PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 179, 18 April 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Mr. E. W. Lowe, formerly manager for New Zealand of the A.M.P. Sociuy, has been appointed n director <;f ihe' local board. Lieutenant E. L. Mai one, M.C. (died of wounds), was a son of the late Colonel Malone, who was killed at Gnllipoli, after a conspicuous, though brief, career on the Peninsula. Colonel Muione left in charge of the Wellington Infantry, Main Body, and >-.as followed by three of his sons, whilst his daughter was actively engaged in l.uising in a military hospital at Home. Mr. C. A, J. Lcvett, president of the Feilding Jockey Club, lias lest his only son, Sergeant Charks Ixsvetl, in Palestine. The late Sergeant Lcvett, who was in his thirtieth year, was educated at Wanganui Collegiate School. He left New Zealand with the Sixteenth Reinforcements, who, on arrival in Egypt, were dratted to the 16th N.Z. Company of Imperial Camel Corps. Last evening the Victoria College Council again elected Sir Robert Stout its representative on the New Zealand University Senate. Lieutenant H. W. Nixon, reported wounded, is a son of the Rev. John Nixon, Primitive Methodist minister, formerly of Wellington. Lieutenant Nixon was at one time imployed in tho Bank of New-'South. Wales,-and subsequently entered journalism in Christchurch. In the annual repo\t of Ihe Terrace School regret is expressed at tho death, on active service, of Captain S. A. Atkinson, who for a number of years was a memb:-r of tho school committer. Mr. A. P. Webster, who died rt Melbourne, was also a member of the committee till bo left New Zealand. The Rev. James Gumming, of lihandallah. is on a. visit to Sydney and Melbourne. Mrs. S. Burns, 1.13 Sydney Street, has been advised that her brother, Private William M'Kae, was on April 6 severely wounded in tho right shoulder and hand. This is the second occasion on which Private M'Bae has been wounded, ho having previously mot with serious injury in the throat, which incapacitated liira from active service, and lie was under twelve months' hospital treatment in England. Mrs. Burns's brother Neil was killed on Gallipoli, aud another brother (Archie) is fighting with his regiment somewhere iu France. On Tuesday Mrs. Burns received further advice that her cousin, Hugh M'Rae, had been killed in a recent engagement. Before proceeding to business yesterday the Wellington Education .Board passed a resolution of sympathy with the. board secretary, Mr. G. L. Stewart, who was absent on account of tho death o. his mother. Lieutenant S. E. Lewis, killed in action in France on April 5, was the sixth son of tho late Mr. W. Lewis and Mrs. Lewis, Patnnga Cresco.it,, Wellington. Born in Wanganui 35 years ago, and educated at Woodville, the deceased was apprenticed to the drapery business, and some eight years ago started the firm of Lewis and-Cameion, of. Marton, where his wife nnd two children new reside. The lato officer, who served in the South African campaign, was tho third brother to lose his life in the present war, the others being Sergeant W. E. Lewis and Private Tom Lewis, who were both killed at Gallipoli. Another brother (Llewelyn) served at Samoa. Mr. William Robinson, of Macfarlane Street, has been advised of the death in action of his son Roy, who only reemtly reached Franco. Docensed, who was a nephew of the Mayor and Mayoress of Wellington (Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Luk< and a grandson of the iate Mr. H. A. M'Gregor, Inspector of Machinery, was born in Wellington 2G years ago, and received bis education at Clyde Quay School nnd Wellington College. On leaving collego he- entered tho service of Messrs. John Dnthio and Co., but was on the staff of Messrs. Briscoe and Co. when he enlisted. He left New Zealand as a sorgeant-major in the Artillery, section of the Thirtieth Reinforcements on November 13 last. The members of the Mosgiel Methodist Church bade farewell on Thursday evening last to their Into'pastor. Dr. Pinfold, who is removing to Wellington South. Farewell speeches were made by the Rev. D. Calder (Mosgiel Presbyterian Church) and Mr. A. Bridges (Mosgiel Baptist Church). Mr. Calder specially referred to the brotherly spirit that had always existed between Dr. Pinfold and the other local ministers* while Mr. Bridges acknowledged the kindness, help, and sympathy shown to his congregation since its late pastor had loft Mosgiel. Tho chairman, Mr. T. H. Broomfield, presented Dr. Pinfold with a Mosgiel mg, and thanked liim in the nnnio of the comrregntion for his ministry of tho past three years, and wished him every success in bis new sphere of labour. On behalf of tho congregation each member of tho family was presented with a token of esteem. Dr. Pinfold made suitable acknowledgment of the gifts, nnd assured thedonoiv that they would lx> treasured with duo regard. At the meeting of the Wellington Education Board held yesterday, the Hon. ,T. G. W. Aitken (chairman) intimated lo members that it was not bis intention to allow himself to be nominated as one of the North Island members on the Council of Education. Tho board decided upon Mr. R, M'C'allum as its nominee, and also affirmed its intention of supporting the nomination of MrKirk, of Gisborne, the other North Island representative, who. is at present absent from the Dominion on active service. Professor C. A. White and Mr. Marshall Palmer, manager of the Fisk Jubilee Singers, arrived in Wellington yesterday, and are staying nt the Empire Hotel'.