PERSONAL MATTERS

Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 36, 10 August 1918, Page 6

PERSONAL MATTERS

A'Press'Association message from Hokitika states :—Sir James Allen concluded his visit to the Westland electorate yesterday evening. In the courso of his tour he visited Kumara.,' Hokitika, Ross, and tho country districts, and received a very cordial reception at all points, being presented with several addresses at the different centres. He expressed great pleasure in visiting Captain Seddon's electorate during the lntter's absence 1, on important military duties. He felt much heartened and encouraged in his work by coming amongst such a loyal community. Several local requirements were brought before tho Minister. > (

Tho Hon. W. D. S. Mac Donald left for Auckland to-day. He expects to return to Wellington in the middle of next week.

Mr. John S. Barton, S.M., who has been appointed Stipendiary Magistrate at Gisborne, will leave Wellington on Monday next to tako tip his new duties.

' Word has been received by cable that Captain Chaplain A--J. Seamer, who has been in. hospital, suffering jfroni .sh&U shock and gasj is "to be invalided) home at an early date, for the second time. >.

■ Advice has been received, by Mrs.. W. H. Lylean, Staveley, . Canterbury, " that her eldest son. Trooper H. D. Lylean, has been awarded the Military-Medal for. carrying , a wounded , man. under, heavy fire. Ho also received the Croix .do.Guerre.for gallantry in the field, which was the second honour conferred upon him in_ five weeks. "Trooper. Lylean left with the, 28th Eeinforcc merits.

News £ias been received of tTie death in action of Private Albert (Bert.) James Perry, fourth son of .the late Mr. James Perry, for many years City Drainago Inspector. The deceased, who was unmarried, was born in Wellington 27 years ago, and received his education at Te Aro School. He learned the trade of a plumber, and worked as a journeyman in Wellington and Palmerston North, afterwards going to Hastings, where he started in business foi" himself. About three years ago he answered the call of duty, and went away with the 2nd Battalion of the Rifle Brigade. lie was in all the fighting around Armentieres, and in the Battle of Pozieros two years ago he received no fewer than 13 wounds. After being in hospital for nearly 18 months he returned to the Western front early this' year, and took part in the first Allied push, and ho was again Wounded at Albert. He had then been transferred to the 2nd Anzac Cyclist Battalion, and it \va3 in its fight of a fortnight ago that he was killed. The late Private Perry, who was a brother, of Mr. J. E. F. Perry, officer in charge of the Public Library at ijTowtown, was a prominent riJle shot and swimmer. His mother liva» in Bidwill-street.