PERSONAL ITEMS

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16210, 13 May 1918, Page 8

PERSONAL ITEMS

His Grace Archbishop Redwood is at present in Blenheim, wiiero his brother, Air Thomas Redwood, is seriously ill.

Tho Hon. Serzaburo Shimizu, Japanese Consul : Gcnera] for Australasia, left for Dunedin by Saturday's express.

Mr Justico Sim, Colonel R. A. Chafrey, O.C. Canterbury Military District; Mr J. A. Frostick, Canterbury Commissioner on the National Efficiency Board; tho Hon. I). Buddo, M.P., Mr George Fenwick, and Mr E. Nordon were passengers from Wellington by Saturday's ferry steamer.

Second-Lieutenant D. A. Lusk, M.L. (b), Gen. List, A.Z.E.F.. who returns to duty, has been appointed for service with the Samoan Garrison with seniority as from July loth, 1916. SecondLieutenant R. M. Doughty has also been appointed for service with tho Samoan Garrison -with seniority as from January 23th, 1917.

The following appointments to the staff at General Headquarters, Wellington, have been approved: Major Rayner Barnngton bmythe, D.5.0., N.Z. Staff Corps, is attached to the Department of the Chief of the General Stft" (February 26th); Major (temp. Lieut.-Coloncl) M. M. Gard'ner, D.5.0., p.s.c., g., Royal N.Z. Artillery, is attached to the staff at General Headquarters for inspectorial duties connected with coast defences, and is graded assistant quartermaster-general at General Headquarters for duty in the Department of the QuartermasterGeneral to the Forces (April 23rd); Captain 1. E. Faris. M.8., N.Z.M.C., is appointed a member of a Special District Medical Board (April loth); Lieutenant E. W. J. Millton, 13th (North Canterbury and Westland) Regiment, is appointed aide-de-camp (temporarily) to his Excellency tho Rt. Hon. the Earl of Liverpool, Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief

Mr M. G. Rich, of Christchurch. a member of the Second Canterbury Military Service Board, has received advice that Lis only son, Lieutenant Geoffrey G. Rich, lias been awarded the Miiitary Cross. Lieutenant Rich was ccjucated at Christ's College, and at Lincoln College, and was afterwards farming on his father's property at Wairuna, Longbeach. Ho enlisted on the outbreak of war, and left New Zealand with the Main Body as a trooper in the South Canterbury-Squadron of the Canterbury Mounted Regiment. He was wounded on Gallipoli, but returned, after convalescence in# England, to Egypt, where he was promoted to the rank of sergeant and saw further active service. He was then selected for a commission in the Imperial Army. On completing his period of special training in England ho was attached to tho foreign service detachment of King Edward's Horse, and served in Prance for nine or ten months. Then ho was sent to Italy, whore, apparently, he gained the decoration.