a bad accident to his hands yesterday. H« was werfcmg a &*s** when a stone jammed the knife. "While clearing the obstruction the horses .^mored on. respiting in snnons laceration: «t fee right* hand and the forefinger of the left. He was conveyed to the hospital last evening. where it was found necessary to amputate the index finger on each hand, several stitches also being neeeasary to close the gash in the right hand. -gS • ' " < '-"Ik