PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 88, 8 January 1919, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Lieutenant J. L. Sleeman, 1.G.5., Director of Military Training, has returned to Wellington from an insnectional loanin the South Island.

Mr. .T. A. Frostick, National Efficiency Commissioner for Canterbury, will lenve Cliristchureli to-morrow for \Vo : ..ingtoii, and will be away from the south lor about three weeks, l'urini; that tune l>o will attend a meeting of the L , .!!.- ciency Board. ■

Sir. I?. \V. M'Villy (Assistant-General Manager of Railways), who was laid up with influenia in November, is not well enough yet to resume duty. At present lie is recuperating in the Whangarei district.

Mr. John Geoffrey, , Denniston, 8.A., youngest son of Sir John Denniston, has accepted a position on Christ's College staff. Mr. Denniston, who is now on the voyage out from England; is an old boy of "the college, where lie gained a Somes scholarship. Ho graduated B.A, at Canterbury College in 1912, and was for a short time mi assistant-master in Christ's College, Lower School, before ho left to enter Emmanuel College, Cambridge, fcnlisting at the outbreak of war m King Edward's Horse, Mr. Dennislou crossed, to France as a sergeant in the first draft of that regiment. Subsequently, he waß granted his commission, and, after further service in France and Ireland, was promoted to the rank of full lieutenant. Lieutenant Denniston was with his regiment until fighting ceased. Lieutenant-Colonel N. F. Shepherd,_ awarded the D.5.0., is n Nelson officer, wiio joined the Main Expeditionary Force as a lieutenant in the 13th (North Canterbury and Westland) Company of the Canterbury Battalion. Subsequently ho was transferred to the Auckland Eegiment, and was for some time officer commanding the Fourth (reserve) Battalion of that regiment. He has been mentioned in dispatches. .

The funeral of the late Mr. Jamee Russell took place yesterday afternoon. Amongst those who paid a last tribute of- respect were citizens connected with the timber and building trades and representatives of the Pacific Lodge of Freemasons, the Wellington- Bowling Club, and Loyal Britannia Lodge ot Oddfellows. The E*v. Dr. Kennedy Elliott conducted a service at the deceaseds late residence in Tory Street, and also omciated at the graveside in the Sydney Street Cemetery. The Wellington Bowlin» Club, of which Mr. Russell was at one time president, flew its flag at haltmast ns a mark of respect to his memory.

Private advice has been received in Christchurch that the Rev. Noel_ Hawdon, chaplain to the Forces, died in hospital in France. . He came .to New Zealand in 1912. He was a short time rnai> : terof Wangnnui College, and was then stationed at -Timaru. He was afterwards curate at St. Michael's Church, Christchurch. • He was. a graduate ut Cambridge University. Mr. Hawdoa was"an all-round athlete, andwvas prominent in tho Boy Scout movement.

Mr. Harry M'lntyie, wTio was at one time in the forefront of Rugby footballers in .Wellington, died in the' Hamilton Hospital on Monday night, after under-, going an operation. He was a son of the late Mr. Charles M'lntyre,. baker, of Wellington, and was born in tine city 53 years ago. After serving an apprenticeship in Messrs. Mills and;. Cables foundry, he worked at his trade in Wellington, and later entered the. Harbour Board's service as an engineer. For some time later 'he carried on business as a land agent in Wellington. For eome years past he had been '/farming at Morrins-. ville.' When a young man the late Mr. M'lntyre was a brilliant Rugby forward,, and a* tower of strength to the Ppneke Club. He was, also one of the foremost representative players; Mr. M'lntyre wasfor eome time a member of the man-: attement of the Wellington Rugby Union. For the past year or two lie had been in indifferent health. Hβ has left a widow, five sons, and three daughters. Four of the sone went to the/ front, and three of them are still away. The • other' (John) is now in New Zealand on duty furlough.' One- of the quartet has played football in France.ns a member of the New Zealand soldiers' team. . . " ■■' •

Colonel B.' W. Tate,. Adiutant-Generr.V of the New Zealand Forces, will leavo for Samoa at the end of this week. _ He is taking over the duties of the Administrator of Samoa, Colonel Logan, while that officer is on leave.. ,

Mr. B. Malcolm, of the staff of the Bank of New Zealand, Gisborno, has been transferred to the Wellington office. He is at present on a month's eick leave. Br.-Whitton, of Oarnaru, has received advice that his son; Captain'N. Whitton, R.A.M.C., left Ismalia, on the Suez, on December 26 for New Zealand/ Captain Whitton, who_ wears the Military Cross, eaw service in Trance, where.he was badly gassed. On making a 6peedy recovery, he was sent to Palestine, and was present during General Allenby's brilliant victories which resulted in the 1 destruction of the Turkish forces in the Holy Land.

Mr. F. W. Millar, honorary general secretary of the public Service Akociation, who has accepted the offer of the permanent secretaryship of the association, will be ready to take up the position as from- September 1 this year.

. Cabled advice has boen received that Lieutenant Erie- Eeoves, eon of Sir. F. K. Reeves, of Hill Street, Wellington, who was gassed.in France on October 25, is now in the New Zealand Officers' Convalescent Home at Brighton, England.

News has been received by Mrs. W. B. Cooke that Jier husband, Lieutenant W. j B. Cooke, who left New Zealand with the Main Body ns a private, has been awarded the Military Cross. Lieutenant Cooke also received the Military Medal for eervice on Gallipoli, and later in the Somme 'Battle was awarded a bar to the medal. Ho is the eldest son of Mrs. A. Cooke, Limvood, Christchureh.

The death is announced of Mr. John Best, of Appleby, Nelson; aged seventytwo. Mr. Best was a son of the late Mr. Charles Best, one of the pioneer settlers who landed in Nelson in tne ship Charles Forbes in 1842, and settled at Appleby, where the late Mr. John Best was born, together with his lato brother Eobert, they being the' first twin boys born in Nelson. Thev lived together until the death of Mr. Eobert Best eome five years ago. ~ . :

Mr. I\ A. Thompson, Commissioner of Crown Lands, died last week ,at Nelson at tho age' of 59 years, of which period 41 years had been, spent in tho Public Service. Ho leaves a widow, foul sons, and two daughters. The members of the family aro Mr. Hugh M. Thompson, surveyor, of Hastings, Captain Frederiok N. Thompson, who. has just returned to New Zealand from active service with the Expeditionary Force,, Messrs. Arthur 8 , . and Ernest F. Thompson, Mrs. P. S.-Boyes and Miss W. Thompson. ■ <

Major W. L: IC.: Jennings, D.5.0., A.S.C., is a son of Lieutenant-Colonel E. Jennings, N.Z.M.C., a Christchurch doctor, who did good work during the recent epidemic in Auckland. ' Hβ was at ihind'oon Military College, New South Wales, when the war broke out, and was one of tho senior students of. that* institution wlib wore immediately 'attached to tho Main Body of the N.Z.E.P., with the rank of lieutenant in the Now Zealand Staff Corps.- He had charge of a ma-chine-gun company ou Gallipoli, where ho was wounded. Subsequently ho was appointed general staff officer, third grade, to the New Zealand Division. Major Jennings is an old boy of Christ's College, where he was prominent in athletic sports. ' ■ •