PERSONAL ITEMS

Press, Volume LI, Issue 15461, 14 December 1915, Page 7

PERSONAL ITEMS

Mr Thomas Brown left for Auckland by the Monowai on Saturday night.

Mr Nicholas Ileid. a member of the firm of Messrs W. and G. Tirrnbull «nd Co for manv years, and a resident of "Wellington sinco 1309, died yesterday, aged 78.

Mr Frank Foley, of the Duncdin staff of the New Zealand Express Co., Ltd. has been promoted to the management of the Palnicrston. North branch.

At a moetiug of representatives of the Paparua and combined districts, held yesterday, Mr W. McMillan, of Cashmere Hills, was appointed to the Hoepitnl and Charitable Aid Board, vice Mr George Scott, resigned.

Mr G. V. G'raske, manager of tho Union Steam Ship Company at Inveroargill, has been transferred to Burnio (Tasmania), and (saya tho "Southland Timet"),, Mr Spencer, of tho latter office, will fill the vacancy.

In consequence of continued indisposition, the Her. W. S. Lucas, the Vicar of All Saints' pariah, Nelson, has placed tho notice of his resignation in tho hands of the Bishop of Nelson (says the "Colonist"). About three months ago Mr Lucas was attacked with what seemed to be a passing illness, but ho has been officiate for some time.

Gunner N. Clark, who was recently awarded the Distinguished Conduct Modaj for gallantry at Gallipoli, was born at Lytteltbn 28 years ago, and is n son of the late Captain Clark, who was for many years harbrrarmaster at the Port. When war broke out Gunner Clark was on his way Home in tho lonic, but on arrival in England he immediately enlisted, and went into camp on "Salisbury Plain, whence ho went to Egypt, where he was drafted into tho main body.

In the cablo news recently there was mention of Lieutenant Vinoy having }>oen awarded tho Victoria Cross. This officer and Lieutenant de Sincay, while cruising at a height of 10,000 ft, sighted two submarines. They descended to iwOft, and succeeded in sinking ono of the submarines. Lieutenant Vincy is a nephew of Mr F. R. Creasy, manager of the Union Bank in Nelson (says tho "Colonist";, Mr Creasy has had no fewer than thirteen nephows engaged In tho Avar in tho two sen-ices, five of them being brothers. One of tho thirteen was killed in action.

Mr J. D. Richards, Otipua road, Timaru. received official telegrams from Wellington on Friday informing him t*<at a cablo had been received from Melbourne, stating that his son, Fi. S. Richards, of the 2oth Australian Battalion, was killed in action at Gallipoli on November 7th. The soldier who thus lost his life was Mr RicbardVs eldest son. and was 31 years of age. He was educated at .Warwick House and tho Christchurch Boys' High School. and after leaving school was for some time engaged in farming. About six years agehe wort to Australia, and enlisted there. In his last letter homo he wrote that he- was well, but found two and a half months in trenches, making no advance, rather wearying work. Tho lato Mr F.. S. Richards was a nephew of Mr H. »S. Richards, of Christchurch.