PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2554, 31 August 1915, Page 5

PERSONAL ITEMS

Major T. H. Dawson, of Auckland, is at prosont oil hirlough in England. ' Whilo commanding tlie 3rd Auckland Infantry Company, early in the campaign in Turkey, lie was wounded, and in lottors received by Mrs. Dawson by tho last mail, Major Dawson states that his; wounds and his injured lung wei« practically - healed. At the time of writing ho was at Torquay, after -hav-ing''-'received a . fortnight's troatmont i in tlio- Third General Hospital, at 'Wandsworth. Maior Dawson lia<l been ' granted two- months' leave,, at the-ex-piration of which- he will rejoin liis ■ regiment. ■ Mr. Gladstone Ward, son of Sir Joseph Ward, has been appointed to a 1 commission in the Mechanical Transport . Department, Army Servico- Corps, in England. - , ■ Mr. George E. Baker, New Zealand manager of Renter's Telegram leaves bv the Marama on September 16 on a visit to England. . During his ab- ' senco Mr. M. H. Robinson will bo in charge of -tho New Zealand office. . . Mr. John Hopkins, who originated tho scheme' of electing'a Carnival Queen by ■ .popular: vote, and first •introduced t&e idea ? ati the Napier. Mardi Gras, has been engaged to organise an election for a queen of Allies!-Day, shortly to be held in Sydney.' • Among the passengers to arrive from Sydney - yesterday were Captain Falconer ancl Mr. C. H. Mirams. Mr. J. H. Mandeno, 0110 of the earliest and most respected settlers of the Waikato,: died at-an early hour on Friday morning at To Awamntu after, soma months" of failing health (says an Auckland paper). • During the early days Mr. Mandeno■■■ took an active part in public affairs in the Waikato. Pte. A. F. Robbie, who was reported as having been killed in action in the casualty list published yesterday, was well known in hockey circles, in Wellington, having represented tho province on several occasions. He was a member of the Government Insurance ' team,-and ; was: on "the Management Committee-of; tho Wellington, Associa-. tion. Enlisting practically at the outbreakof ivar, Pte: Robbio want with .' the Samoan Expeditionary Force,, and on ■ returning left for the,front almost im- : inediatcly. He-was very popular with lfical hockey players, and -will be great- . ly missed on the field.' • ' Widespread regret was felt in Christy • clniich: when itr was learned.-that privdto -advices had been received that ' Private AV. J. Mansoll, of tlio Canterbury. Battalion,. had been killed at tho Dardanelles. Man sell was very well known as an athlete. As a student at ' Canterbury College; he was- prominent in college lifo., He was one .of the . best-known. members of the University Rugby football team, 'in which ho i . played. and lie' re- , presented tho New Zealand University against Sydney University. Ho . was a ■ very fine all-round amateur.athlete. In, tho 1913-14 season he won three Conterbury championships—tho 100 yds. and the 220 yds.. flat, ■' and the . put-ting tho shot—and carried off the championship '. cup. At the New Zealand University :v. championships" 'meeting, of la's! year,, held lip won the 220 yds. championship, and the 440 yds. championship in 55 l-ssec., and was second in tho 100, yds. cliaitapionship, and was also second in the puttiug tlio shot championship, "Jack;' Mansell was a . member, of tlio ; committee of .tho Can- " teibury centre ' of. the Now. . Zealand 'Airateur Athletic Association. Ho was the only son of Mr. W. M. 'Mansell, of • Caslunere Hills. ' -, -