PERSONAL MATTERS

Evening Post, Volume XCIV, Issue 40, 16 August 1917, Page 2

PERSONAL MATTERS

A Press Association cable message from Sydney announces the death of Mr. J. Haines, an ex-M.L. A., and one of the founders of The Bulletin.

Mr. W. Newton, Deputy-Chief Inspector of Factories, returned, to Wellington from Auckland yesterday.

News has been received that Mr. R. Boyd, New Zealand representative of Debenham's, Ltd., London, was killed in action on 2nd- August. Mr. Boyd enlisted in Wellington, and went to the front with the 18th Reinforcements.

Mr. F. P. Talboys, tramways managdr and engineer at Wangariui, is visiting Wellington in connection with the deputation of local bodies to the Government regarding the hydro-electric scheme. He will return to Wanganui to-morrow.

Mr. F. H. Bajjeweil has been appointed by the Council of the Victoria College as its representative on the Tutorial Class Committee in place of Mr. T. R. Fleming, who has been transferred to Dunedin.

Mr. Sydney Parsons, of 38, Mortimerterrace, received news yesterday that his eldest son, Sydney Herbert, died of wounds in France on 4th August, aged 21 'years. Educated at To Aro School, Wellington, and Wellington Boys' College, lie was a cadet in the Government Ai-chitect's officq.atthe time of enlisting. The deceased soldier was a grandson of the late Mr. C. Higgins, of Newman, Eketahuna.

The funeral of the late Mr. W. D. Andrews, of the Inspection of Machinery Department, took place at Karori Cemetery on Tuesday afternoon. The Rev. H. Watson conducted the service at the graveside, and a preliminary service was also held in St. Peter's Church. The chief mourners were .the widow of the deceased gentleman, Mr. Frank Andrews (brother), and Mesdames Moore and Andrews. The cortege included' Mr. Buncan (Chief Inspector of Machinery), MrFerguson (of the Inspection of Machinery Department), arid Mr. Roskruge (of the Audit Department).

Private^ James Davies, reported killed in action on the 2nd August in France, was the second son of Mrs. R. E. Davies, of the Wellington Harbour Board's parcel room. Deceased was an old boy of the Marist Bros.' School, Tasman-street, and was 22 years of age. He was employed for some time with Messrs. Gordon and Gotch, of this city, and was a popular member of the St. Anne's Senior Cadets. Private Daviee is the second son of .-Mrs. Davies to be killed at the front, the other being Private John Davies, who lost his life on 7th Juiie.

, The I/oudon Daily Telegraph's Parliamentary correspondent says it is not generally known • that Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig is colour blind. This at first threatened to be a. serious obstacle to his career as a soldier, because he was refused entrance to the Staff College. ' Hearing of the , circumstance Colonel (now Major-Qeneral) M'CtUmont and the late Sir, Redvers Buller; exerted themselves to secure a reconsideration, pointing out (hat Haig ,waa not likely often to seek, guidance from railway signals. Eventually the decision was reversed, and the future. Field-Marshal passed through the college.

I A solemn Requiem Mass was : celebrated on Tuesday at the Makara Cljurch forthereposesof the,soul of Private Henry Monaglmn, who died from wounds on Ist August. Private Monaghan, who was exceedingly popular in the district, belonged to a'fighting family. He.was the ion. of the late, Mr. Henry, Mouaghan, of Makara, and .the youngest grandson of the late Major , Monaghan, who fought with the famous 65th Regiment in the Maori .Wars. Major Monaghan settled at Karon, where his family . is now widely, known and respected, Pri-' yate Monaghan, after leaving school, took up farming pursuitsin the district. . Hje left New Zealand, for the front about July last year, and is the second man from the small Makara community to lose his life in the war.