PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3177, 30 August 1917, Page 5

PERSONAL ITEMS

. A Press Association cablegram from 1 Jlew York states that Mr. W. A. HolJnan (Premier of Now South Wales), who is Toturnine to Sydney, ia expected to nrrivo in New York thia week, en route to Washington to confer with the Labour leaders. His Grace Arohbishop Redwood, who jhas boon on a visit to Australia and .the South Sea Islands, will arrivo back jin Wellington this afternoon. At last evening's meeting of the HarT>oiir Board the chairman (Mr. C. h. Daniell)_ reported tho death in action of G. H. A. Lowthwaite Mid <*. P. Greeks, who wero membors of tho boards permanent staff. The former was killed on July 31 and tho latter on August 6. ,It was decided that a letter of sympathy •be forwarded to 'the relatives of both 'deceased. Recent news from Captain Skelley, forimerly. of Defence Headquarters is that •when tho last mail left England ho had Just finished a six weeks staff course ! Bt Cambridge, and was on a short 11011rday at .Torquay. Tho following resignations °f teachers ■havo been received by tho Wellington Education Board, tho dato on which tho .resignation takes effect being given in jmraithcses-.-Mr. W. A. Walfis, solo ,ieacher, Ngaturi (September 30) j - Mr. F. Joplin, assistant, Northland (beptemjber 8); Miss E. Bunting, assistant, Maskerton (August 31); Mr A A.. HardWtlo, temporary assistant, Mmanul '(September 30); Miss R. M'Bao, assistant, Normal (September 30); Mrs C. Marshall, assistant, Island Bay (September 30), Miss M. Ahem, assistant,, Koputaron, (August 31); Misa J. M. Steel, assistant, Shannon (September 30); Mies R-. Wilton, assistant, Koputaroa (Sej>tomber 30); Miss N. Beetham, assistant, To Horo (August 31); Miss A. Drake, solo teacher, ■Lowlands Aided School (July 31); Miss 'Atkinson, sole teacher, Pukekoikoi Aided (School (August 81); Miss C. V. Eenncr, .unattached to school staff (July 31). tinder an arrangement with J. C. Wil- ' liameon, Ltd., Mr. John Farrell is to make the advance arrangements in. 'Auckland for the Ada Eeevo tour on be-. lialf of Mr. Hugh D. M'lntosh. According to cabled advico, tho tour of that talented artist and her company will commence in Auckland on September 10. -Mr. F/arrell will go north to-day. Mr. C. J. Hay, of Defence Hoadquariors, has been presented with a wristlet watch and a shaving outfit on tho occasion of his going into camp. Mr. B. Parkes, of Hunterville, has re- ' ceived tho following letter, dated Franco, .Tune 17, from Private S. E. Nielson, of Eltham, giving particulars of tho death of his son, Sergeant A. O..Parkes, who was recently killed in action:— It happened during this last fight, on the niornang of Julie W, at daybreak. The previous evening we took a few lines of trenches from 'Fritz,' and dug in all night. In the morning, early, a few Inon from each post were sent baot-tor n. rest and sleep, so as to take their turn on tho following day. Arthur was in charge of a party, and we tad to make a dash across lev*l country. When a. little way out Arthur -was sniped and Mled instantaneously. He wuld be buried where be fell, as it was impossible to get anyone out. A neat little v/ooden cross, will be put up. I tow not with him at the time. His loss will be keenly felt in the company, as his natural fairness and manliness always struck right homo with 'tho boys. lam writing this thinking you would like .to know particulars, ; and os Arthur and I wero the best of 'cobbers/ having been 'together ever since leaving New Zealand." . ' ,

Mrs. G. T.'Smith, of Palm Grove, Kewtown, lias received letters confirming the news of the death of her 'eon, Lieutenant Leonard Smith, on July 13, from wounds received at the front during the advance at Messines Eidge. Lientenant Smith received hie wounds on June 7 as he was returning across "No Man's' Land." Ho was within a few feet of shelter when, he fell soverely vounded, and he 'died in hospital on July 13. His officer commanding wrote that Lieutenant Smith had been nil day carrying out difficult work, at which he lad shown great bravery, and that Uie jiame had been 'mentioned for the Military Cross. At the outbreak of warj Lieutenant' Smith v;ent to Samoa with the advance body and later, as a n.c.0., paw service in arid on Gallipoli. In France he received a commission, and was appointed an observation officer. Lieutenant Smith was on the staff of the Wellington office of the A.M.P. Society before enlisting.