PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 66, 11 December 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Sir James Allen left for Foatherston last evening. To-day he is to unveil tho memorial erected by tho soldiers in camp to those of their comrades who have died in camp, and been buried in the Featherston cometery, where the monument is raised.

Tho Hon. G, W. Russell left for Blenheim yesterday aftornoon.

The relatives of Lance-Corporal Frank Warren York have received cable advice to the effcct that he was killed ill action in France on November 'JO. Deceased was forty-six years of age, and the second son of Mr. G. M. York, an old and higlily-respected resident of Papnwai. Lance-Corporal York enlisted in the Twenty-sixth Reinforcements, and left New ZetiTand early last June,, and his early death in action will be keenly felt by his people, to whom much sympathy will be extended. Ho leaves one little daughter, his wife having predeceased him five years ago.

Second Lieutenant Frank E. M Kenzie, who was admitted as a barrister of the Supreme Court at Auckland an Friday last, took the degree of LL.B. at Victoria College. Lieutenant M'Kenzie left with the Main Body, and was wounded during the Gallipoli oampaign. Ha was also wounded in the Somme Battle, and fought at Messines, where he won the Military Cross. Ho was sent back to New Zealand to join another reinforcement draft when fit. Mr. Justice Cooper said! that it gave him great pleasure to perforin the admission. The applicant had passed both the necessary examinations, _ and ris record had been a very, exceptional one. He congratulated him on having volunteered so early for active service and on his military career. The great majority of gentlemen whom he had admitted had done their duty to the country, and he "was sura that Mr. M'Kenzie would be a credit to the profession. In reply to a question, Mr. M'Kenzie said that he was waiting for the decision of a medical hoard on the question whether he should go to the front again, and His Honour expressed the hope that if he were sent baok to the seat of war lie would como back safe. Mr. M'Kanzia, who comes from Feilding, was in the office of Messrs. Jackson and Russell, solicitors, for a year before his enlistment. • Richard Oliver M'Cowen (killed in action) was the only son of Mr. Richard M'Cowen, of Bombay, Auckland. He was born in Pukekokc in ISBB and educated at the district school and Prince Albert College, Auckland. He was a keen athlete, and took part in football, tennis, and crioket. He was secretary of the Churches' Cricket Association for three years. Beforo he became a member of the Thirteenth Reinforcements he was with Messrs. Entrican and Co., of. Auckland.