PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3080, 10 May 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Advice has been received by Mr; P. Ahradsen that his son Alec, who went to tho front with one of the Australian forces, has been killed in Franco. Qlie lato Mr. Ahradsen, who left 'Wellington for Australia a few years ago, leaves a wife and family, . who are living in Sydney. A Press Association message from Sydney states that the Itev. John Paterson has been elected Moderator of tho State General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Australia. Trooper Clutha Mackenzie, son of Sir Thomas Mackenzie, Now Zealefnd High Commissioner, who was blinded in the fighting at Gallipoli, is now in Wellington, and will be here for tome days pvior to leaving for the south on a visit to his relatives. Captain C. E. Magiiire, N.Z.M.0., superintendent of the Auckland Hospital, has been granted the temporary rank of major whilst in charge of tbo military wards of the Auckland Hospital. Mr. Loudon has boon elected chairman of the Otago Harbour BoHrd.— Press Assn. Pte. Nolan Dyson Wastney, killed ia action on April 9, was the eldest sen of the late Mr. Wastney, for some timo connected with tho National Bank of New Zealand. Private Wastnoy, whose mother resides at Onerahi, was 22 years of age when he met his death as a member of the Australian Expeditionary l'orcc.

Mr. J. Hunter, of the Bank of New Zealand, Blenheim, has received word that his brother, Sergeant David Hunter, of the University Company, Canadian Expeditionary Force, was killed in action on April 9. The.' late Sergeant Hunter, who was not quite 21 years of age, enlisted from Vancouver. Two other brothers of Mr. Hunter are at present in hospital—one\in Australia and the other in England—suffering from wounds received in action.

Draughts players throughout Australia and New Zealand will regret to hear of the death •of Pte. Francis T. Best, who was killed in action in France on March 26. He was for many years draughts champion of Victoria, and he and his brother, John Best, did much to popularise the game in Australia.

Gunner Hugh Campbell Sin\, whs died of wounds in France on April 23, was a son of Mr. and Mrs. R. 0. Sim; of Wellington. He was born in Y'el-lington-nearly 23 years ago, and was for some time at Te Ante College. When he enlisted he was on the staff of the British and General Insurance Company, Ltd., in Wellington. He uas a promising y«nng' i?ugbj. footbal'er, and was prominent in tennis circles. He went away with the artillery section of one of the Reinforcements. A younger brother (Malcolm) 'is now at the front.