PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 14, 11 October 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Rev. William Gray-Dixon, of Roslyn, Dunedin, has been nominated by the Wairarapa Presbytery as Moderator of the General Assembly for tho year 1919. Advice lias been received by Mrs. George Butler, of The Terrace, that her eon, Alric, who left with the Sixteenth Reinforcements, iras wounded in tno head in the last advance. Sergeant Butler wae with the Vacuum Oil Company prior to enlisting. Sergeant B. P. ("Dick") Pwry. «ra of Mr. J. P. Perry, of Sulphur Wells. Masterton, has beeji wounded in action. Mr J H. G. Rowley, of the firm of Messrs Rowley and Gill, is at present to a private hospital with a rather serious illness.

Information ha 3 been received in. Wellin»ton that Sergeant Charles Still, only son of Mr. Peter Still, of Manraina Crescent, was killed in action on September 28 The late.Sergeant Still, who was 2G vrars of a"e, ; was educated at Clyde Quay School. Wellington College, and tliE Scotch College in Melbourne. Me decided upon a farming life, and was at the Government experimental station at Ttaakura for some timo before he went.or. his uncle's farm at Dannevirke. He left New Zealand with Ihe Riße Brigade about, two years ago, '"id Jor er y at Measinee was awarded the Military Medal. . •

'V Press Association message from Giebo'rne states lhal Mr. Slinger, engineer to the Duuedin Drainage Board, has been appointed Borough Knsineer at Gisborne. The Wairarapa. Presbytery has granted leave for six months to the K«v. U. J. Tipler, who is actins as chaplain to one of the reinforcements.

Mr. M. Maxton, Grey town, has received a cablegram to say that hie sou, Charles W. Maston. is progressing favourably. He is at No. H Casualty Clearing Station. lli3 injuries wore caused by a gns fihcll.Mr S G. Roniitree, who retires from the managerial position of the Auckland Savings Bank at (he end of the month, after 41 years' service, is to be succeeded by Mr. Jl. -I- Barr, the chief accountant, who has been an officer ot tue institution for close upon -10 years. Mr. Ban- again is succeeded in the chiei accountant's position by Mr. .1, W. V\atts ; who has been ou tho bank s staff for 3d years. The three gentlemen between them have thus ft long service record ot Uβ years to their credit as ollicers ot the bank. , At; the annual meeting of the.technolo°ical section of the Philosophical bocLety last evening a vote of eympawy was passed with the relatives ot lieutenant C. G. Johnston, a young member of the section, who was recently Killed .inaction iu France. : Regimental Sergt.-llajov Joseph Chadwick D CM., with the New Zealand Reinforcomeuts iu Egypt, underwent a successful operation last week in Lairo and a private cable message said he was doing splendidly. His brother, Private Herbert Chadwick, who is also in Egypt, ivas well Private Ernest Chadwick, a younger brother, veho was through Messineaand in the Bghting during the last .Tuly and from whom.a letter dated August 5 was received, when he wae well, was transferred to the Convalescent Depot in France on August 26. Before leaving New Zealand he was operated on for appendicitis, and it was due to inflammation of tho tissues that he viae invalided. The latest report of him is satisfactory. Corporal W. H. Poraythe, of the Christchurch Defence Staff, has received word that his brother, Sergeant V. Forsythe, died of wounds on September 30. He left New Zealand with the 4th Reinforcements, being attached to the No. 5 Bafct»rv and served on Galhpoli, while he was among the first New Zcalanders to go to France. He was wounded at Alessines but rejoined after being in hospital for a month. Sergeant Forsythe, who was 27 vears of ago and unmarried, was a 'member of the.clerical staff of the Christchurch Tramway Board. • Mr A. E. Hyman, manager of the "Lvttelton Times" Company, vhoste health has been unsatisfactory lately, has been ordered a lengthy holiday by his doctor, and will leavo shortly for Australia. He will spend six months there During his absence Mr. Jtobert Bell, proprietor of the Ashburton Guardian," will act as manager of the Lyttelton Times."

At Lambton Qnay Police Station yesterday afternoon Mr. Denis M'Kinley was presented with a pipe and n pocketbook on the occasion of his leaving the Force to go into camp. The presentation was made by Constable John Fofsyth oil behalf of the Lambton inombers of the Force. Mr. M'Kinley has joined the Thirty-fourth Roinfqrcemcnts. Mr and Mrs. William "Wood, of Chrisfcluifch, are staying at (ho Royal Oak Hotel.

Mv. K.-M. Baird, telegraph-engineer for the Auckland district, died on Sunday, aged 59- The late Mr. Baird was torn in Tasmania and joined tho Post and Telegraph Department at Wellington nearly dO years ajro. As assistant engineer ho was closely associated with the maintenance of the Cook Strait and other New Zealand -.submarine cables, antt superintended tho laying of the cab e to the Great Barrier Island. In 1891 he was promoted (to lie telegraph engineer at. Auckland, rice Mr W. S. Turby retired), and amongst other works in that district he (superintended tho laying ot the Pacific Cnblo Board's overland cablefrom the West Coast to Takapuna, with a loop to the Auckland offices of the board. In his younger days Mr Hiurd was a prominent figure in the establish; ment of the Post and Telegraph Officer* Association newspaper, "The Katipo, being chairman of the Management Committeo for some years. Mr. Baird leaves a widow and daughter, if Auckland. » two sons, one serving in France and the other in the Navy. ■' ; Second Lieutenant Patereon, .fl- I '-*-; mentioned l>y the High Commissioner as having won tho Military Cross, let ]S,e» Zealand a little over a year ago to ei.li»t in England. He' is a graduate ofOt. University, where he won the Semni SchoUrship (open to the Dom nmn in English literature, .and after*uid!. the de-Tees of Master of Arts (with hi*liass honours) and Bachelor of J-J Licutenaiil. Pntcwon « firm of Messrs. TKslon, Lang, and erson, solicitors, Dunedin.