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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2510, 10 July 1915, Page 6

■ Lieutenant William. Peachey Aldridge, who is • reported'to have been wounded while serving; with the Wellington Infantry iii; Gallipoli, is an Auckland boy, being the third sou of Mr. George Aldridge, of Auckland. Lieutenant Ajdridgo has always been a _keen Territorial officer, and Iris' activity, and -efficiency in that connection have been officially appreciated in the Auckland district.' In private life, as an officer in the service of the Telegraph Department, he was for a time in the Auckland office, and later was -stationed at Wakapuaka (Nelson); Invercargill, Inglewood, and Wanganui. He was at Wanganui when ho'enlisted with the 3rd 'Reinforcements, and was given the post of senior subalter;i in the Wellington B Company. Lieutenant Aldridge is about 31 years of age, and is a married man.. . ■■■•■ -The following animals have been donated to the Wellington ' Zoo:—Spotted ];iwi, Dr. Thompson ; tortoise, ■ lonjrnccked (2), Mr. Stroobant; pheasant, Elliott, Mr. Hanning, ■ Acclimatisation Society, Dunedm; angora rabbit,, ; Mr.Gressare, Adams Street, Brooklyn. ; The 'Auckland Lawn Tennis 'Association last night decided to agree to.the" suggested 1 abandonment of this year'sNow Zealand championship tournament. —Press Association. • In the House of Representatives , yesterday Mr. A. H. Hindmarsh gavo, notice to ask the Minister of Justice whether ho will in future appointments of. Stipendiary Magistrates order that such .Magistrates -sit'in. districts in which, they lycra not residing when cip- : .'V: ' ~